Coals Corrode Coil Burners

[Canon]

I noticed this when i was using my nicer stove top coil burner because the older one got corroded and almost caused a fire.

I do know this with exoticas, i lit probably 5-10 sticks over time on one spot on the coil burner and noticed some rust building up on the burner.

i dont know if the same is with coco's, or any other natural that you light up on the stove.

or this could all be bad luck and low quality coil burners on my part, that is completely plausible.

take a look at your coil burners and tell me if you find any rust or rough spots.

[An1m]

I noticed this when i was using my nicer stove top coil burner because the older one got corroded and almost caused a fire.

I do know this with exoticas, i lit probably 5-10 sticks over time on one spot on the coil burner and noticed some rust building up on the burner.

i dont know if the same is with coco's, or any other natural that you light up on the stove.

or this could all be bad luck and low quality coil burners on my part, that is completely plausible.

take a look at your coil burners and tell me if you find any rust or rough spots.

Nope, nada. Maybe you scraped parts of your coil burners up using tongs on the coals.

[Canon]

I noticed this when i was using my nicer stove top coil burner because the older one got corroded and almost caused a fire.

I do know this with exoticas, i lit probably 5-10 sticks over time on one spot on the coil burner and noticed some rust building up on the burner.

i dont know if the same is with coco's, or any other natural that you light up on the stove.

or this could all be bad luck and low quality coil burners on my part, that is completely plausible.

take a look at your coil burners and tell me if you find any rust or rough spots.

Nope, nada. Maybe you scraped parts of your coil burners up using tongs on the coals.

not possible, this happened in about 10 days.

[An1m]

Hmmmmmmm I notice little dings here and there and a little rust-like stuff on the burners that I don't normally put the coals on. I think the ones I usually use are in the sink currently, being soaked. I have an electric range specifically for coal lighting that I got from Amazon.com. It doesn't show any wear but I've only used it a few times. Could it be that the range was already like that and you just noticed?

And what hookah is that in your signature? Is it a Nour?

[Canon]

No, i remember looking at the burner before i started using it and thinking of how much nicer it was then my old coil burner, the rust is exactly where i put the coals.

its a Syrian Glyph from H-S

[K1024]

interesting, seems like something would be going on then.

i notice that when i light them on my stove, which is a electric with a glass top dealy, that the burner gets much hotter where the coals are, and i have the burner on full...might be that its overheating the coil?

could try moving the coals around more though that seems like its a lot of work.

[wpw36]

probably the coating burning off, idk how but that is what i say

[MeHT]

i notice that when i light them on my stove, which is a electric with a glass top dealy, that the burner gets much hotter where the coals are, and i have the burner on full...might be that its overheating the coil?

I've ruined my stove that way. The spot where I put the coals now looks like it's been sandpapered.

[DarkParade]

i didnt get rust but i managed to warp the hell out of one

[ryno]

interesting, seems like something would be going on then.

i notice that when i light them on my stove, which is a electric with a glass top dealy, that the burner gets much hotter where the coals are, and i have the burner on full...might be that its overheating the coil?

could try moving the coals around more though that seems like its a lot of work.

Thats an interesting idea.... Maybe just not put the burner on high, but that would take longer!

[Hobbs]

When I'm lighting my coals on my grill, they turn the bars cherry red after a little while... maybe it's just too much heat for the coils to handle.

[Bye bye now have fun]

if you ever cooked on high it does the same thing. but i have some white crap build up on my coil where the coals go

[An1m]

Yeah I have the white crap but no rust. I think I'll try putting aluminum foil on when I like tho coals for my first session today. Will report back soon. I feel like this actually would release some terrible fumes. I just realized I don't care about my stove so I actually won't be trying this but maybe someone else could haha

[Bye bye now have fun]

just pull out the coil and replace it when its done

[mushrat]

I noticed this when i was using my nicer stove top coil burner because the older one got corroded and almost caused a fire.

I do know this with exoticas, i lit probably 5-10 sticks over time on one spot on the coil burner and noticed some rust building up on the burner.

i dont know if the same is with coco's, or any other natural that you light up on the stove.

or this could all be bad luck and low quality coil burners on my part, that is completely plausible.

take a look at your coil burners and tell me if you find any rust or rough spots.

All the time. I go through a burner every 6 weeks or so.

[Codename067]

Don't use my burner much.

I haven't noticed anything like that either.

Edit: Mush has confirmed.

[wilarseny]

I'm not using mine near as often as much, but the $10 single coil burner I got from walgreen's in december is still working fine for me... put the coals in teh same spot every time, never had a problem

[Stuie]

I haven't noticed it before, but I wipe my burners with a wet paper towel every week, maybe that's keeping mine in good shape.

[EternalSoil]

My hotplate is fucked, still works, but looks like shit.

[Sonthert]

I have noticed coiled burners will warp and split. Which might cause problems. I use a cast iron top burner. I've no problems with it. I assumed that there was a coil under the cast iron plate, but I was informed otherwise at a restaurant supply warehouse (Jetro). Try a cast iron plate model hotplate. I bought the crummy one I have at Costco for $25. I've had it for three years. The switch on it is busted and its on 1/2 power when its off, but otherwise....wonderful. It also has two burners, I use the smaller one for heating. Ash is highly corrosive. I should add. Burners have lead in them. Its either the uneven heating causing warping, the lead being unceremoniously melted or the ash corroding the metal. Or all three.

[Zyram]

I'm not using mine near as often as much, but the $10 single coil burner I got from walgreen's in december is still working fine for me... put the coals in teh same spot every time, never had a problem

Same here, until I left it on and it lost the ground wire connection, I used my coil burner for at least 4 months, and I just looked at it, nothing wrong that I can see. I lit my coals in the same places too, mostly coconaras, I did go through 2 boxes of exoticas as well. Seems a bit strange, some report no problems and some have them all the time (as Mush said) so my guess is that it depends on the quality control they have on the burners.

-Z