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Originally Posted by Dale M.
Most appliances that use propane use it at very low pressures... Typical 1/4 to 1/3 psi ( 7 to 10 inches of water). This is why you will see regulators on any tank serving stoves and BBQ's....
The HH torch is designed to function with out a regulator. Period.
Adding a regulator may improve performance or stability of flame... So far there has only been 1 or 2 mentions of using regulators on HH and there are literally hundreds of them in use... By the way.... The Hot Head was not specifically designed for glass only... Its a large plumbing/general use torch....
Dale
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I guess that answers why, when I've been in at plumbing & welding shops, I look at the many various torches that are available & wonder just how different they really are to a HH. A lot that are designed to run on single fuel look almost identical to the HH, & some come in kit form with a hose & regulator.
I realise that the HH is designed to be used without a regulator - but wasn't it also initially designed to be used on a disposable MAPP cannister?
I'm purely speculating here - but to me there seems to be a lot more room for 'variables' when you are running a torch off of a larger 9kg (20lb I think)cylinder.... & there do seem to be many variables from everything I've read.
Don't mind me too much - maybe I'm just a control freak, but the again at the moment I'm finding it extremely disheartening wasting heaps of glass. I've tried everything else imaginable, it's officially the second day of winter here 64 deg so temperature shouldn't be the problem.
I'm willing to try anything that will maybe help me get away from the 'what can I burn today' mentality - lol.
Deb