High pressure vs low pressure propane burner?
I recently acquired a camp chef explorer dual burner cook top. It is a low pressure system and doesn't get hot enough to light charcoal or fry fish. I contacted the manufacturer, and they said I could convert it to a high/low combination by changing the burner, spring, valve, manifold, air vent and hose/regulator. This didn't make much sense to me. I hooked up a high pressure regulator to it and it produces a much hotter/larger flame than before with the low pressure equipment that it already has. So, my question is how can it be a high low combo if it has a high pressure regulator on it. Is it unsafe to run it as is with the high pressure regulator on it with a low pressure burner/valve on it? They quoted me £60 to change out one side of it, but I don't know how it is going to work like that. Thanks.
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Your results sound unusal for a stove top with two 30,000 btu burners fired on low pressure propane. Are you sure nothing is plugged? I have a low pressure Camp Chef Ranger II ( 2 x 17,000 btu, ~11 inches on a manometer). It fries easily at less than full dial setting. Have you investigated that all the gas orifices and air sleeves are unobstructed?
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Volume of the regulator is your target.
A standard regulator meters a pressure of, 11-13" of water.
"Portable", single stage regulators, put out +-20,000 btu's.
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"Integral Two Stage Regulator" is probable what you want. Higher volume of gas is put out at the standard 11" of water.
https://www.propane101.com/regulators.htm
A standard regulator meters a pressure of, 11-13" of water.
"Portable", single stage regulators, put out +-20,000 btu's.
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"Integral Two Stage Regulator" is probable what you want. Higher volume of gas is put out at the standard 11" of water.
https://www.propane101.com/regulators.htm
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Did you try resetting the regulator?
They have safety features now that if they sense a huge volume loss it cuts out. It will still simmer, but not get full flow. More and more appliances are coming with that feature now, but grills were the first to get it. I would reset the regulator and see if that helps your issue. I hate to state the obvious, but sometimes we chase big problems when we forget about the little stuff.
On my stoves too, I can adjust my flame size. Have you tried that? In the USA it is just a small allen wrench to reset the knob for higher flow.
They have safety features now that if they sense a huge volume loss it cuts out. It will still simmer, but not get full flow. More and more appliances are coming with that feature now, but grills were the first to get it. I would reset the regulator and see if that helps your issue. I hate to state the obvious, but sometimes we chase big problems when we forget about the little stuff.
On my stoves too, I can adjust my flame size. Have you tried that? In the USA it is just a small allen wrench to reset the knob for higher flow.