Sir_niveda
Well-Known Member
Ok so, earlier in 2013 I purchased my first SQ14 so that I could move out doors. This thing was a beast, and in my opinion, very well done. I just purchased my second one so that I could have a 2 kettle one cooler setup.
I'm not sure what happened between a year ago and today, but these burners are not what they used to be.
Here is the inlet on the old one. Notice the screw holes for the air mixture plate. Not a good picture but you can see enough.
Here is the new one.
The old one looks like the cast of the burner is much better
New
Some side by sides:
But here is where they've really let me down
OLD:
NEW (The spring came like that as well):
I tried both burners with both regulators, and the new one cant handle the old 10psi reg. Also on the new one, the air regulator part doesn't really do anything.
Another interesting point to note, is that the new one came in a box showing the old style, but the owner's manual shows both burner styles, the old one as "SQ14" and the new one as "SQ59". They were both purchased from the same amazon page.
So I'm thinking I'll use the older, more powerful burner for the boil kettle, and the new one for the HLT.
I just wanted to post this for anyone wondering about the SQ14 and why some people say they've gone down in quality, and exactly what that might entail.
What do you suppose happened? Think this is simply a case of Bayou Classic saying "Screw you, you'll buy it!" ?
I'm not sure what happened between a year ago and today, but these burners are not what they used to be.
Here is the inlet on the old one. Notice the screw holes for the air mixture plate. Not a good picture but you can see enough.
Here is the new one.
The old one looks like the cast of the burner is much better
New
Some side by sides:
But here is where they've really let me down
OLD:
NEW (The spring came like that as well):
I tried both burners with both regulators, and the new one cant handle the old 10psi reg. Also on the new one, the air regulator part doesn't really do anything.
Another interesting point to note, is that the new one came in a box showing the old style, but the owner's manual shows both burner styles, the old one as "SQ14" and the new one as "SQ59". They were both purchased from the same amazon page.
So I'm thinking I'll use the older, more powerful burner for the boil kettle, and the new one for the HLT.
I just wanted to post this for anyone wondering about the SQ14 and why some people say they've gone down in quality, and exactly what that might entail.
What do you suppose happened? Think this is simply a case of Bayou Classic saying "Screw you, you'll buy it!" ?