Hey guys,
Well, after the small hiccup with the fittings on the reg of my new burner, I managed to fire it up over the weekend for a steam run and general play around. :D
Now, I had no issues boiling 20L of water. Took about 15 minutes without a windbreak/insulation. So rather happy with that. :happy-partydance:
The problem I have noticed, is that the flame just goes out randomly. Gas still pissing out of the jet... :o :o
I have noticed that the flame starts to burn a little erratically - hissing an going up/down etc. This is with the reg opened about 3/4 the way. The bottle does not appear to be freezing up and its pretty much full.
I have stripped the burner and cleaned out the jet etc. Jeez, talk about a simple burner design. The reg is a brand new 20lb jobbie with a needle valve to control the flow.
With the reg about half way opened, it seemed to run pretty well but whats the point of a 185,000 btu burner that won't run at full reg flow. Am I expecting too much given that it seems to run okay at half flow?? :violin: I thought I would be able to crank it up and just let er' rip.....
My guesses at the moment are: lack of wind break around the burner, breeze probably upsetting the venturi effect and the air/fuel mixture
or,
gas seperating in the bottle as per a previous thread. Was the first time using the bottle since Chrissie eve.
The burner and reg assy are a matched pair from Bayou Classic. I am yet to hit up their tech dept. Thats next...
Many thanks to all...again! :handgestures-thumbupleft: