Propane burner flame

[IvanTheTerribrew]

Hey everyone. I have a 55k btu propane burner and it doesn't seem to be burning quite right. I already took it apart and cleaned it with BKF but it still seems off. Here are pictures of it on low flame, medium and high flame. In all three the air intake is wide open. Does it look like it's burning too orange to you?
Anything I can do to fix this or should I just buy a new one.


- ISM NRP

 

[SeeMont]

Your flames look pretty good to me, nice and blue. That is usually a good indication of complete combustion. What regulator are you running?

 

[IvanTheTerribrew]

It's a 10 psi regulator I believe. Just a simple dial for on and off


- ISM NRP

 

[duboman]

You might try to adjust the air intake to get less orange flame and more blue but otherwise it looks pretty good to me

 

[IvanTheTerribrew]

You might try to adjust the air intake to get less orange flame and more blue but otherwise it looks pretty good to me

The thing is the intake is 100% open during all three pictures :/


- ISM NRP

 

[brew_ny]

maybe take a wire brush and clean the burner itself

S_M

 

[day_trippr]

The thing is the intake is 100% open during all three pictures :/

Not all dampers are created equal - I've seen some dampers on those little SQ14-style burners with rather small openings and others with much larger holes. Maybe take a Dremel to it and open it up...

Cheers!

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Before you go grinding on it, feed it more air, through a hose or something, and see if the flame changes.
Choked down air compressor flow, discharge from a shop our house vacuum, etc....

 

[IvanTheTerribrew]

Before you go grinding on it, feed it more air, through a hose or something, and see if the flame changes.
Choked down air compressor flow, discharge from a shop our house vacuum, etc....

Good idea. I'll give that a try with my compressor and see. If it does work I'll open it up. But I'll also take a wire brush and try to clean it better


- ISM NRP