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Can the stainless stove stand be used with a long leg PowerFlamer propane 16 stove?

Customer (PF13L160EI)

Can the Stainless Stove Stand available on your website store be used with the burner PF13L160EI I purchased? Is there an opening on the top surface that you insert the burner into (with the legs off)?  Are the short legs basically the 3 little stubs on bottom of the burner unit?

Outdoorstirfry: 

When you remove the long legs, the stove becomes a short leg version.  It can be inserted to the stove stand.   The stove stand has a top opening to insert a short leg PowerFlamer propane 160 stove.  The stove stand on itself is quite light weight, using it with a short leg version stove does not improve entire stove system stability much as compared with a long leg stove with stabilizers.  However you can put heavy objects like bricks, concrete block on to the stove stand lower shelf to improve its stability. 

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Can electronic ignition flame be left on after igniting the main burner etc?

Customer (PF13L160EI): 

Hello. I just received my PowerFlame burner yesterday.  I am so impress with the high quality of materials you have included. I just have a few questions.

  1. Can the ignition flame be left on low setting while the burning is being used? Or should it be completely turned off once the burner is lit?
  2. Can the burner be used directly on an outdoor stone countertop (granite) without the long legs attached?

Outdoorstirfry: 

  1. the ignition flame needs to be turned off completely after igniting the main burner. If the ignition flame remains lit, it can heat up the ignition metal tip. The tip can then meld its surrounded white plastic and black rubber insulation of the ignition wire. 
  2. Yes
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Tank adaptor for stove ACME QCC Type 1 connector for France and Germany

Customer (PF13CL160): 

The burner arrived, thank you, however due to differences in EU vs US gas standards I’ve needed to change the regulator.

Outdoorstirfry

Usually my customers go to the propane dealer to ask for an adaptor between your tank and the ACME Type I QCC tank connector we ship.  Can you also send me your tank connector in picture?

Customer

Thank you, I will send the pictures via my gmail account as I cannot send them easily with this account.   Please double check your spam in case the email doesn’t come through in the next 30min.   Thank you in advance. Please find attached images of the tank connector. I live in Luxembourg and I think this is a German connection.  It is very difficult to source a solution in the region I’m in as they cannot create custom hoses/connectors here. So any assistance is much appreciated.
 
Outdoorstirfry
 
Thanks for your tank connector pictures.  Can you see if the adaptor in this link https://www.laboutiquedugaz.fr/produit/technique-du-gaz/adaptateurs/adaptateurs-internationaux/adaptateur-usa-canada-vers-bouteille-francaise/ works for your tank?   The right side of the connector connects to the ACME QCC Type 1 connector from the stove hose/regulator.  The left side connects to tank.  I know that our customers in France use this.
 
Customer:
 
Thanks for this advice. I have ordered the following for German standard propane tank connections. I will let you know whether it is successful so you have the info for future clients.
 
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Stove storage question

Customer

Quick questions in regards to storage of the burner.   Is it recommended to store the burner in like a shed/garage when not in use?  Or can I keep it outside with a cover and have no fear of rust?   Maybe the long legs are vulnerable to weather?

Outdoorstirfry

Many customers store the stove indoor when not in use.   We just leave it outside with some cover.  Eventually the stove will rust as it is of cast iron parts.  The rust does not affect its functionality.  The long legs are of galvanized, should withstand weather better than the stove body.

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How do I active the spark for the electric starter?

Customer (PF13L160EI): 

How do I active the spark for the electric starter? 

Outdoorstirfry

Arrange the ignition tip inside wind guard to point to top of the main burner.  Once you have all connections done, turn on your tank and make sure there is no leak (hissing sound, smell of gas), turn the right knob counter clock wise until it clicks.  It should generate a spark while gas going out of the ignition tube.  You might have to try this process a few times for a successful ignition.  Once you establish an ignition flame, turn the left knob to ignite the main burner.  Once the main burner is lit, turn off the right knob to shut off the ignition flame.   The ignition flame can’t serve as a pilot.  

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PowerFlamer stove long leg height?

Customer (PF13L160EI): 

Hey, I don’t think I received the long legs that I ordered. I think I received the short legs.  These are 25” long and they don’t extend.  

Outdoorstirfry

The long leg each is 24”.   Entire long leg stove height is about 30~32”.  With wok, the wok handle should be about 36” in height which is normal person’s elbow height. 

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A great Purchase

Customer (PF13L160EI): 

First really impressed with the burner. I find it well designed and very easy to light and to control the heat output. Cooks very well. The heat guard also works beautifully well. I have a metal handle 14” wok with a silicone cover so my hand is very close to the wok burner as I work but it protects my hands. also really appreciate the safety of a braided stainless hose vs rubber for safety.

On the long legs I agree with some of the other users. It’s really not a very stable design for tossing as you mention on your site. My solution was to build a frame for it using maker pipe and emt conduit which was very fun. Thanks also added wheels so I can move it to garage when not in use.

