Lave Butane

[ghostrider]

I just bought a couple cans of this stuff, and refilled a couple of my torch lighters. HOLY HELL!!

Went from a 1 inch flame to almost a foot long on both lighters. I've turned down the flame adjustment on both lighters, but I'm still getting a ridiculously long flame. Any suggestions? At this oint, both are practically useless, unless I want to light my stogies from across the room.

I'm using a PB-207 and a zippo insert.

[Galaxie_xl]

Originally Posted by ghostrider

I just bought a couple cans of this stuff, and refilled a couple of my torch lighters. HOLY HELL!!

Went from a 1 inch flame to almost a foot long on both lighters. I've turned down the flame adjustment on both lighters, but I'm still getting a ridiculously long flame. Any suggestions? At this oint, both are practically useless, unless I want to light my stogies from across the room.

I'm using a PB-207 and a zippo insert.

You didn't get the kind for gas stoves did ya?

[wharfrathoss]

make sure you turn down the flame to almost nothing when ya refill-had the same problem, just about crapped myself!

[Coach]

i love the Lava fuel, however, it TORCHED 3 of my lighters. great fuel but watch out.

[ghostrider]

The flame adjustment thingie is down as far as I can get it. Only way I can get this down to a reasonable flame is to pulse the torch so it doesn't turn into a flame thrower.

[aerochris]

Originally Posted by ghostrider

The flame adjustment thingie is down as far as I can get it. Only way I can get this down to a reasonable flame is to pulse the torch so it doesn't turn into a flame thrower.

You can just turn the flame adjuster all the way down, purge out ALL the fuel and refill it. That should reset the height.

[tfar]

The flame adjuster has to be turned down BEFORE you refill it, not afterwards.

Till

[ghostrider]

Originally Posted by tfar

The flame adjuster has to be turned down BEFORE you refill it, not afterwards.

Till

I've done this, still getting a flame thrower.

I'm thinking it has to be the pressure inside the lighter. After a few seconds of foot long flames, it burns itself out. I can still hear the gas escaping, but the flame is gone.

[tfar]

I see. I do get bigger flames for the first few lights will all my lighters using Vector gas which is 5x refined like Lava. I suppose the gas is "thinner" so more passes through the nozzle. Or because the gas is purer it burns better which means it reacts differently to the air around (gas-air mix).

Till

[gnukfu]

You sure you didn't get JP8 (jet fuel) instead of butane?