Refilling Butane Lighters Correctly

If your spewing fluids when refilling, you may need an adapter.

This is more common with vintage or high end lighters.

Important note: You will also need to purge your lighter before refilling by shaking and opening fuel valve upside down until all the fuel(and remaining harmful by-products) are gone. This is an important step because even the best fuel leave some nasty residue and it is harmful to the delicate parts inside!

Butane lighters are not maintenance-free!

These are basically little engines just low compression. Let's see how long your car engine lasts by just refueling it..

Step 1: Determine If a Universal Adapter Is Right or Not

I don't think all the brands will be the same, so you might need to find one that works best or has the correct tip.

Step 2: Here Are Some Different Types That Should Fit Universal Tip

Pictured is a vector insert, old tiffany, colibri, and an old boy. All these work with the universal tip.

A thanks to all lighter makers that use the universal tip!

Step 3: Some Different Types That Need an Adapter

If it looks weird, it might need an adapter. Sorry I don't have more examples..

Note: Some high end lighters like a dupont may look like a universal will work, but they put a hole in the stem so you must use their adapter. :/

Step 4: Save Fuel and Money

It should fill without leakage if the right tip is used. And remember to save the good tips as different brands have different tips.

(although i don't have a tip for this old peterson in the pic right now, i do know, i can find one on one of those cheap blue $3 dollar cans that you see everywhere;)

Comments

[Critifur]

How, exactly is this instructions on Refilling Butane Lighters Correctly? Step 1, is a step. Step 2, 3 and 4, are illustrations of different butane can tips, different lighter refill ports, and a statement "Save Fuel and Money", without any further direction on how to accomplish the goal of refiling a lighter! I am perplexed. Maybe someone could answer this: Once one has pressed the can of butane nozzle into the port pointing downward, how does one know that the lighter is refilled? My refillable lighters have no window to view the fuel level, so how long to I press the nozzle into the lighter? 30 seconds? 30 minutes? I can seemingly find no answer to this question.

[nicole.l.trejo]

To add to this is there anything other then visual to know its full.. like a certain sound when pushing the adaptor in? What happens in the valve from the light breaking into the buetane can tip can you still use it ?

[justins307]

You save fuel and money by using the correct tip needed to add the butane, when the tip isn’t correct it’ll spray all over when you press it down into the lighters stem... it’s filled up basically all the way after 3-5 seconds of you pressing it down (that’s if it doesn’t spray everywhere) to make sure you’re topped off, when pressing down move the bottle around side to side and in a circle. Some times the different angles are needed to lock in correctly n fill it quick, then remove the bottle and do a quick .5-1 second press and remove. Do that a couple few times and it’ll definitely be filled... some times it sprays when it’s full, lighters are weird lol you just gotta get used to yours and find out exactly what it takes... take it apart so you can see the tank level if needed

[nicole.l.trejo]

Doesn't it also need that oring because regardless of having the right tip if that rubber ring is gone it wont work... or am I wrong?

[nadovep]

After butane nozzle into the port pointing downward , press and hold it with hands shaking move up and down , your lighter will fullfill it after 10-20 move you've done~ Ready for the up down up down move?..... 3...2...1 Start and go!!!

[Euroforensics, OKD]

Just 3 to 5 seconds should do. Do that twice to be certain it is topped up.

[nicole.l.trejo]

Anyone know what size o ring the universal valve on the actual lighter needs to not spew everywhere when refilling?

[Lighterfuel]

Hi I have a" win Alfie" 70s lighter I bought but I can't fill it. I'm not sure pics are going to get through, obviously plastic nozzles won't work, I can't see anything that'll work as it's a very fine spindle, can anyone help at all be very grateful probably send better pictures oh dear it doesn't look like anyone will reply..... On here maybe il get lucky

[gutierrezervin]

So where are these universal adapters??

[mlocke588]

How can I tell which adapter to use to refill my scorch torch lighter

[Ky_L]

I LOVE THIS SITE!!!!!!!! Awesome ppl! Especially for a self confessed NFI fem'🙄

[MonicaD64]

I forgot if you turn the dial + - up (open) or down (closed). I always forget.

[dubay0]

+ is for open - for close

[KrysH1]

Always turn all the way down/closed/ - before letting the air out (burping) or refilling.
Ive always remembered because of a torch refilling video on YouTube that said to ALWAYS make sure your torch is turned all the way down when refilling. When you burp and refill (basically anytime you press down into the hole) the torch has something like a "memory" and will set this point as the smallest flame. So if you were to accidentally leave the valve in the middle when refilling, you would only be able to turn your flame up half the amount that you could when you first got it. Does that make sense? Now I dont know if this is true or not, but i still do it just to be safe, and worst case scenario It reminds me which way to turn it ;)

[PaulaC137]

Should my butane nozzle fit the hole all the way or leave some room when i go to fill my lighter

[dubay0]

Fit snug

[scremf11]

I have a different can of butane than I’m used to using and the attachments on the inside of the lid will not stay on when I go to use them. The more I push them down to make them fit the more butane sprays out. Does anyone else have this problem? Can anyone help me understand how they get theirs to fit and stay on? I have had no problem with other companies but this one doesn’t seem as easy, the brand is Ignitus?

[Alfy 6999]

Does this lighter need and adapter to be refilled? Found it in when going throw parents old items. Please reply if you can help

[noslenpar]

Neon butane in the yellow can with red cap comes with a set of adapters in the cap.
I think any of the neon butane refills, 5x, 7x, 11x all come with tips in the cap.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJ7EQFQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_y7X.CbYWPQDFQ

[KenB165]

What kind of butane bottle do you recommend for a link blowtorch these little yellow handle