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TIL a torch with a dirty nozzle wastes way more propane than I thought
Spent almost 2 hours on a single flue cap job last Tuesday in Baltimore that should have taken 45 minutes tops. Kept adjusting the flame, turning it up, couldn't get a clean cut on the stainless. Finally noticed the yellow tip was all over the place. Cleaned the nozzle with a wire brush and suddenly the thing cut like butter. I probably burned through $15 worth of extra propane just being stubborn. Has anyone else had a tool maintenance issue that just ate your whole morning without you realizing?
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cameron_craig4d ago
Used to be one of those guys who thought "it's fine, just turn it up a little more." Man was I wrong. Cleaned the tip on my acetylene torch last week and felt like an idiot for all the years I wasted burning extra gas.
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