My MApp torch won't lite ?

pantsypants

I have a bernzomatic ts8000 and it won't lite ?
I can start it with a match or fire but can't get it to lite on it's own.
Does anyone know of there are flints or something that need replacing ??

Thanks

SmokeyPitt

I checked the web site and they do not sell replacement igniters.  I think it is a piezoelectric crystal built into the body of the unit.  

Did it happen to get wet?  I left mine in the rain and it didn't work for a while.  I took it apart and left it sitting by a window for a few days and it started working again.  

pantsypants

No I don't think it got wet .
I will wait a couple days I guess and hope it drys
It's less than a year old so I don't think it should have stopped working

HoosierEgg71

It might be dirty or have a bug inside the tip. I leave mine outside in a cabinet by my egg and that happens to me. Unscrew the tip and blow out as well as the tube and venturi.

pantsypants

Thanks

Maccool

Mine sits out year-round (Minnesota). I periodically have to remove the tip and blow it out.

pantsypants

Thanks guys !!
Works great now

Canugghead

Since it can be lit with a match, I doubt it's a blocked gas discharge nozzle.  If it's moisture, bury it in raw rice couple of days?  If all else fails, give it to me!

pantsypants

It just needed a good blow !