Looftlighter recall?

Card Shark · Post by **Card Shark** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:20 pm

Amazon sells them.

Muppet · Post by **Muppet** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:29 pm

If one is buying from Ebay or another international site remember that America runs different power voltages than us... Ive made this mistake before myself.

Narmnaleg · Post by **Narmnaleg** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:53 pm

beachbum1971 wrote:Shame, mine died yesterday and had to run out to get fire starters.

Anyone has other alternatives, I have flirted with the idea of a butane torch. Will have to keep it hidden from the boss however .......

Do you have a cheap heat gun lying around? Works better than the looft IMO.

overspiceddave · Post by **overspiceddave** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:03 pm

Narmnaleg wrote: Do you have a cheap heat gun lying around? Works better than the looft IMO.

Yeh but be careful not to melt the plastic casing on the heat gun by keeping it near the charcoal too long.

I'm guessing that might happen anyway

Dave

Narmnaleg · Post by **Narmnaleg** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:16 pm

The heat gun I sue had a plastic tip-cover that came off (it was just clipped on), so now all it has is a metal tip. The $20 gun is more powerful than the looft, so as soon as I get an ember I pull back on it and the fire quickly grows to the wanted size. I've been using it for a few years now and nothing has ever melted. On the other hand, the metal casing of the looft seemed to "disappear" over time.

Santo · Post by **Santo** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:26 pm

I upgraded from the looft which I refunded (if yours died take it back for a refund)

Very happy with my replacement. Within a few mins I have crazy fire.

beachbum1971 · Post by **beachbum1971** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:17 am

Narmnaleg wrote:
beachbum1971 wrote:Shame, mine died yesterday and had to run out to get fire starters.

Anyone has other alternatives, I have flirted with the idea of a butane torch. Will have to keep it hidden from the boss however .......
Do you have a cheap heat gun lying around? Works better than the looft IMO.

At the time the thought did not occur to me, I am going to use the Keg this afternoon, will give it a go.

beachbum1971 · Post by **beachbum1971** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:19 am

Santo wrote:I upgraded from the looft which I refunded (if yours died take it back for a refund)

Very happy with my replacement. Within a few mins I have crazy fire.

Something like this is what I had in mind ...... although I am pretty sure you would see a mushroom cloud over the house when the wife saw it.

food&fish · Post by **food&fish** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:34 am

What actually is that thing and where did you get it

Santo · Post by **Santo** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:45 am

Masters. Bernzomatic 850.

The 20 dollar masters discount coupon they are running for January alleviated the mushroom cloud from being cast over my house from my wife.

beachbum1971 · Post by **beachbum1971** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:04 am

Santo wrote:Masters. Bernzomatic 850.

The 20 dollar masters discount coupon they are running for January alleviated the mushroom cloud from being cast over my house from my wife.

I thought you had made that yourself!

It's not showing in the website. How much was it?

She isn't concerned about the money, there was an incident a few years back with a little kitchen torch while giving some colour to a few creme brûlée. No one needed to go to the hospital so I really don't see why she continues to make a big deal out of it ...........

Santo · Post by **Santo** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:23 pm

Not on the website but they sell it in the area where the power tools are. Ticketed at 79 but scanned at about 63. Plus about 15 bucks for the blue thing. If you spend 100 you get 20 off with the coupon

Mixin · Post by **Mixin** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:18 pm

I have the same weed torch. I bought it from (of all places) autobarn last summer - just before Xmas '13.
It was in the catalogue on sale, something like $40 including the (full) gas canister.

I've only used it for weeds (I run the chimney over the wok burner) but now I'm thinking.......

gordona000 · Post by **gordona000** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:19 pm

Santo,
Where do you get the coupon from? Were they on the latest catalog?

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Santo · Post by **Santo** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:25 pm

Yeah on the last catalogue. Goes till end of Jan. Its on ozbargain.
Just ask at the registers they have copies they will scan it for you as long as you ask.

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