I am leaving feed back on the Alpha burner. Will the real ALPHA BURNER PLEASE STAND UP? Actually there are there are two stickers saying that this an Alpha burner and ALPHA is cast into the burner and printed on the box it came in.
At least.This was the case with the one that I got. For what it is worth. This a dual burner that can be operated with the center 4 inch burner alone or along with the outer 8.5inch burner. The center burner can be turned up high or both burners can be turned from low to high. This is exactly what I wanted for my 22 inch plow disc cooker. If you pair it to a disc from South West Disc available on Amazon, you will have an awesome set up. The description from one of the three top rated disc cooker companies says that with the outer and inner burner on the 22 inch discit has an18 inch cooking area and the food can be pushed beyond this to slow or stop the cooking. But if you want to cook eggs you can lower it to just he center burner and get exactly the eggs you want.
Ideally you want a large diameter burner for a large 22 inch cooking disc. On some cookers the burner is small and concentrates the heat in a small area around 5 inches. This results in an area too hot for properly cooking many things but does not have the spread to really use the large available space This exact same ALPHA design burner is used on the- top three- plow disc cooker companies.. All of them use the freestanding table top burners of the ALPHA design. I have seen this burner for sale from $65 throuh $75, $90 and all the way to $250.The difference is that the regulator has been changed and there is a no risk backing from the company. At one point we had POL gas valves on our tanks that had no safety valve and apparently china and much of the world still has them .The PLO uses a reverse thread and
the regulator screws into the inside of the valve which vents directly out of thr tank valve. it must be turned counter clockwise to screw it in. In the USA we now have a QCC-1 valve which has a sealing valve valve that must be depressed in order to get full gas flow. NOTE that the new QCC-1 valve screws on the out side of the tank valve and uses the standard way to screw on( right tight) it comes with the reverse thread of the old POL STYLE VALVES INSIDE. If you open the valve on a tank that has the QCC-1 conector valve no gas will come out a all until the safety valve is depressed inside the valve.. People often have difficulty getting the safety valve depressed and proper gas flow with the regulator that comes with this burner. The work around is a "tank level indicator" can be installed. it will open the safety valve and let the gas pass through. I installed one on my tank and the supplied regulator works perfect. If one wants to go with a new regulator. you need to remove the supplied regulator off the hose. The new regulator will lily come with a 3/8 flare fitting at the end of the hose. To adapt it do a search for - "half union 3/8 flare x 1/2 inchmale pipe." - then search-"connector 1/2 inch barb x1/2 inch female pipe". connect the 3/8 flare fitting to the regulator hose and the 1/2 ich barb hose connector x 1/2 inch it female pipe to the flare fitting and insert it into the hose where the old regulator came from. then you are good to go.
Tthe connector that comes with this burner has given a number of people problems, because it requires use of a lot of pressure to depress the safety valve which it was not designed for. NOTE this burner is designed for a single stage regulator rated above 30,000 BTU. It wil put out out about 1 PSI. If you use a high pressure regulator then the fire will blow off the burners. You will need to adjust the regulator back until it is barely flowing to get 1 PSI. This also explains some complaints of the gas blowing off the burner and a roaring sound. With a tank gauge the original regulator works awesome and the burner works fine with the two stage regulator turned all the way down. My conclusion is this is an awesome burner.
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| Brand | XtremepowerUS |
|---|---|
| Fuel Type | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| Material | Cast Iron |
| Product Dimensions | 24"L x 14"W x 5"H |
| Power Source | Gas Powered |
| Maximum Energy Output | 30000 British Thermal Units |
| Item Weight | 8 Pounds |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 23.5 x 14.75 x 6.5 inches |
| Package Weight | 6.9 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 26 x 7 x 15 inches |
| Brand Name | XtremepowerUS |
| Color | Grey |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | XtremepowerUS |
| Part Number | 95500 |
