4N5: Stove
The boat is equipped with a
PRINCESS
propane stove
with three top burners and a thermostatically-controlled oven
and broiler.
Each stove burner including the oven is fitted with a
“thermocouple”, a heat-sensing device that also controls the
gas flow. When the gas supply is “turned on” to a burner, the
gas will not flow unless (a) the burner is already on, or (b) the
cook is holding the valve in the “light” position. So you can see
the safety of this arrangement: If the burner goes out for any
reason, the thermocouple will shut off the fuel automatically,
assuring you of a safe galley.
To Light a Burner:
Lighting a burner is easy and only takes five to ten seconds:
1) Be sure the propane valve circuit breaker in the DC panel is on.
2) Turn on the remote propane valve on the fly bridge by
turning on the over-the-stove “Propane” switch (when you do this, the
pilot light on the switch panel will light, and you will see the
red area on the switch).
3) Turn the knob for your selected burner to “light”, holding
it in, and press the red igniter button on the left of the stove
several times until the burner lights.
Sometimes you may need to turn the knob a
little further toward “high”, or, if the tank has
been changed, keep trying for a few seconds
before fuel reaches the stove after purging air
from the pipe.
4) After the burner lights, continue to hold the knob in for a few seconds while the
thermocouple heats up before adjusting the flame to the desired intensity.
To Light the Oven:
Since the oven burner is out of sight when the door is closed and it is on, and since while in
use, the flame, controlled by the oven thermostat, goes on and off to control the temperature
accurately, the oven has a pilot light that lights it when in use. Therefore the cook must “light the pilot”
when the stove’s oven is to be used. Also, by not leaving the pilot light on all the time since the oven
isn’t used at every meal, the boat’s propane is conserved.
Just as with the burners, lighting the oven is easy, and will take about 20 seconds:
1) Follow steps (1) and (2) above turning on the circuit breaker and propane switch.
2) Locate the pilot light assembly in the opening under the oven divider, at the right front of
the burner assembly.
The propane solenoid valve control above
the galley under-windshield cabinets
Section 4N: Galley & Appliances 4.33