Thanks again. A great purchase and I really appreciate the good communication from dong when I ordered and as I built the cart to hold it.

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Rust on Burner

Customer (PF13L160): 

Good morning,  I purchased the PowerFlamer Propane 160, Item# PF13L160.  Over the past year I have noticed corrosion/rust building up from moisture inside the holes of the wok burner head. At this point, only half of the head has flame and that is a dirty yellow flame. I have always kept the wok burner covered but moisture has still managed to get in via humidity etc. I have tried wire brushing and using compressed air to clear the holes but nothing works. It is now less than a year from purchase and it is unusable. Do you have a stainless replacement version or recommend some course of action?

Outdoorstirfry

Moisture is one factor to speed up rust build up.   Even our indoor gas range burner holes can be built up with rust and have to be cleaned.   Iron with heat and oxygen tends to rust.  The rust reduces the hole size.  Recently a local customer brought back his burner, similar situation to yours, yellow flame, only ¼ ring has flame.   What we found was that liquid (soup or oil) was poured over the burner and we had to use a wire (similar to the hole size) to clean every hole to restore the flame to satisfactory condition.   Please use appropriate wire or even grinder to remove any hole rust build up.   Wire brush and compressed air are useful after the holes are restored to their proper size. 

In term of other material for burner, we know other material will not last as long as cast iron as burner.  Under intense heat, other material also oxidizes and the oxidation can eventually plug the holes.

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Stability and Cover

Customer (PF13L160/stabilizers/cover): 

What a pleasant surprise to know it’s coming earlier than you first predicted. (You first told me 3-6months.). A quick question I have while I am waiting for stove, regarding blue flame vs yellow flame.  I know we want the flame as blue as possible. So as a general rule, would you say I should just leave maximum air for the bluest flame? Or do you have a recommended air ratio for me?

Outdoorstirfry

The stove as shipped has already been adjusted to give blue flame.  However in case, there is a mixing wheel in front of the burner inlet that you can play and adjust. 

Customer

I installed the legs as instructed (screws facing inside, inward Bend facing outside). It is still very wobbly and I don’t think these screws are easy to screw in. I do a lot of wok tossing and I’m genuinely afraid it will fall over when I’m cooking and cause major injury…..can you suggest a better solution for me? Also tell me the screw size. I think I’m going to home Depot to get better ones. The ones you provided are hard to screw with my screw driver.

Just used my stove for the first time. I thought I would give you a bit of feedback if that’s all right with you. 

Good: The stove itself works great. The concentrated fire is very powerful. I actually caught grease fire the first time I add oil in wok because I wasn’t aware how hot it gets. That’s something I need to learn. Also absolutely love the pilot light and fire control. Now I can turn fire off and add ingredients , then turn it back on, without feeling rushed.

Need improvement: the legs are fairly stable, I haven’t had accident yet. But still not super confident with it, even with stabilizers. Your stove is advertised as 13″ diameter, but I only measure 11″ inside. So not very big to flip wok against fire-guard like those professional Chinese chef. But you can increase sales for smaller 12″ wok, since that fits perfectly. I bought the cover, that definitely needs improvement. It’s just a basic tarp I can buy from home Depot, doesn’t fit properly and doesn’t look nice.

Overall great product. Communication was great, and you were knowledgeable and fast. I love the Chinese entrepreneur spirit, as I’m Chinese myself. I wish you all the best. Happy holidays.

Outdoorstirfry

Thank you for your feedback.  We always want to hear what our customers say on our products.  We are always thinking of how to improve.  A couple points to clarify.  We name our stove 13” by its wok ring adaptor outer diameter.  We understand regular house does not need a restaurant type stove and it will require too big a wok.    Also We purposely do not make the tarp cover down to the ground which will collect dirt and leaves. 

Customer

Regarding the cover, what I mean was, it was a bit too big. Perhaps a more fitted smaller one would look more appealing, maybe even with outdoorstirfry logo on it! May I also suggest some clippings for the bottom of cover to secure with the legs. That way on very windy days, the cover won’t fly away. Anyway, that’s just my idea. Hope you find it helpful. Cheers.

Outdoorstirfry

Thank you for more information on the cover.  We make the cover for all our stove products.   It is slightly bigger for PowerFlamer propane 160.  We have bigger stove products.   Currently our cover has two versions, one with grummet holes and another with strings at the bottom.   If there are strings on yours, you can use them to strap to the legs of the stove.  If there are only grummet holes, you can come up with a string yourself to tie the grummet holes to the legs of the stove. 

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How can I use my wok to create wok hei?

Customer (PF13LQN120): 

I have a question.  How can I use my wok to create wok hei, when the wok adapter is not secure AT ALL on top of the wind guard.  

Outdoorstirfry

The wok adaptor ring is flexible to be oriented to protect the flame come up to burn the hand accessing the wok handle.  It should just sit snuggly on top of the wind guard. 

On Wok-Hei, please read https://outdoorstirfry.com/?s=wok+hei.   I believe if you search wok-hei on internet, you will come up with a lot of sources.