zippyslug31
Well-Known Member
Picked up a really cheap fryer on CL for $20. Pot, stand, therm, lid.... it's all there and it works just fine. I can't complain about it's performance once it's fired up and doing it's thing but......
The problem is that I just don't know how the burner works. What is that rotating "air inlet" for at the base of the gas line leading into the burner?
Mine is sort of hard to get lit without it blowing out the pilot flame (using a BBQ lighter). I usually have to tease the gas up for a couple minutes or else the thing just blows out. Is this by design? Can't tell you how much of a hassle it is if I'm close to boiling over and I quickly turn the gas down, it blows out, then I have to do this BS all over again with a hot burner.
I also often get a flame lighting up right inside by the air inlet plate.... am I going to blow up the tank?
Really just a turkey fryer noob..... anybody care to explain how these damn things work before I burn my house down?
The problem is that I just don't know how the burner works. What is that rotating "air inlet" for at the base of the gas line leading into the burner?
Mine is sort of hard to get lit without it blowing out the pilot flame (using a BBQ lighter). I usually have to tease the gas up for a couple minutes or else the thing just blows out. Is this by design? Can't tell you how much of a hassle it is if I'm close to boiling over and I quickly turn the gas down, it blows out, then I have to do this BS all over again with a hot burner.
I also often get a flame lighting up right inside by the air inlet plate.... am I going to blow up the tank?
Really just a turkey fryer noob..... anybody care to explain how these damn things work before I burn my house down?