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Burnt ignition wire and rusted screws.

Customer (PF13CL160EI_Stabilizers): 

Hello,  Since about 6 months ago in April/May I have had a problem with the wire for the igniter having come off.  I don’t know how it happen, but I am thinking it is perhaps heat related? Perhaps the igniter is not positioned correctly and too close to the main burner.  I also see an issue with the screws being very rusty, and wonder if this will become a bigger problem later and I won’t be able to replace them if they have gotten too rusty.  Can you advice me on how to best fix these issues? I don’t mind doing it myself, but if you can guide me on which screw sizes to get, and the cable used for the igniter, I would appreciate it very much.

If I can buy the parts from your store, that would be an appreciated option as well.  I have attached some photos and a short video showing the issues.   Best regards.

Outdoorstirfry: 

Thx for your photos and video showing your concerns. 

Regarding the ignition wire coming off from the white tip, please see attached on how to fix it. 

Regarding the rusted screw heads on top of main burner, your concern is thoughtful, those screws will need to be taken off if the burner top plate holes need cleaning.  Even if the top screw is rusted that a screwdriver is not helpful, there are two nuts at bottom of burner that can be loosened to get these two screws off.  Any new screws exposed to high heat will always rust.   We recommend leaving them as is. 

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Can PowerFlamer Stove rust?

Inquiry: 

Hello,  Can you please tell me what material the PowerFlamer is made of?  Does it have a coating of paint?  Can the PowerFlamer rust?  What is the difference between a bottle and a tank?  Thanks.

Outdoorstirfry: 

PowerFlamer stoves are made of cast iron.  It can rust if exposed to rain/snow/humidity.  On the surface it has a paint coating that prevents water to contact with the iron.   Area without paint will always rust first. 

For difference between bottle and tank, please read https://outdoorstirfry.com/?s=tank+and+bottle.

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flame doesn’t come out of the burner evenly and a layer of black soot shows up on the bottom of my wok.

Customer (PF13L160): 

Hello!  My wife purchased one of your PowerFlamer 160 wok burner for my Birthday last year and I LOVE IT. Unfortunately the cover I wasn’t as water proof as advertised and the burner has gotten a corroded. Now when I use the flame doesn’t come out of the burner evenly and a layer of black soot shows up on the bottom of my wok whenever I use it.

1) Is there a good way I can clean the burner?
2) If not can I buy a replacement burner? Everything else is working great.

Outdoorstirfry: 

Can you watch video #5 “The yellow flame might be caused by the air/fuel mixing wheel being turned far toward the burner pipe. Adjust the wheel a bit away from the burner inlet should help.” On this page https://outdoorstirfry.com/support/product-documentation/?   Let us know if it helps.  

Customer: 

Adjusting the oxygen flow did significantly reduce the soot issue, thanks!   I am still not getting gas out of all of the burner holes, is there a suggested method for cleaning them out?

Outdoorstirfry: 

Don’t you get flame out of some holes at low flame level or high level?   Maybe you can send a video to show.

Customer: 

At very low levels I can get flames out of most holes, on high it goes away.  Here is a link to the video sorry it was a little too big to send as an attachment.

Outdoorstirfry: 

Cleaning burner holes on its top plate with appropriate wire size may help.   Below are steps to open the burner top plate:

  1. Take the wok ring adaptor away.
  2. Remove two bolt/nut sets between wind guard and burner base plate.
  3. Flip the burner base plate upside down.
  4. Remove 3 mounting screws between base plate and burner.
  5. Remove base plate to expose the burner bottom.
  6. The burner top plate is mounted with 2 sets of small bolt/nuts.  Remove these.
  7. Take the burner top plate out for hole cleaning. 
  8. Reverse sequence above to mount back.  Please check burner pipe is clean before reverse assembly.

Let us know if there is further question.

Customer: 

That worked!  Thank you for all the help.

Outdoorstirfry:

Great!

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Rust

Inquiry:

Hello, Kenji (The Food Lab) introduced me to your product. His PowerFlamer had rusted in his backyard. I live on saltwater. I understand that
iron rusts, but there are paints that are better than others.
How would you rate the PowerFlamer in rusting?, (taking into account that you may have improved it since Kenji’s video?) Or, do you recommend a specific paint that I can use when it needs repainting?
Outdoorstirfry:
Very good question.   The paint on our earlier PowerFlamer generations is silver and not good to repel moisture in outdoor environment.   If the stove body rusts, you can polish off the rust and clean with a dry cloth.  Finding special paint for high temperature BBQ type is easy from any local hardware store.   This is oil based paint and should last much longer.
Our new generation PowerFlamer has dark gray paint which is the best rust resistant paint we ever know of.  For all improvements of the new PowerFlamer generation, please read.