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if you cant figure out how it goes together maybe you shouldnt be using it in the first place. i actually saved a few bucks by doing it seperate and i had it in 2 days rather than 2-3 weeks. this was very easy to assemble. i ended up also purchasing the squeeze handle seperately. there werent instructions but there was a picture so you can figure it out and have it together in 20 min max if you have a half of brain.
Although, I think torches melt ice surprisingly slow from everything I've read and seen in video's. I do plan on using this to control moss and to melt ice on walk ways. For torching weeds near other living plants, I would recommend the Bernzomatic Self-Igniting Torch. I got this to kill moss on my brick patio, weeds on my rock path and flower/vegetable gardens, and to melt ice of my steps. It is scary loud and too powerful for killing weeds that are growing within 5 feet of any plant you don't want to hurt. I would recommend this to someone who needs to weed a large area, but not for weeding a flower garden.
Now that it is set up, it works very well. The valve did not work correctly initially, and I had to open and close it a dozen times until the unit fired up properly. The product assembled easily and quickly. The connector was soemwhat hard to tighten down and required two wrenches to keep it in place and then to tighten it. I do recommend when one uses the unit to wear an insulated glove as the pipe gets very cold when you are flaming.
It's an expensive, but quality product. I used a vise and a big wrench, and I still didn't get one seated all the way. I like the long, 10 foot hose which allows you to move around a good bit without dragging the tank around. The fittings are VERY tight. At the same time, it works well and REALLY throws out some serious flame. I have a 1.5 inch thick slab of ice on my front walk every winter, and using a digging bar and shovel damages the walk and is a pain. Even so, another 5 feet of hose would be nice. For tall fellows, the shaft could be a bit longer.The directions to put the thing together were good, but putting it together was a bit difficult.
Regardless, it works well and doesn't leak.For $75 does it seem a bit over priced. This beast melts it nicely. This product works well. Also, another few inches of length in the torch itself would be nice. Yeah, sort of.
Though I figured it out and it functions check Sears first. No instructions were included on how to assemble the fittings. i found a similar Torch that also included a squeeze handle (see my review on Flame engineering handle) for less than these two components cost on Amazon.
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