The torch came empty of butane?
1506024
Mine arrived full, if you buy this be sure to refill it with high grade butane. The cheap lighter stuff is worthless and will permanently clog this torch. Most the bad reviews are from people who put crappy fuel in them. Also it takes weeks for it to arrive
1506025
If you get it sent by air mail it will usually be empty. I'm pretty sure there are laws that say you cant send pressurized explosive gasses on planes. boom boom lol
1195132
It comes empty. I recommend buying lighter fluid and spare flints with the lighter, it will make maintenance very easy in the future
25730
Ships (arrives) empty. I went to my local cigar shop and bought some high quality butane. This is my favorite lighter.
755329
The torch should be upside down, with the BUTANE refill bottle inverted on top. Make sure the valve is centered. Press in and hold together tightly, after a few moments, IT WILL START TO LEAK OUT AT THE VALVE. ITS FULL. aGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING BUTANE.
2158546
No - butane gas cartridges. There's an integral spark ignition to light it. No batteries required!
1890845
I had the same issue, on the bottom where you put the Butane in (there should be another tube around it) you'll see that it has indents, use something small like a flathead screwdriver and twist it to the left increasing the power of the lighter and it should work.
414323
Remove the torch from the plastic stand. On the underside of the body there is a gas filling valve. Make sure the torch is off. With the torch upside down, using a butane canister (which can be purchased in the smoking section of Walgreens or elsewhere) depress the canister nozzle into the filling valve. Some gas will escape from around the filling valve as the torch fills with liquid propane. After several seconds, the torch should have enough fuel to begin working again.
2165063
The product description mentions that it arrives empty. I believe this is standard with lighters, almost certainly with mail-order.
1351649
By law, they should not come with butane. Anything in them should be (at most) residual butane from them emptying it. Once you get them, use a small screwdriver or pen tip to vent off any air left in the reservoir. Then, fill it with appropriate butane. Fill valve facing up, press the butane nozzle over the fill valve, hold for a couple seconds, pull the can up, and repeat until the lighter is full. Simply (a) holding the can down will not fill the lighter (might work a few times, or light and go out), (b) try to *initially* fill it without emptying it.
1459882
it does not come with any butane. just go to your local hardware store and buy some butane, to order butane online would have ridiculously expensive shipping and handling because you're transporting gas.
1280208
since it is electric (mine was) there is no flame...i found it to grill quite well...i had a terrible problem cleaning it...so i sold it...
2258383
Yes it does come empty. I did find a good deal on a pack of 3 butane canisters on amazon and I have made several dishes using the torch and have not yet used up a whole canister so they last a while.
411536
There was a little bit left over in the canister we used to burn it outside and it disappeared. I think it evaporated b/c it's alcohol based?
2202285
Mine that came yesterday had butane already filled. How did I know I tried to fill it and found very quickly it was already filled. This should be made clear in the specifications.
833019
Pretty much like all lighters of this kind. Once it's filled with "lighter fluid"... (butane)... simply pull the red "trigger" and the sparker should ignite the butane!
1126585
Hi Jini, have you filled the butane holders with fuel? They do not arrive full.
947318
It is possible it just takes a while. I use a butane torch and it works it just is time consuming.