Help lighting my propane torch for burnout

joeyprice

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This does not bode well for my smoking future, but I cannot get the propane torch I was going to use for burning out the drum to light!

Its a Lincoln electric torch and a standard outdoor grill propane tank.  I hook it up with everything closed, turn on the tank, turn the knob on the

torch 1/8 turn or so per the directions and nothing.  No smell of propane, no sound of propane.  Is there a trick to getting these things to fire up

that I am not aware of?

Thanks

Joey

 

smokin218r

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Can you snap a pic of the torch?

 

joeyprice

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thomas phillips

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Turned on tank-check

Turned on torch-check

I see there is a "trigger" on the torch, did you squeeze it so the gas could come through?

 

joeyprice

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Yep, trigger pressed.  The trigger doesn't appear to do anything at all

 

joeyprice

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Aside from the obvious conclusion of a bad torch, the only thing I can think of is the safety valve is kicking in.  The tank lights my grill just fine.
I'm not sure I can even get a tank without one of those valves on it any more.

 

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The POL connector on the end of the hose, HAS to be screwed in very tight and deep, to depress the "idiot" safety valve in the tank valve... I had that problem last month... the torch wouldn't light no matter what I did.... I've used the torch for 20 years.... I did the "on-off" thing several times.... FINALLY I put a wrench on the POL connector and tightened it another 1/8 turn and finally I got propane to the torch....
Soooooo, I was the idiot this time......

 

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joeyprice

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OK, wrench it is.  I'll let you know how/if it works.

Thanks

 

joeyprice

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OK, the wrench did the trick, thanks a bunch!  Its like a jet engine on a stick!

I'm not entirely sure they should sell these things to the general public.

Joey

 

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Glad you are up and running!

@DaveOmak  is a wealth of knowledge.

 

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joeyprice said:

OK, the wrench did the trick, thanks a bunch!  Its like a jet engine on a stick!
I'm not entirely sure they should sell these things to the general public.

Joey

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Cool.... Fortunately you described your problem perfectly and it was easy to understand the situation..... So many times folks only give out 1/2 the info ....

Dave

 

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When burning out the tank, the torch may go out.... the flame is consuming all the O2 inside the UDS....

 

joeyprice

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yeah...that is a pain in the rear.  Whatever was in this thing is pretty stubborn.  it mostly caught fire and turned to ash, but the ash is mostly sticking to the side of the drum.  I'm seriously considering buying a brand new drum and having the outside sandblasted and going from there.