[Rhodes22-list] Stove Safety Recall

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Folks,
 
We are still trying to sort out all the features of our refurbished R22,  one 
of those features is a Kenyon 23000B butane stove in the galley.  In  poking 
around the internet to find out how to operate the beaste I discovered  that 
Kenyon initiated a recall for that particular stove at the behest of the  
Consumer Product Safety Commission back in 2001.  Something about the valve  not 
regulating the flow of butane if it get’s hot.  A few people have been  hurt - 
at least 1 badly - and there have been some fires as a result of the fuel  
non-regulation issue. 
 
I called Kenyon (866-585-7377) to find out whether the recall affected our  
stove.  I gave the Kenyon lady the serial number of our stove and she asked  me 
to send the stove back to them, at my expense, and they will provide a  
replacement, at their expense.  She told me  the problem occurs when  the removable 
grate for the stove is used upside down.  Apparently   heat is reflected into 
the fuel valve assembly, the heat changes the tolerance  of things, and the 
valve can leak.  Kenyon has redesigned the grate on  their replacement stove so 
that it can’t be mis-installed.   I have no  idea at this point whether the 
new stove will fit in the same footprint as the  old stove, it might.
 
If you have a Kenyon 23000 B stove aboard your boat you might already  be 
aware of the above.
 
Dave