domonsura
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Just wanted to toss something into the mix and get comments on peoples' choice of burner. I've purchased and tested a few of them over the last 18 months (along with all sorts of pumps, filters, fittings etc, as I'm sure a lot of others have done) and ended up using a standard 3 ring with an adjustable high pressure reg to get the job done - and this has always thrown out a fierce flame with the high pressure reg, but I've always been looking for slightly more - seeking strike water heat up times of less than 15 minutes as sort of a goal.
In this spirit, I recently tried a nasa burner, as everything I've heard about them had led me to believe that they were the goods - and the description of the noise they made was promising, but I could never get the nasa to fire up as well as comments had led me to expect - even Kai had told me that there must be something wrong with it, or wasn't tuned right after I told him what I reckoned about them a week ago, so I took the nasa to Maxbilt in Norwood, Adelaide this morning to see if there was something wrong with it, they fired it up and said straight away that it was working fine! Even checked my reg to see that it was working properly. They reckoned the nasa would be fine for 36-40 litres, but nowhere near enough for 60-70 litres (which is what my experience left me thinking after waiting over an hour to reach strike temp.....).
But a point of interest was that they do sell the outdoor burner or 'nasa' there, in a stand, and the price tag shocked me a little - $24.95.............and I just paid $45 for one.....anyone looking for one, this is the place to go I suppose....someone fill me in if your experience with the nasa was more satisfying....please....
So anyway, I moved on to a 50Mj spiral burner with the high pressure reg instead, and while this is indeed a fearsome flamethrower, (p****s all over what I've seen the nasa do...) it still only equals what the 3-ring is capable of with the same regulator (@ half the price). I actually reckon that the 3-ring out does the spiral a little, which suprised me.
To be honest, I'd recommend the 3 ring with an adjustable reg on it to anyone looking for serious heat for minimum dollars. I've come to the conclusion that there is no benefit in spending any more $$$ on a burner than that unless you want to step up to big duckbills (and bigger gas bills).
Has anyone had a similar experience with the nasa, or is everyone else quite happily using them to heat 60l plus with no dramas. Or did I just get it wrong in the first place? :unsure: ($200+ worth of burners later......)
In this spirit, I recently tried a nasa burner, as everything I've heard about them had led me to believe that they were the goods - and the description of the noise they made was promising, but I could never get the nasa to fire up as well as comments had led me to expect - even Kai had told me that there must be something wrong with it, or wasn't tuned right after I told him what I reckoned about them a week ago, so I took the nasa to Maxbilt in Norwood, Adelaide this morning to see if there was something wrong with it, they fired it up and said straight away that it was working fine! Even checked my reg to see that it was working properly. They reckoned the nasa would be fine for 36-40 litres, but nowhere near enough for 60-70 litres (which is what my experience left me thinking after waiting over an hour to reach strike temp.....).
But a point of interest was that they do sell the outdoor burner or 'nasa' there, in a stand, and the price tag shocked me a little - $24.95.............and I just paid $45 for one.....anyone looking for one, this is the place to go I suppose....someone fill me in if your experience with the nasa was more satisfying....please....
So anyway, I moved on to a 50Mj spiral burner with the high pressure reg instead, and while this is indeed a fearsome flamethrower, (p****s all over what I've seen the nasa do...) it still only equals what the 3-ring is capable of with the same regulator (@ half the price). I actually reckon that the 3-ring out does the spiral a little, which suprised me.
To be honest, I'd recommend the 3 ring with an adjustable reg on it to anyone looking for serious heat for minimum dollars. I've come to the conclusion that there is no benefit in spending any more $$$ on a burner than that unless you want to step up to big duckbills (and bigger gas bills).
Has anyone had a similar experience with the nasa, or is everyone else quite happily using them to heat 60l plus with no dramas. Or did I just get it wrong in the first place? :unsure: ($200+ worth of burners later......)
