Hope you can help Burner question

[mdsjsb]

Hello
I just ran across this forum while searching for an answer to my burner problem. I lent it to someone and when I got it back, the borrower said it got his pan very sootie. I tried it and sure enough it soots up a pan a lot where it never did before. I then took the connection apart and put it back together, same result high yellow flame. My first question, when reassembling the parts, What is the proper order, working from the burner back toward the hose connection. burner, spring, air shutter, brass fitting that contains the orfice.
As described is the way I reassembled it and it still has the same flame. I have tried adjusting the air shutter from full closed to full open. No change. It almost seems that the air shutter does not fit over the burner end tightly enough. I have included pictures of the burner and regulator, I believe it is a high pressure burner based on some discussions in one of the forums. I would have posted to then forum but could not find a way to post a new thread to that forum which was a review. Thanks in advance for any help, and I apologize for not posting to the correct forum if I am doing that.

 

[BrewerinBR]

Burner, shutter, spring, orifice. Examine the burner for cracks or breaks as it is getting air from some place ... clean it up good also. It is a high pressure regulator and appears to be a high pressure burner. Check the hose, regulator for leaks, and try a new completely filled tank.
Good luck

 

[Toad32]

+1

Soapy water in a spray bottle or StarSan in a spray bottle if you have it layin about are super handy in helping ya find leaks.

 

[mdsjsb]

I cleaned it all up, including taking the actual burner apart and cleaning away all rust and such. Put it back together with the spring between the orifice and air shutter, set the shutter open about 1/4 of the way, from memory, fired it up with the regulator open only about 1/2 - 3/4 turn, started burning with a "soft" yellow flame, turned the regulator up about 2 full turns and it now burns blue and clean.
Thanks for the help. By the way, I don't use my burner for making beer, I use it for cooking seafood outside after I catch the fish using the sinkers I make using the same burner to melt lead, which in each activity is usually accompanied by a beer or two.

 

[MyNameIsPaul]

Open valve on tank slowly. Like silly slow. There's a safety valve piece in there that will restrict flow if the valve is just dumped open.

 

[Kegcowboy]

soaping up the pot will make it easy to clean - for those little burners like you have I want to say that the replacement is only $8 so you might want to look into that - also a good time to consider a bg14 10" burner if you are going to replace.

 

[Flomaster]

well since you already have a burner I think its a fine time you start looking around here and take up the art of home brewing

twas my quest to find a natural gas conversion for my turkey fryer which lead me to this site. i have since taken on the art of home brewing and love every bit of it.

-=Jason=-