Burner Question.
  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    My burner probably just sucks. It's a cheapo turkey friar one, but it's what I got so I'm just going to go with it. Anyhoodle, every time I use it, and I do mean ever time, it works more like a soot factory than a burner. I've tried playing with the air mixing valve a bunch of times and it literally makes zero difference.

    Has anyone else dealt with a dirty burner successfully? If so, what did you do to get a cleaner burn?
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  • C_BC_B
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    I have a craptastic turkey fryer like you say. It did the same thing once and after much frustration I found a very thick spider web in it. Like halfway between the air baffle and the burner. I think I blew compressed air through and out came a nasty little web/ball.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    C_B said:

    I have a craptastic turkey fryer like you say. It did the same thing once and after much frustration I found a very thick spider web in it. Like halfway between the air baffle and the burner. I think I blew compressed air through and out came a nasty little web/ball.



    hmmm, this is very likely. i keep it in the garage. i'll have to try that out.
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  • ThymThym
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    Oops. I accepted rather than quoted. Anyway, mine had a bunch of rust flakes in the bottom of it and it did that same thing
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    I've had to pull the cup style burners apart to clear rust from the inside. They are particular on airflow.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    Lakewood said:

    Oops. I accepted rather than quoted. Anyway, mine had a bunch of rust flakes in the bottom of it and it did that same thing



    this is also very likely.
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    I left one outside until it would work anymore. Took it apart and cleaned the rust and it was back like new.
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  • JayrizzleJayrizzle
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    jeepinjeepin said:

    I left one outside until it would work anymore. Took it apart and cleaned the rust and it was back like new.



    I've got one I need to do that too. They really fill with water in a bad way. It's a bad design for leaving uncovered outside, but everyone seems to do it.
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  • C_BC_B
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    Dr_Jerryrigger said:

    jeepinjeepin said:

    I left one outside until it would work anymore. Took it apart and cleaned the rust and it was back like new.



    I've got one I need to do that too. They really fill with water in a bad way. It's a bad design for leaving uncovered outside, but everyone seems to do it.


    I'm guilty of it.
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