I've been a pipe smoker for decades and have always preferred butane lighters. I'm from Chicago but haven't lived in the US for over 20 years. I always bought my butane from various tobaccoists and never had any real problem.
Some years back, I bought a Peterson lighter. There are no tobacco shops near me now, and, to make a long story short. I filled it with grocery-store butane. I'm not stingy; I just didn't have access to tobacco shops and didn't realise there were differences in quality that I needed to observe. I just filled it with butane as I'd always done.
So yeah, it doesn't work. It must be clogged up with gunky residue.
I've since discovered how to get some decent quality butane here and have other lighters, but I'm wondering if this is repairable or should it be discarded?
(I am just assuming that this is the problem. I've watched all the youtube vids and read the various blogs on the subject. Nothing has helped.)
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
Some years back, I bought a Peterson lighter. There are no tobacco shops near me now, and, to make a long story short. I filled it with grocery-store butane. I'm not stingy; I just didn't have access to tobacco shops and didn't realise there were differences in quality that I needed to observe. I just filled it with butane as I'd always done.
So yeah, it doesn't work. It must be clogged up with gunky residue.
I've since discovered how to get some decent quality butane here and have other lighters, but I'm wondering if this is repairable or should it be discarded?
(I am just assuming that this is the problem. I've watched all the youtube vids and read the various blogs on the subject. Nothing has helped.)
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization (please check Rule #9)
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