Needed some more heat out of my torch so I got a cylinder of MAPP gas and it says on the label not to use a propane torch. OK fine I go to the local hardware stores and everybody has cylinders but no torches. I did find one torch that said it worked for both but it had a trigger ignitor on it and was $34, those things always wear out. So can somebody tell me why I can't use the propane torch. Fits on the bottle fine an lights.

sr

simple answer is that the orifice is differnt

nozzles different

but you say it lights... so why not just use it?

It is pressurized gas, didn't want to do anything stupid.

sr

I've used MAPP Gas for yeeeaaaarrs with a standard propane torch tip (hardware store type). No problems at all. Burn away!

The MAPP gas cylinders I've seen have a warning label not to tip them over past a certain angle while lit, maybe that has something to do with it. My MAPP gas torch has a rubber hose so I can keep the cylinder upright.

Put my propane torch on the MAPP gas cylinder and seems to work fine. I don't think it likes the cold though, it was 29 deg F and the flame was pretty week.

propane doesnt like cold either, In cold weather the cylinders will last less than in warmer temps