clenceo Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hello, I just completed my reil burner. I followed the instructions and today was it's first run. I'm running it off my propane tank without a regulator. The flare still have threads intact. My question is....is this a good flame pattern? Is it rich or lean? I do intend to add in a regulator and clean up the threads in the bell. If need be, I can make a flare if that will help. Any insight would be fantastic. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It looks pretty good a LITTLE rich but that's not so bad. The primary (pale opaque) flame is centered and well shaped if a BIT bushy. The secondary (darker more transparent) flame is pretty clean and the tertiary (bushy flame with tinges of orange) isn't excessive. All in all just a BIT rich which will prevent oxidization in the forge but makes more CO (Carbon Monoxide) so either use it outdoors or with serious ventilation and a CO detector. Is Ron suggesting using a bell reducer for a flare now? I just use a thread protector and that as much to provide something to mount it with. I don't use mine outside a forge either so my opinion is limited by my experiences. How does it run in the forge? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clenceo Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Thank you for the reply! I do intend to run my forge outside under my patio. In Ron's instructions, he didn't mention to run bell reducer for a flare. I found a link for those that don't have access to a torch to make the flare, a bell reducer will work. Now I have a torch (thanks to you looks pretty good) I can make a flare. My forge isn't completely put together. The flare is peeking through the opening and I was able to have some fun with a railroad spike. Its great fun! Can't wait to acquire enough knowledge to know what I'm doing! Hahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Frosty's evaluation is dead on the money, and I encourage you to make that flare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Note on bell reducer. I used them extensively in building blast burners for boiling crawfish, shrimp, and steaming crabs. A tradition here in Louisiana. The advantage is that the treads create a turbulence at edge of the flow which allows the use of a shorter pipe under some condition and keeps really high volumes from blowing of the end. One of the reasons my burners were popular was that I could throw a really big flame that wouldn't blacken the bottom of the pot Admittedly the big ones sounded like a jet engine revving up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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