What and how can you quickly clean the burners of a gas stove?

If cooking is carried out using a gas stove, you will have to learn several rules for caring for the device. First of all, the housewife should know what and how to clean the gas burner so that its further use will improve the quality of work and not lead to an accident.

This manipulation must be carried out regularly. It is better not to lead to situations where the pressure, color and intensity of the flame changes. The cleaning process itself is not complicated, but has certain specifics. First you need to study the structure of the burners and prepare everything you need, depending on the planned work.

Methods for cleaning gas burners

The burner itself consists of several parts: the base, the flame divider and the burner cover. All of the above elements are subject to careful processing. There are several options for effectively solving this problem:

Remove the burners and separate the dividers. In a basin, dilute a washing solution consisting of 10 parts hot water and one part any dishwashing detergent. We lower all the elements of the slab into it and leave it to soak for 20 minutes; if necessary, increase the exposure time to 2 hours. After this, take a soft sponge and begin to wash all the parts. The divider must be additionally cleaned with a thin knitting needle or needle. If the dirt is strong, it is recommended to use a toothbrush.Then we wash all the parts in cool water, dry them, assemble them and place them in their places.

Tip: If the surface of the stove gets dirty during cooking, you do not need to clean it traditionally, trying to sweep away the dirt or collect it with a rag. Be sure to remove all burners that fall into the problem area and make sure that dirt does not get into the gaps. Otherwise, the device will quickly begin to show signs of serious internal contamination.

For severe dirt that has accumulated over several months of intensive use of the slab, it is better to use a more aggressive option. We disassemble the burner and lower all parts into a solution prepared from 9% vinegar and water (2 tablespoons of solution per glass of water). Place the container on the stove, bring the liquid to a boil, remove and leave for 30 minutes. Then we take out the elements and clean them with a soft sponge, rinse them under clean water, dry them and assemble them.

If the smell of vinegar is very annoying or it is not possible to open the windows to ventilate the room during the manipulation, then the main ingredient can be replaced with baking soda. The components are taken in the same proportions.

When and how should injectors be cleaned?

The nozzle of a gas stove is a nozzle responsible for supplying gas. It needs to be cleaned only if there are problems with gas supply or the intensity of the flame has decreased. But before that, be sure to contact a specialized technician, who will evaluate the quality of the device’s operation and confirm that the problem with pressure arises precisely because the nozzle is clogged.

In this case, we proceed according to the following scheme:

Remove the burner from the stove, clean it if necessary and put it aside.
We find a small hole - this is the nozzle through which gas is supplied.
Take a straightened paper clip or a piece of thick wire, insert it into the hole and turn it several times. We repeat this twice more, making sure that the tool passes through the channel without problems.
We assemble the burner and check the quality of the gas supply. It is strictly forbidden to try to blow gas directly through the nozzle!

If for some reason the thin instrument being used does not pass through the channel, but encounters some kind of obstacle, you must contact the appropriate service, which will replace the part. Don't try to do this yourself or pour vinegar (and other reagents) into the hole in the hope that everything will clear. You also shouldn’t try to “break through” the contamination with water drawn into a syringe with a needle. No liquid should enter the nozzle at all.

It happens that the manipulations carried out do not give the desired effect and the stove no longer functions as before. In this case, you should think about professional diagnostics and scheduled repairs.