Taymar blowtorch cartridge replace

AnthonyL · 2017-01-14T12:46:05+00:00

Every 20yrs or so I need to do a bit of water pipe soldering - last week being such an occasion as a piece of pipe on the main pressure had a pin-hole leak. Anyhow out comes the old Taymar LG870 and the RF89 Butane cylinder is empty (maybe I should have unscrewed the torch after last use). Now I understand Taymar is defunct. I have a cylinder for a small camping gas burner but that is a Butane/Propane mix and looking for other cylinders on the net yield similar results - Butane/Propane mix. So what can I use? Does the Butane/Propane mix make a difference? Can I use the smaller cylinder? I don't want to unnecessarily fork out ?20 when the torch last worked fine.

Jan 14, 2017 20 Replies

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alan_m 9 years ago

Used for freezing water in the pipes in order to preform plumbing repairs without having to drain down first. Using the 'hot' flame not only solders the fitting but melts the ice afterwards.

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