Darkstar Burner 2 Issue...i think

[Nebraskan]

Also the article you linked does state that oven and range burners are special and designed for indoor (its more the the air fuel mix which accomplished by special sized orafices ) .

I did not find that in either of the 2 articles I linked above, about the fuel air mixture and orifices. Perhaps you could post it here?
What I did find was that re-burn was the major contributing factor of extreme levels of CO, either from emergency heating units in small enclosed and air tight enclosures (tents, etc) or from cook stoves that are used over a long extended period. A quote from the second link:

"For natural and LP gas, higher quantities of carbon monoxide are created when any of these things happen:


1. The burner flame “impinges” or hits metal while burning.
2. The flame burns with less oxygen than it needs.
3. The flame RE-burns air it has burned before.


An open burner on a residential gas stove produces almost NO carbon monoxide. As soon as you put a metal pot on the burner, CO output rises and can run anywhere from 20 to 100ppm (parts per million.) This is because the ends of the burner flames are contacting the metal pot.


As the pot heats up, the amount of CO being produced starts to drop, although it never gets back to 0ppm.


A gas oven can produce anywhere from 100 to 800ppm CO when it operates. These levels are within the requirements published in the AHRI standards. Knowing this, it is wise to crack a window open when using a gas oven for an extended period of time – like baking a turkey."
This is a bunch off off topic of the Original Post. For what it's worth, there is one thing I do not care for on this burner and that is the lack of sufficient pot support. There is only 3 "rods" that go toward the center for the pot to sit on and my opinion, that is not enough. I have seen many burners with several pot support brackets and that would be preferable.

 

[augiedoggy]

Its actually knowledge I picked up by changing them out on different stoves when converting to natural gas or propane and also cleaning them when they become partially plugged.. basically if the arent set up right you often see soot on your pots and pans. the air/fuel mixture going into the burner is as important as the pressure and the design of the burner.. how do you know the flame on your darkstar is burning cleanly? often that means giving up btus and that would be counterproductive to its purpose. Are you just going by color? we already ruled out that its not a foolproof way to tell these things. Otherwise all fireplace insert could easily be vent free with only blue flames.
Its a poor asumption, especially at the amount of btus we are talking about in this burner.



Like I said Dont take my word for it. Talk to a fire marshall or stove expert. They can explain it better and show you the laws and regulations that back it up. (and your pretending dont mean anything apparently) This stuff exists because enough people got sick or died to warrant its existence..

 

[kh54s10]

I will also mention that if you do have a carbon monoxide problem or a fire caused by using a propane burner indoors, your insurance will not cover anything!

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

Just set up my burner today and was very excited to use it. It's been over an hour and my 6 gallon pot of water has yet to reach my strike water temp of 165.

Its cold in Northeast PA, however I still cannot imagine that it should take this long to hit the strike temp with only 6 gallons of water.

I have the propane tank (which was just filled) all the way on. I have the regulator on the Dark Star up all the way.

If this is normal I am going to be super disappointed [emoji17]

That isn't right. Your burner looks old. I have to take mine apart periodically and clean out every orifice and wire brush everything. If I have a boil over the burner gets clogged up for sure. It sounds awful but really only takes a few minutes. Propane regulators have a high fail rate. Sometimes they respond to tapping on them with a wooden stick.

 

[sborz22]

That isn't right. Your burner looks old. I have to take mine apart periodically and clean out every orifice and wire brush everything. If I have a boil over the burner gets clogged up for sure. It sounds awful but really only takes a few minutes. Propane regulators have a high fail rate. Sometimes they respond to tapping on them with a wooden stick.

The burner was fresh out of the box. Earlier in the thread figured out my issue. I have had very successful boils since then!