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Purchased it new a year ago.

Perhaps you could get in touch with your supplier and ask for advice on this despite how long ago you bought it.

In a similar vein, I bought a Bix burner which I left in its bag for over a year before attempting to use it. When I took it out of the bag, the end fell off, due to poor siver-soldering, I guess. I sent a picture of the faulty burner and asked the supplier if he could give me advice on trying to fix it, and he replied that, despite the elapsed time, it was clear that it had never been lit, so he sent me another one at no charge.

You never know....