Leaking canister.

If you purchased it at a retail store, then take it all back to the retail store. Hopefully they will have the ability to test the stove and test the canister to determine if either were at fault. It should not take a rocket scientist to get to the bottom of that.

–B.G.–

The canister had been used before without leaking, I think it was at the GGG 10 months ago. It decided to start leaking right after using my new stove.

Justin,

Well, first, keep that thing away from flame! Yipes!

The best way to deal with a leaky canister is to screw the stove back on again, and then unscrew it. Most of the time, that’s enough to get the valve to seat properly. If that doesn’t work, leave the stove on the canister and use the stove to hold back the flow of gas — and then take it back and ask for an exchange.

HJ
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Any butane canister can fail inside the valve, although it doesn't happen very often. If it was exposed to the wrong conditions, it might have gotten dirt or rust in there, and that is all it takes to keep the valve leaking. Also, the part of the stove (like a fuel tube) that hooks into that valve may have caused the problem. If the fuel tube had been smacked too hard, it might be bent. Then it will cause most future canisters to leak the same way. That's why you take it back to the authorized MSR dealer and let them sort it out.

If you had the stove around a bunch of stovies, then they might have explored it too deeply and caused a problem.

–B.G.–

In most cases a leak in the Lindal valve is caused by dirt geting into the seal region. Sadly, I have to point out this is usually a user fault, and so is not covered by any warrantees.

I never wrote the following … (but it works very well)

When this happens, take the hook end of a Ti shepherd hook stake or a small BLUNT nail, place into leaking valve gently, invert canister, and tap downwards smartly on a hard surface. NOT too hard, just hard enough to open the valve so a small blast of liquid fuel washes out. That should remove the dirt or whatever and the valve should then reseal. Needless to say, this MUST be done outdoors and a very long way from any flames.

Ah – caution. If you do this at home with a nail, do NOT hold the nail with your fingers. Snap freeze! Use some pliers. That's why I use a Ti shepherd hook stake: I can hold the other end a long way away from the valve.

Cheers

I had a canister do just that

I just left stove on until I emptied the canister

I put it (with stove attached) in freezer and let it cool down. Then I took it out. No gas flowed because it was too cold. Then I tried tapping on it to get valve to seal. It pretty quickly warmed up and gas started flowing so I screwed stove back on.

That would be a good time to poke at it if you wanted to try that.

I'm pretty sure I didn't let any dirt into it. I think it's a manufacturing defect.

I returned mine to REI.

Mine was a Snow Peak Giga Power

Hi Jerry

> I think it's a manufacturing defect.
Problem there – it didn't leak before you got it and used it. It only started to leak after you used it. Bit hard to see a manufacfturing defect there.

Cheers

when they manufactured it they left a particle of something. When the valve was opened, it lodged into the valve.

or, more generally, whatever a user could do, the manufacturer or retailer could have done before it was purchased.

no way to know without looking at it

I guess it doesn't matter – leave the stove on it until canister is empty or just leave valve open outside and let it vent. Return it if you can.

"Problem there – it didn't leak before you got it and used it. It only started to leak after you used it. Bit hard to see a manufacfturing defect there."

An odd argument, Roger.
This may or may not be a manufacturing defect. But "it was working ok when you bought it" doesn't determine that.
Are you a parrot salesman?

"You sold me a DEAD cannister"..
Lol.

"You sold me a DEAD cannister"..

You could do that with a good canister after you used it : )

(Don't do that – just a joke – you would be taking away from my dividend)

With the arbitrary interpretaion of REI's new return policy by some CS managers ..

There are some real life "Parrot Sketches" played it in REI stores these days..:(

> Are you a parrot salesman?
No. I'm a stove salesman…

Cheers