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Rust by Rain?

Customer: 

Hi I hope you’ve been well. I left my wok burner outside and it was raining this moring and some water got into the the wok and in the burner holes flame ports. I know you said before rust does not matter but just what to make sure again or if there any advice I should take when this happens thank you!
 
Outdoorstirfry:  
 
Rust on wind guard and base plate does not affect the functionality of the stove.  Rust inside the burner top plate holes do affect the flame pattern, and the flame may become yellow to create soot on the bottom of your cookware.  Please drain the water out of your burner right away.   You should cover the burner from rain, snow, etc. after use of the stove.   Usually, we just flip a wok upside down on top of the stove.   
 
Customer: 
 
I drained it right away and I hair dried the top plate holes for 10 mins. I hope this will not ruin the functionality of my burner. Do you think it’s fine? I haven’t tried to turn it on yet since it’s still raining.  I always cover it but since we got some unexpected rain today in LA I forgot to do it today.  Just curious is the top of your wok burner plate where the holes are have surface rust from wear and tear and use from high heat? 
 
Outdoorstirfry:
 
You were doing the right way to drain the water.    The burner top plate has four rings of holes where flame comes out.   The paint on top of the burner can’t stay long due to the high temperature.   In case your flame pattern becomes yellow, we can work together to fix it.
 
Customer: 
 
Hi thank you for message. I used it last night and it worked fine no yellow. Thank you so much.
 
Outdoorstirfry: 
 
great!  If rust going to form, it will take some time.  We can always work together at that time.  
 
Customer: 
 
Only a little rain water got inside the burner holes and I acted fast. I did what you told me. I drained it out and I hair dried it for 20 minutes. It got really hot so I’m hoping that dried up all the water!
 
Outdoorstirfry: 
 
You did your best.  Remember that all the paint around the holes is gone, can’t withstand the heat. After your cooking, the moisture from the air can come into the holes and create the rust.  This usually takes time to develop.   Don’t worry about it for now.  We can deal with it when it comes.     
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Stove questions

Inquiry: 

Hello,  I’m from Portland Oregon and I was interested in buying your wok, I just have a couple questions.

1). If I order the wok with legs, are they easily removeable for transportation and easy to reapply the legs? I normally camp out of my car and I’ll do no legs if they’re inconvenient to remove.

2). Is there a lot of heat that comes out of the bottom of the wok? I normally cook on a plastic table but want to know if I need to upgrade to metal camping table. Do you think a metal baking tray beneath the wok, but on top of a plastic table be an option?

3). I’m thinking of going with the manual ignition, that requires me to use a lighter every time to light it up right? No pilot flame? Then longevity of the manual is more reliable than electric ignition? How long do you think the electric ignition would last? I could technically transition to manual ignition with a lighter if the electric fails?

4). Is rust a big issue with the wok? I live in rainy Oregon and that is a risk. Is there a way of preventing rust?

5). All woks sold today are the newest 6B style?

Outdoorstirfry: 

  1. The long legs can be easily detachable from the base plate of the stove. 
  2. The base plate and short legs of the stove can get warm.  Placing the short leg stove directly on top of a plastic tabletop is not advisable.   Placing the stove on a metal baking tray should help. 
  3. Manual ignition stove goes with a pilot flame.   You only need to light it once.    Electronic ignition does not go with any pilot light; it needs to be lit every time. 
  4. Rust can produce yellow flame and create soot to bottom of a wok.  Cleaning should restore the stove performance.  
  5. Only PowerFlamer propane 160 plus version goes with a 6B burner. 
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Storage indoor to prevent rust?

Customer: 

Hello,  I asked my wife to purchase the PowerFlamer 160 for me as a later Father’s Day gift and am excited to begin to use it. I wanted to ask precautions should I take if it’s stored outside? Will certain parts rust? Is it better to box up and take inside for storage?   Thank you.

Outdoorstirfry: 

Most customers just leave their stove outdoor.  Some do pack the stove up and put it into storage indoor when they don’t use it for a long enough period.   The paint on the stove, if intact, should resist rust for long time.   Most of the stove surface, if rust, do not affect the functionality of the stove, albeit the rust might affect the look of the stove.   IF you find that any rust affects the flame, please contact us.

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Does burner rust outdoor?

Customer: 

The package arrived in great condition.  In a video of this product, there stated the burner will rust if left outdoors.  Is that true of the latest version?  Once it cools I plan to cover it, so, is that enough to prevent rusting?

Outdoorstirfry: 

It probably did not mention that indoor range cook top rust as well despite of sitting entirely inside the house.    Paint on top of burner where flames come out should be burnt off to expose the iron.  Hot iron with water content in the atmosphere should produce rust.   Since outdoor has more moisture, the burner outdoor should also rust faster than indoor one.    Don’t worry.  We will support you in case that happen to yours.

 

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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.