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Old 2005-06-29, 4:48pm
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I have had a problem with getting a gas mist coming from my HH. I am on bulk MAPP and this has been happening ever since I have connected it.

It comes out in little puffs, and at some point in the pause I can light it. Then I have the fire breathing dragons breath and it will burn off after a while. However I am getting sooty beads from this even after the flame is steady.

I do burn off my gas after turning off the tank. I also leave the torch on until not just the flame is gone, but the hiss also.

Any advice is appreciated.
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Old 2005-06-29, 4:54pm
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Chelle, I am clueless. I hope someone can help tho, cause I know how much you are looking forward to torching!
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Old 2005-06-29, 5:14pm
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Thanks sweetie. It is driving me crazy!!
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Old 2005-06-29, 5:31pm
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Hi Chelle,

Have you tried draining your hose? Is the tank newly filled? There are so many different things that can be the problem but those are the first 2 I can think of. Then the third would be cleaning the torch itself.

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Old 2005-06-29, 5:57pm
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Thanks Charlene. The tank is well, I've had it since Sept or Oct, and it been sitting as I haven't been able to torch. But I had problems when I first got it too. I've probably spent 5 hours on this tank. That's with a new hose, so maybe it is gunk in the line.

I'll see if my dad can help me drain the hose. It is too tight for me to disconnect.

It's a pretty new torch also. Only about 15 hours use on it.
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Old 2005-07-23, 4:53pm
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Hey Chelle, how'd you go? Did it resolve itself? Did Dad fix it?
My first thought was dirty gas - just in case nothing else worked...
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Old 2005-07-23, 6:02pm
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Nope, it isn't fixed. It's not the hose or the torch, so it has to be the gas. So I'm back on the 1lb cannisters until after the Gathering when I should be able to get the tank purged and refilled.

Thanks for asking.
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Old 2005-07-24, 8:40am
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Knowing the design construction of a propane tank (MAPP) and the way fuel is drawn off the top of the tank as a vapor and not off bottom of tank as a liquid, I fail to see how you are getting a mist of gas out of your torch, unless you are turning torch on way to much when trying to light it... The only possible thing is that you have a problem of either the vapor recondensing in your hose, or there is a condensation problem with odorant. If you have had a problem with this tank of fuel all along, I suspect there is something wrong with fuel mixture in tank.... Only possible problem may be to much odorant (oil) in mix... Ask supplier of tank/fuel if you can exchange it for a different one and see if that makes a difference.

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Old 2005-07-24, 1:15pm
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Thanks Dale.
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Old 2005-08-10, 9:01pm
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Is this tank in the hot sun?? If so, the Mapp in a nearly full tank can expand in a hot tank and cause liquid fuel spitting and sputtering instead of a nice flow of vapor. This can also happen with an overfull tank. With only 5 hours on an overfull tank, it is a likely culprit.

Get that tank in the shade, drain hose and ask your fuel man not to fill the tank so full. I had this problem ALOT when I used Mapp and always in the hot summer months. Never a problem in winter.
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Old 2005-08-11, 12:06am
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Thanks Melinda.

I figure that is the culprit, the heat. So my dad is going to build a little brick shelter for it, but until then I am on the 1 lb cannisters again.
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