Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:50 pm
by pornstache
Howdy all. I'm slowly piecing together a Brutus.
I fired up the boil kettle burner this weekend, and while amazed that I'm finally close to having 'er done, was dismayed at the massive amount of soot produced. The bottom of my kettle and stand were covered in black. I rigged together some fittings in order to use the hose from a high pressure regulator. (From my old Banjo Cooker). Could that be the problem? My burners are about 3.5-4 inches from the bottom of the kettle, not sure if that's a factor. With the gas valve fully open orange flames crept up the sides of my kettle, seems like way to much orange not enough blue.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks!
Re: Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:26 am
by Droodles1
lee wrote:Howdy all. I'm slowly piecing together a Brutus.
I fired up the boil kettle burner this weekend, and while amazed that I'm finally close to having 'er done, was dismayed at the massive amount of soot produced. The bottom of my kettle and stand were covered in black. I rigged together some fittings in order to use the hose from a high pressure regulator. (From my old Banjo Cooker). Could that be the problem? My burners are about 3.5-4 inches from the bottom of the kettle, not sure if that's a factor. With the gas valve fully open orange flames crept up the sides of my kettle, seems like way to much orange not enough blue.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks!
Those burners a re low pressure are you using a low pressure regulator
Re: Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:38 am
by pornstache
There low pressure burners with the appropriate regulator, BUT I took the line off my old high pressure regulator which I think may be the problem.
I noticed some folks (and the original plans) use the yellow flex line which I'm going to try tonight. /There's a valve in my old gas line (from the high pressure regulator) with a teeeny tiny gas passage; I think the burners are starved. This would also explain why after 45 min 14 gallons of water only got up to 170...
I'll try the flex line tonight and report back...
Re: Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:59 am
by Quin
Yellow flame is an indication of not enough air. Can you adjust the air intake?
Re: Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:10 pm
by pornstache
No.. On the wok burners there's no air inlet/damper type thing like on the banjos....
Re: Sooting from Wok Burners
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:49 am
by pornstache
The culprit was the high pressure hose I was trying to recycle from my old setup.
Replaced with yellow flex line, and now the son of a gun gets hot enough to burn a hole through my back porch ceiling...