At the rear left hand side of the hotplate is a gas-valve connected to the lid, this tends to get greasy and gets stuck in the 'off' position. I have found that regular cleaning of the plate & the on / off valve and pushing the cut off switch up & down repeatedly should be the answer.
Brian ( ex- natural gas conversion fitter )
April 2010
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