- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Anyone clean their crawfish jet burner? Tips?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 10:40 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 10:40 am
I have two bayou classics and they both seemed to have decreased in output this year. I assume I just need to remove the piece where the gas comes out and clean it? What are some easy methods in cleaning it? Wire brush? Compressed air? Soaking it in something?
3
Posted on 5/13/19 at 10:42 am to SUB
Do you know 100% it's the burner and not the regulator going to shite?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 10:56 am to MightyYat
^^^ this.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:02 am to Kyrie Eleison
+1. It's almost always the regulator. (Except for the time dirt daubers colonized my jet burner.) Inexpensive regulators are almost disposable these days. Gotta step up in price significantly to get one that will last more than a few years.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:06 am to MightyYat
quote:
Do you know 100% it's the burner and not the regulator going to shite?
How can I determine that there's an issue with the regulator? I replaced the regulator on one of them a couple years ago as it was leaking gas out of it. The new regulator has probably only been through about 6 boils. The other is original and about 10 years old and has been used probably at least 40-50 times for crawfish boils or beer brewing.
I also noticed that both regulators get pretty cold after being on for a while, but not icy. For the burners last use, they both started off with good output, but after the first batch of crawfish, one burner had a considerable decrease in output and the other a little decrease.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 11:16 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:16 am to SUB
On mine, the gas comes out of a cap nut with a small hole drilled in it. You can stick a paperclip (or wire) in the hole to clean it out. It may have a little piece of rust blocking it. Or you may need to remove the nut and clean out the inside.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:19 am to SUB
quote:
I have two bayou classics and they both seemed to have decreased in output this year. I assume I just need to remove the piece where the gas comes out and clean it? What are some easy methods in cleaning it? Wire brush? Compressed air? Soaking it in something?
Take the hose off the jet burner, and take the brass nut off the end where your flame comes out.
Take a rifle/gun cleaning kit and run the brush down the pipe a few times until no more rust and debris are coming out. Clean inside your brass nut and near the pinhole.
I had to do this regularly with my bayou classic double jet.
I upgraded to stainless steel last year.
See pic of what inside looks like when I used to clean tube out.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:22 am to SmokedBrisket2018
Damn, that is a lot of rust haha! Thanks for the advice.
I may just have to get the stainless steel double jet for my next burner.
I may just have to get the stainless steel double jet for my next burner.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:30 am to SUB
quote:
Damn, that is a lot of rust haha!
You're telling me. And I took care of the burner. I would clean it out about once a year, before crawfish season.
I ended up getting this and I like it a lot.
ETA: I changed out the hose for a longer hose and got a 60 PSI regulator on sale.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 11:32 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:53 am to SmokedBrisket2018
Do you have any issue with the tank freezing up with that much psi? Or did you get a bigger tank?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 12:43 pm to SUB
quote:
Or did you get a bigger tank?
I have a 40 pound tank. So no issue with freezing.
Standard 20 pound will freeze.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News