DIY Propane Firepit
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I’ve had the hose melt out of mine too, I attributed it to trying to use it like a burner and used it to cook with using a pan. Thought the reflected heat in the box lead to the demise. I replaced it with a a steel braided line. I may make another “burner” out of smaller diameter brass and drill smaller holes. I’m trying for smaller flame and less crazy fire ball effect when turned up.
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Did the steel braided line hold up better? I had the same issue.
dstefan
Well-known member
Been thinking about a portble box — great thread!
I have a small home fire pit I made using parts from easyfirepits.com. (good guys with a wealth of info and parts for DIY fire pits. The soot bothered me a bit (as a home pit it has copper colored glass “rocks” and they blackened and worse the soot in the air triggered my asthma)
EasyFirePits sells a nice SS venturi valve which mixes air into the line. Just screws in between the hose and the fitting. https://easyfirepits.com/shop/ols/products/air-sm
Really reduced the soot and it did NOT turn the flame blue. Natural gas will burn blue on its own, and propane will with a lot of air and under pressure like a stove, but not in a fire pit, at least with that particular venturi.
Comes with two sizes of holes for mixing air. The small didn't do enough soot reduction for me, so I went to the large in the end
So far so good, I’m buying parts for version 2.0
Quick disconnect and side holes arenin the menu as well as a thicker gauge wire fence thingy to hold up my lava rock.
The rock really helps with the heat output I think
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WOODY2
Adventurer
I have found that rock placement can drastically alter flames on a traditional portable fire appliance as well as a high pressure regulator.
Version 2 is complete!
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PCO6
Adventurer
Version 2 is complete!
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Nice job.
I like the feet!Nice job.
Thanks man!
I’m getting a ammo can mount so I can pack up faster after turning off the fire. I’m trying to minimize the wait around factor in favor of the put miles on the road lol
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Herbie
Rendezvous Conspirator
Nice job.
Yeah, hose-schmoze. I'm here to say the feet are friggin' genius.
Hnoroian
Observer
So I’m stealing the feet idea too (definitely giving you the credit) and waiting to see what V3 comes out like.
Version Mk 3 Mod 1
Ok this is
A .30 cal can with stainless mesh three big holes instead of little holes
And the feet I’m waiting on a tool to install
I was so excited for the build I forgot to strip the paint like I said I would last time. Soooooo I’m burning it off post build.
Instead of a loop it’s just one straight 3/8 copper with about 8 hole in it and they are tiny like just over 1/16” tiny and that got me the cleanest burn without an air mixer. I could only find them in 1/2” so they got ******** canned.
Oh and I bought some of this flat fire brick with hole in them to sit on top of my burner protector wire cage.
It’s freaking awesome!!
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Ok this is
A .30 cal can with stainless mesh three big holes instead of little holes
And the feet I’m waiting on a tool to install
I was so excited for the build I forgot to strip the paint like I said I would last time. Soooooo I’m burning it off post build.
Instead of a loop it’s just one straight 3/8 copper with about 8 hole in it and they are tiny like just over 1/16” tiny and that got me the cleanest burn without an air mixer. I could only find them in 1/2” so they got ******** canned.
Oh and I bought some of this flat fire brick with hole in them to sit on top of my burner protector wire cage.
It’s freaking awesome!!
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