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My Superfire 2 is now leaking gas from the pressure relief hole ( just below the trigger).
It is 14 months old and looks like new. The previous one did exactly the same but i think I got about 3 years out of it.
I spoke to Rothenberger . They tell me they wont warranty their torches if you use a third party gas canister and dont remove the canister after daily use.
My understanding is that it has something to do with effect of the gas long term on the O ring seals inside.
Plugging the hole is not only dangerous , it doesnt work and just leaks elsewhere (i know .i tried) . Apparently there are a number of seals inside the body that are for the regulator and they degrade. They are none user serviceable and the gun is manufactured in such a way that the regulator in the main body cannot be dismantled
I have also had a couple of Bernzomatics which have done the same . The general consensus is that Rothenbergers are Bernzomatics (rebranded)
They certainly look the same.
Looking through my graveyard tub of torches in the garage , I have Rothenbergers in there with not a single speck of black paint on them. I used to get 5 years from a torch and i have always used them heavily.
I would like to know if many others have had this problem and more interestingly i'm wondering if there is a relationship between starting to use mapp gas about 10 years ago and shortened torch life ( maybe acetylene degrades O rings more rapidly)
Thanks All
It is 14 months old and looks like new. The previous one did exactly the same but i think I got about 3 years out of it.
I spoke to Rothenberger . They tell me they wont warranty their torches if you use a third party gas canister and dont remove the canister after daily use.
My understanding is that it has something to do with effect of the gas long term on the O ring seals inside.
Plugging the hole is not only dangerous , it doesnt work and just leaks elsewhere (i know .i tried) . Apparently there are a number of seals inside the body that are for the regulator and they degrade. They are none user serviceable and the gun is manufactured in such a way that the regulator in the main body cannot be dismantled
I have also had a couple of Bernzomatics which have done the same . The general consensus is that Rothenbergers are Bernzomatics (rebranded)
They certainly look the same.
Looking through my graveyard tub of torches in the garage , I have Rothenbergers in there with not a single speck of black paint on them. I used to get 5 years from a torch and i have always used them heavily.
I would like to know if many others have had this problem and more interestingly i'm wondering if there is a relationship between starting to use mapp gas about 10 years ago and shortened torch life ( maybe acetylene degrades O rings more rapidly)
Thanks All