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chipveres wrote:I have an older Magma. It has a distressing ability to drop the propane tank and regulator out of the grill. I think they have solved this problem on newer models, but check to make sure.

Chip V.

I heard this was a problem. It has never been an issue with ours. However, after reading this concern, I attached a safety string to the regulator (via the little hole for this purpose) to a clip. Never had it come undone, but at least if it ever did it wouldn't go very far. We actually remove the regulator and tank when not in use. Just seems like more stuff to get things caught on etc.

--Russ

RussMT wrote: I heard this was a problem. It has never been an issue with our. However, after reading this concern, I attache a safety string to the regulator (via the little hole for this purpose) to a clip. Never had it come undone, but at least if it ever did it wouldn't go very far. We actually remove the regulator and tank when not in use. Just seems like more stuff to get things caught on etc.

--Russ

That sounds like a good idea Russ, I think I will do the same

Chris.

chipveres wrote:I have an older Magma. It has a distressing ability to drop the propane tank and regulator out of the grill. I think they have solved this problem on newer models, but check to make sure.

Chip V.

I have the newest one and it still can fall off.

-randy

New ones you push in and do a 90 degree turn to lock in place. Ours with legs in cocpit sole the tank is not vertical and doesn't need to be, tank can be at any position.
I cannot remove the seating of the valve unless I do a 90 degree turn and pull it out.
Could be others are not setting the valve, if you don't it will pop out.
Dave

chipveres wrote:I have an older Magma. It has a distressing ability to drop the propane tank and regulator out of the grill. I think they have solved this problem on newer models, but check to make sure.

Chip V.

I have a BBQ that burns with newspaper . Gives a awesome taste to the meat.

Renier

I would not cook meat over burning newspaper. Newspaper is full of toxic chemicals that form all kinds of new nasties when burnt. Dioxin burgers should not be on your menu.

Maybe , but playboy paper fry the Sausage big and hard.
My bank statement and bill's paper , then a gen, make me sic.

wincrasher26 wrote:I would not cook meat over burning newspaper. Newspaper is full of toxic chemicals that form all kinds of new nasties when burnt. Dioxin burgers should not be on your menu.

Black & white newsprint is no more dangerous than wood. Black ink is merely carbon black with some soy and a solvent that is evaporated off by the time you read it. However, newspaper does burn to a fine particulate that can cause problems for people with respiratory illnesses. It also produces more CO2 than wood, if you care, and in many states it's illegal to burn as a fuel.

Glossy color newsprint, however, is dangerous. Those inks can be made with trace amounts of cadmium and lead, and they're glazed with a plastic called PVA which is a strong irritant when it burns. Its the intermixed glossy ads that are the reason newsprint is illegal.

Black & white newsprint is no more dangerous than wood. Black ink is merely carbon black with some soy and a solvent that is evaporated off by the time you read it. However, newspaper does burn to a fine particulate that can cause problems for people with respiratory illnesses. It also produces more CO2 than wood, if you care, and in many states it's illegal to burn as a fuel.

Thanx mastreb .
Good to know.

mastreb wrote:Black & white newsprint is no more dangerous than wood.

I wouldn't say it was exactly - carbon neutral.

Actually, I think burning the news is a kind of divine retribution for the amount of times it's burned me up.

Ah yes! The 'burning' question.....

Yep and worth a rolled up starting log for the Bon fire, why one sits around the campfire not worring about news, burning history.
Dave

kmclemore wrote:Actually, I think burning the news is a kind of divine retribution for the amount of times it's burned me up.

Wats the best NEWS after a hard days sailing.

FOODS READY

Burning the New York Post (aka the NY P.O.S. T) brings a triad of symbolic,green, and energy benefits.

I wonder if the Weekly World Workers report burns red?