Lighter Problems? Try These Tips!

[rangerdoug]

great tips and would not change a thing but will add if you take compressed air and blow out the jets every couple of refils you get a better flame. Works with all the lighters I have from the cheapies to the expensive ones.

 

[Shooter]

Also never hold it up to your ear to see if it is working, it might actually light up.. and yes it hurts...

And you did this before or after drinking 'shine? ???


:sign:

after

 

[The Volusianator]

Why do torch lighters not work when they get cold? I had left my Blazer in the truck overnight, and of course in WI it's getting down to single digits at night. When I got the lighter in the morning, it wouldn't flame till it warmed up. Is it just because the butane is cold?

 

[Devil Doc]

Butane simply doesn't burn well at temps below 40*F. Never, ever, buy a backpacking or camp stove that runs on butane, especially if you want coffee on a chilly morning.

Doc.

 

[The Volusianator]

Doc I'd assume then that that explains why a lighter wont or you shouldn't attempt to light it right after you fill it? Of course the butane gets very cold when dispensed.