Hi @Macaroon. Looking at your photos of the burner that you show; is that the "NIB" burner that you have just fitted to your Monitor stove? If so, the photos that you show appear to show a burner that has previously been used and possibly removed due to a fault(leakage?). The threads and fuel vapor tubes look scorched and sooted near the base. Not the clean copper colour that would be expected from an unused burner. Also the holes in the burner skirt show shadows from flame pinnacles that would come from the outer cap after firing. The inner cap also appears to be blistered(hard to see) from heat. If that is the case, that burner could be faulty and the cause of your current problem. There is also the possibility of a crack elsewhere in the burner tubes or of a braised joint. If that burner has been used and possibly not faulty, the recessed circle inscribed on the seal mating surface on the underside of the nut base, must be cleaned of all gasket material before fitting a new gasket(seal) to ensure a gas tight seal. Also make sure you do not scratch the mating surface anywhere else as it has to be smooth. The same applies to the tank stem. Regards, John
Also agree it looks 'used'. Certainly if I'm seeing the images ok on the phone then the reddening on the outer cap suggests previous use. Something that will occur is the rust that develops during burning will need cleaning off. Both the inner and outer caps should be as smooth as possible, a simple wipe with a rag will do it. Anything that causes a hot spot inside the burner will probably cause the issue.
Interesting, I had assumed that the reason it didn't look shiny new was because it had been test-fired as part of QC. Sounds like I was naive there! I guess a good clean of the caps, burner and mating surfaces would help. Maybe I should buy another silent burner stove to see if I lack the skills required to light a silent burner!
@Macaroon We all innocently started by saying to ourselves something like, "Maybe I should buy another silent burner stove . . . . . . . ."
