Mapp Gas #2

Thanks to the 15 replies that I have received in regards to trying to restart a fire that has gone out with mapp gas, I guess the only solution is to clean it out and start from scratch. Happy that I did not spend the 49.00 dollars to buy the torch. Great forum!

The torch is good with copper ... just not with coal.

Hate to differ but I never have a problem getting my stove started with mapp gas.

Usually have it running in about 2 or 3 minutes.

It also helps that I bought the torch to do the plumbing on the large copper pipes when I did the install so I did not have to make the purchase just to light my boiler.

one thing I learned, is don't bury the torch tip into the coal if you have the auto ignitor on the torch, it melts the wiring to the sparker thing in the tip...mind died after I tried to start my stove. Finally ripped it apart and had to put a new wire in to get it to spark again.

I use coal mice or some charcoal/wood shaving in a small bag....

AdkCoal wrote:Hate to differ but I never have a problem getting my stove started with mapp gas.

Usually have it running in about 2 or 3 minutes.

It also helps that I bought the torch to do the plumbing on the large copper pipes when I did the install so I did not have to make the purchase just to light my boiler.

Are you using the torch to directly lite the coal, or are you using it to lite charcoal or wood ?

I mix crushed matchlite with the rice coal and make a small well in the pile so that I can get the flames of the torch under the pile. As was indicated in a previous post, it is not a good idea to just push the end of the torch into the coal. Making a well lets me get the flame onto the bottom of the pile. Once the matchlite catches it will ignite the coal. Works everytime for me and takes just a few minutes.