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#Post#: 62907--------------------------------------------------
How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: rails4ever Date: April 21, 2024, 2:38 pm
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Today I was playing around and realized my BIX burner with the
copper tubing is quite a nuisance. Especially when you have to
constantly adjust the pipe shape to accommodate different
engines.
I cut the pipe and fitted a rubber hose to it and attached it to
the tank. It is night & day difference in making it easier to
use and interchange.
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#Post#: 62909--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: Stoker Date: April 21, 2024, 3:18 pm
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I would be a bit leary of the "rubber" hose connection to the
copper piping at the burner end. There will most certainly be
some heat transferred there, and depending on tubing type, there
will likely be some swelling of the hose, which may then lose
its grip on the copper pipe and become a flame-thrower whipping
around from the gas pressure. Perhaps some wire wrap as a hose
clamp would effectively remove that possibility.
#Post#: 62910--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: rails4ever Date: April 21, 2024, 3:38 pm
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[quote author=Stoker link=topic=7146.msg62909#msg62909
date=1713730710]
I would be a bit leary of the "rubber" hose connection to the
copper piping at the burner end. There will most certainly be
some heat transferred there, and depending on tubing type, there
will likely be some swelling of the hose, which may then lose
its grip on the copper pipe and become a flame-thrower whipping
around from the gas pressure. Perhaps some wire wrap as a hose
clamp would effectively remove that possibility.
[/quote]
I should’ve cut the pipe longer! Dang! I don’t see anymore
than 1-2psi in the gas line? But it does get hot. This is
that blue rubber tubing that doesn’t expand until 50 psi or so.
#Post#: 62911--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: Stoker Date: April 21, 2024, 3:44 pm
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I believe some form of hose clamp would still be advisable, for
peace of mind if nothing else.
#Post#: 62917--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: rails4ever Date: April 21, 2024, 4:45 pm
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[quote author=Stoker link=topic=7146.msg62911#msg62911
date=1713732296]
I believe some form of hose clamp would still be advisable, for
peace of mind if nothing else.
[/quote]
I fixed it up a bit. Put some clamps. Ran it for 15 mins no
issues. Thanks for the advice!
#Post#: 62919--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: St Paul Steam Date: April 21, 2024, 4:50 pm
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[quote author=Stoker link=topic=7146.msg62909#msg62909
date=1713730710]
I would be a bit leary of the "rubber" hose connection to the
copper piping at the burner end. There will most certainly be
some heat transferred there, and depending on tubing type, there
will likely be some swelling of the hose, which may then lose
its grip on the copper pipe and become a flame-thrower whipping
around from the gas pressure. Perhaps some wire wrap as a hose
clamp would effectively remove that possibility.
[/quote]
Yes, just as Daniel has said, this scared me when I 1st saw it.
there was a reason it had copper plumbing; this is dangerous
Travis.
#Post#: 64065--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: Jim Date: June 26, 2024, 3:30 pm
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I must admit to doing this the last couple of years myself
(though I use silicone tubing).
We all used rubber hoses to our bunsen burners at school.
#Post#: 64103--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: Ironhorse57 Date: June 27, 2024, 3:18 pm
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I have a few gas burners in different sizes, I use this type of
flexible pipe on most of them:
(HTM) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303775683002?
That one is just for illustration, they come with varied end
fixings but are easy enough to adapt to most gas jet holders.
Dave
#Post#: 64223--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: txlabman Date: July 1, 2024, 8:56 am
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[quote author=Jim link=topic=7146.msg64065#msg64065
date=1719433823]
I must admit to doing this the last couple of years myself
(though I use silicone tubing).
We all used rubber hoses to our bunsen burners at school.
[/quote]
Yes we did Jim and without any clamps on them. ;D
#Post#: 64227--------------------------------------------------
Re: How come I never did this? BIX mod
By: Stoker Date: July 1, 2024, 10:33 am
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[quote author=txlabman link=topic=7146.msg64223#msg64223
date=1719842206]
[quote author=Jim link=topic=7146.msg64065#msg64065
date=1719433823]
I must admit to doing this the last couple of years myself
(though I use silicone tubing).
We all used rubber hoses to our bunsen burners at school.
[/quote]
Yes we did Jim and without any clamps on them. ;D
[/quote]
Yes, but Bunsen burners had their barbs way down at the bottom
far away from the flame on top, where far less heat gets to it.
The connector snout was also heavily barbed to better grip the
tubing, which was of a special class of "rubber" often with
fiber weave reinforcing to resist expansion.
Very much a case of apples and oranges here!
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