Cake O' Maple
02-04-2012, 10:06 PM
I had my propane supplier hook up my 2 propane burners to my LP tank out back, so I don't have to keep schlepping 20# tanks to be refilled.
He had to replace the hook-up to the 105k BTU burner, don't really know if it was to fit what he could scrounge, or if it had to be to fit the adapter to use 2 burners from the one hose.
The replaced adapter has a leak in what he changed--will be calling him as tightening it didn't fix it.
So, I ran just the 210k burner to boil tonight, and without even opening it up all the way, the flames (2 jet-burners) were burning well. Just before it came to a boil, my neighbor decided there was too much heat being lost where the pans sit side-by-side, and blocked it w/ firebrick. No problem w/ me.
I don't know if it was before that, or after that, but at one point the sound died, and just before I could ask what was up, whoosh, the flame burned loudly again.
Neighbor left after it came to a boil, and the sound died again, came back, but not as loudly. Left it for another hour, (went inside, 'cause it was getting cold and I was hungry, and I can watch it thru a window) and it lost the boil. Turned the gas to the burner on all the way, removed the added firebrick, it got loud again and appeared to be a steady flame. Went back inside, and when I checked it 15-20 mins later, the flame was gone. It's not windy, and in a 3-sided shelter.
500 gallon LP tank was just filled in January, so it shouldn't be out of propane!!
I can't find my propane guy's cell #, and of course the office is closed on the weekend.
Any ideas on what happened?? I really want to boil tomorrow, as the work week will be busy, and I have about 60 more gallons of sap gathered, more in buckets.
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He had to replace the hook-up to the 105k BTU burner, don't really know if it was to fit what he could scrounge, or if it had to be to fit the adapter to use 2 burners from the one hose.
The replaced adapter has a leak in what he changed--will be calling him as tightening it didn't fix it.
So, I ran just the 210k burner to boil tonight, and without even opening it up all the way, the flames (2 jet-burners) were burning well. Just before it came to a boil, my neighbor decided there was too much heat being lost where the pans sit side-by-side, and blocked it w/ firebrick. No problem w/ me.
I don't know if it was before that, or after that, but at one point the sound died, and just before I could ask what was up, whoosh, the flame burned loudly again.
Neighbor left after it came to a boil, and the sound died again, came back, but not as loudly. Left it for another hour, (went inside, 'cause it was getting cold and I was hungry, and I can watch it thru a window) and it lost the boil. Turned the gas to the burner on all the way, removed the added firebrick, it got loud again and appeared to be a steady flame. Went back inside, and when I checked it 15-20 mins later, the flame was gone. It's not windy, and in a 3-sided shelter.
500 gallon LP tank was just filled in January, so it shouldn't be out of propane!!
I can't find my propane guy's cell #, and of course the office is closed on the weekend.
Any ideas on what happened?? I really want to boil tomorrow, as the work week will be busy, and I have about 60 more gallons of sap gathered, more in buckets.
5263