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Fuel for Petrogen Cutting Torch

This issue was recently posed to me by another member of my department and I'm looking for some input/feedback on the issue.

A local rescue company runs a Petrogen cutting torch on their rescue. As opposed to running standard gasoline (or gas with stabilizer) they opt to run Coleman Camp Fuel.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Good idea? Bad Idea? Cut at same temperatures? Issues?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Bricault (ret) on November 14, 2010 at 7:23pm

-The Petrogen people state on their web site that Coleman camp fuel is possible to use in their torch in a pinch but that it will most definitely work less efficiently than gasoline.
-The Petrogen torch is a great tool but has some limitations in that it is not as efficient as some other high end devices that are made specifically for the fire service. Therefore, operate safely and efficiently while protecting your investment by staying true to the manufacturers specs.
-After all, they write those little owners manuals, that no one ever reads, for a reason.

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