Post #596632 by Sparky83 on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 11:28 AM

Hey all,

Im new to your forum and the Tiki scene itself. I bought some tiki torches over last weekend because I wanted to start enjoying being outside again on the more nicer days without being attacked by 50000000 mosquitoes.. So I bought 4 of them down at the local Home Depot and also bought a jug of Tiki brand Bite Fighter fuel to fill them with.. Out of the 4 torches I'm having problems with only one of them.

I've spent the last 3 days searching the web trying to find a solution (including here) trying to find similar problem I've been having but with no luck.. So I'm hoping maybe someone here may have had the same problem and has just never posted about it in a FAQ post or may just know the solution..

So heres my problem.. The one Tiki fuel canister keeps leaking all over the top even when its not lit.. When it is lit it just seems to suffocate like its getting too much fuel and it seems to run even faster all over the top.. I was able to watch it run down from the wick when I had it lit.. An when its not the fuel just seems to be traveling up the wick and running all over the top and down the bamboo posts it sit in.. None of my other torches are doing this and these are the first torches I've ever had.. Any ideas why this is happening?? My only guess at the moment is a bad wick but am not sure...

[ Edited by: Sparky83 2011-07-08 11:29 ]