IronFist Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Afternoon Gents- My forge has not been as productive as usual, and I believed it to be the weather change. Its cooled down to only about mid 50s, and my tank is freezing up VERY rapidly. I thought it may have been the tank sitting on the concrete floor so I elevated it with wood- same problem. Then I kept it in a basin with warm water- same problem. The only way I can get it to produce enough heat is to shake the gas and it will run heat for about 5 mins and then back down.Any problem solvers have any answers for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 what size tank and how big ore the burners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looper567 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I'm guessing you have a 20lb. tank (BBQ size). You can get a manifold and link 2 tanks together to eliminate the freezing, or get one of the 80 or 100lb tanks from Lowe's or Home Depot.Larry Zoeller has the manifold kits for $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Dropping the tank in a bucket of warm water works too. You can also wrap it in an electric blanket. With some of the larger jet engines I've built, I have to do this even in the middle of summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 The little BBQ tanks just can't vaporize fast enough for some forges - I had the same problem, which is why I went over to a couple of 25 gallon tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 My forge will freeze my 100# bottle when it starts to get low, just get a slack tub larger than your bottle and fill with water. We do this trick at horseshoeing competitions works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Just a note, dont use warm water, just use normal temp water. If you put a full tank in warm water youc an cause too much expansion if the water is warmer than the air temp was when the tank was filled, and cause the overflow valve to start venting propane at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFist Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Thanks for the suggestions. I'll attempt what works best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 an easy not so sloppy way is to get one of those clip on lights and put a hundred watt bulb in it and shine it on the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Best solution I have heard is bigger tank. My 100# tank frosts up only when it gets very low. Never freezes and stops running, at least so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 hmm... My tank is BIG reaches up until my shoulders don't know how many LB's but still freezes up.I always keep a buket of water close to the forge flames so i have hot water 2 pour over the Tank.2 burners 0.6mm nozzel each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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