My fire pit won't stay lit..I have to hold the knob in for it to stay lit. if I let the knob go the flame goes out in less than 30 seconds.
1505195
I haven't had that issue. Sometimes it does take awhile to get it lit so not sure if the propane needs to flow through before
1505196
Unfortunately I don't have a good solution. My fire pit came with a defective igniter and so I resorted to using a $1.00 Walmart igniter. I hold the switch in for about 20 seconds and the burner stays lite.
1505197
Hold the knob in until burner lights all the way across, still holding it in turn up flame slightly and release should stay light
1505198
The unit has a thermocouple for a flame safety, check to see if it is loose where it screws into gas valve, make sure thermocouple is in pilot flame. This is a flame safety pilot problem.
1505199
You have to hold the knob but also turn the knob to regulate the gas and the height of the flames.
1267976
There are two different sized screens on the fire pit. The screen material cover the sides is roughly 1/4" X 1/4" (maybe 3/16") and we've never had anything come through it. Honestly the screen material across the top is pretty tight, maybe 1/8" x 1/8", but we rarely, if ever, leave the top on. I would think if you're burning something like pine exclusively, or something kinda wet, it might. Honestly though we've never had the issue other than the occasional "pop".
1599170
Mine get got. But the burner I use is about as wide as the cup so the flames are closer to the handles than some smaller ones so that might be why.
1890845
I had the same issue, on the bottom where you put the Butane in (there should be another tube around it) you'll see that it has indents, use something small like a flathead screwdriver and twist it to the left increasing the power of the lighter and it should work.
1237489
actually mine burned up right after leaving positive feedback.I would not recomend this product.It lasted less than a month
1425623
I got the first lighter.. Filled it with butane.. It didn't light. I complained, a 2nd was shipped..and that one also failed to work. Sparks, but no flame. JUNK!
2277056
We are not having any problems with ours. Is it possible you are turning it down so low that it shuts off like a gas stove might do when it is on low? Try turning the flame all way up and see if it happens
1008858
I only WISH I had your problem. My lighter no longer works. Something is wrong with the button to ignite it. Now I wish I hadn't given it such a glowing review...
911492
Mine stays locked until the flame is on, then I push it and it shuts the flame off.
1775796
They would take a really long time with a lighter. I use my stove and it takes 10-15 minutes. If you can't use the stove a small fire will sometime be a better alternative. I have not been able to use a lighter to light one it would just take too long.
1548064
You have to hold the red button in for about 30 to 40 seconds after it ignites. This allows the igniter to heat up like the old pilot light on furnaces.
1299889
I had the same issue. I learned to hold the dial at pilot for about 5 seconds and had to light the pilot area with a lighter. Once lit I slowly turn the dial to high and its ignites every time. I haven't had an issue since.. Hope this helps
455851
Try to bleed out the system. Hold down the gas button for like 15 seconds then hit the ignite button. Fire should light. If no fire then theres no gas. If the fire starts hold the gas down for another 10 seconds then let go. It should stay on. If that doesn't work then the sensor in it might have died. Cant remember the name of the sensor but that happened to me before. When it died i just bought a new one.
43087
Pot is top of the line. I agree it could be that your burner will not go low enough. A flame tamer works great.
1133140
Just use the felt pouch to pull the burner off, it will go out really quickly. Note that whatever fuel is still in the reservoir will probably evaporate before you use it again. But after some use you can get a good idea of how long a certain amount of fuel will last. It doesn't take much to run for several hours.
1115907
Make sure you put a good amount of fuel in first. After that hold the flame on it for about 10 seconds. If it still doesn't light, check to make sure it's still damp on the inside and try again. Note, that its not going to be a visible flame but you might see it glow orange sometimes and only put what you need for that specific time and don't fill it expecting to use it later or in a couple of days, I tried this and learned quick that its not like there lighters. So soon after filling it, it needs to be lit otherwise it won't light up.
947318
It is possible it just takes a while. I use a butane torch and it works it just is time consuming.