[C320-list] Gas Solenoid

[Scott Thompson]

No "sniffers" on my boat so that isn't a problem. But the solenoid 
itself is still a safety item I would not remove.

On 12/16/2012 10:46 PM, Dingo Is Talent wrote:
> Hey Scott
> Ron - Down under (Australia - not Austria) HULL 1150..delivered 2008
>
> I have had no end of hassle with mine. Seems that the 'sniffers',  one under
> stove and the other under floor boards are so dam sensitive that almost
> anything with any form of gas/vapour petrol based or oil can trigger.
> Mine has been cutting out due to the moisture in the bilge from leaking aft
> water tank.
> Water flowed into the bilge via motor area bringing small amounts of oil
> with it.
> Put gas on ...and almost immediately solenoid closes.
> Since I have had a DRY BILGE ...no problem...but it does come back when the
> ICE BOX Ice melts and drains into the bilge.
> Bet you have water in your bilge..
>
> For what it is worth, from the LAND DOWN UNDER.
>
> RON
>
>
>
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>
> If the switch snaps back then either the switch is broken or there is a
> short circuit causing the breaker to trip. You can figure out which it is by
> trying to turn the switch on with the main battery switch set to off.
>
> I would definitely not remove the solenoid. Even if the valves on the stove
> are fail safe, this is a safety feature that lets you quickly cut off the
> gas in event of a fire. Suppose, for example, there were a leak in the
> system somewhere that caught fire. Killing power to the solenoid would put
> it out.
>
> On 12/11/2012 3:25 PM, Colin Evans wrote:
>> A friend has recently bought a 2006 Mk 1 320 and has a problem getting
>> gas to the stove.  When he turns on the solenoid at the switch panel
>> the switch springs back, no red light and no gas. This has only
>> started over the last week.  He has had the boat for about 6 months.
>> I was told by a gas fitter that we don`t really need the solenoid as
>> we have the auto cut out valves on the stove.
>> Any suggestions.
>>
>> *************************
>> Regards
>> Colin Evans
>> Watermark
>> Hull 774
>> Lake Macquarie, Australia