Which blow lamp is best Nerrad v Rothenberger v Monument

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My name's Allen Hart, and today I'm going to give you my opinion on blow lamps. So on the left here we have the Nerrad blow lamp. Then we have the Rothenberger in the middle, and the Monument one to the right-hand side. First of all we're going to start with the Nerrad blow lamp.
The first thing to point out about the Nerrad blow lamp is that this is actually the newest of these three blow lamps. It actually looks, from the outside of it, it looks the oldest. One thing I do like about this blow lamp is that when you run this blow lamp and then you turn it off, the tip of it is cold. If you laying it onto a carpet or something like that, then you won't have a problem with it burning it. Also if you drop any solder down the end of this, you can just take this apart, and it'll just sit onto there, and then you can just pull this out, and you can clean the solder off. Then you can just start working again. That's a very, very good feature of this blow lamp.
We're just going to turn the flame up and down now, and turn it upside down and see how it performs. So we'll just adjust the flame a little bit, upside down, it all seems to be just staying where we want it to be. I like that. It's very good. So testing the button now, it all seems to work as it should. No issues with that. It still feels strong, it's all tight, there's naught loose on it. One thing to bear in mind is that screw there, make sure you keep that screw tight. I'm not certain, but I believe that's some sort of pressure relief part of the blow lamp there. So make sure you take your pressure out of it when it's not in use.
So we've got the Rothenberger blow lamp here, the Super Fire 2. Just test the button here. All in all this feels very good quality in your hand when you've got hold of it. It adjusts and works, and this control just how you want it to be. So there's no issues with that. Then the tip is very hot, so you won't want to be leaning that onto a carpet. If we turn that upside down, we check it upside down, again it feels good quality. The flame is doing what we want it to do. It adjusts and stays where we want it to stay while it's upside down. It just all works as you would expect it to work. There's that very good blow lamp.
Now we've got the Monument blow lamp. This has been my personal blow lamp for the last couple of years. The button on this one doesn't seem as good as the other blow lamps. Also this plastic on this nut, it just feels cheap, it doesn't feel the quality of the other two. Now we're going to test the button actually on this, and the flame. As you can see on this, the button does tend to stick quite a bit. So the flame on this all adjusts, works as it should, and it stays where it is. Even when you turn it upside down, it still performs well. The flame all performs really well. As you can see again here, the button is sticking. When you look at the tip on these, the tip is very hot, just like the Rothenberger one really. Very hot indeed.
All in all, I like the Nerrad cool tip, I think that's a very good feature of the Nerrad blow lamp. The Nerrad one does feel very good quality in your hand, but for me I think the Rothenberger would win. If I was going to spend my own money today on a blow lamp, having tested all these three here, I would choose the Rothenberger.
Thank you for taking the time to watch our video, please add your comments below, and let us know what you think, and which blow lamp you think is best. Thank you.

[@marcck5597]

Ive had about 15 superfire 2 in the past 20 years. They are a great torch, but the thread will go eventually or if you knock it over or drop it too much the nozzle will work loose from the body. I think the design of the nerrad is slightly better if your clumsy like me. This is what I buy now. Still on my first one. Im on price every day on site. Will say it does struggle with 54/67mm fittings. Superfire 2 kicks out more heat.

[@Smart_fix]

I might go for Nerrad one 👍🏼🙂 thank you for sharing Allen 👍🏼💐

[@neilkennykenny4113]

Thanks for putting the time into this video, I found it helpful I have a monument lamp myself iv had it maybe a year the button was always sticky just like in your vid and lately there's very little pressure coming out of it. I think it's time for a change.

[@hydroinstallltd7298]

I had both Rothenberger and Nerrad. -First I had Rothenberger packed up because I I got faulty bottle and cross-threaded it. It was great blowtorch, I loved it but it was a shame that it got ruined this way. -Second one was Nerrad, nice and sturdy, cold tip and all nice features but flame wasn't quite how I wanted it to be, it wasn't also reliable. Sometimes I had to ignite it twice to finally have correct flame (strange I know). I just l lost my Nerrad somewhere and I must say I'm buying SuperFire again, it's just so much better flame, so much better blowtorch. Just be careful about the threads and servicing it.

[@rightyoure3633]

Would you still have the Roth head

[@contessa.adella]

For soldering…any of the three should be fine. However, for bronze or copper brazing we need to know the hottest one…I’m thinking Rothenberger because mine heats small metal parts to a good bright yellow heat…like prolly 1100 C.

[@jrichardson6]

I would recommend the monument for crème brûlée

[@tomstrutton4351]

Turbo torch extreme is the best I’ve had

[@sadekhamid3165]

You can buy the swirl tip for rothenberger blowtorch which keeps it cool 😎

[@AllenHart999]

I believe they came out a little while after this video, thanks for watching

[@jsmid]

rothenberger now has a cool tip nozzle too :)

[@AllenHart999]

Jonathan smith I have just bought one today , looking forward to trying it.

[@cadle11]

Rothenburger is in my van it 10 years old fucked but still works..

[@dickiedubs3137]

I'm not sure whether anyone has experienced this but I took my propane bottle of my super2 today and the tank didn't seal....very bad propane freeze burn on my hand as in panic tried to reconnect the torch.

[@amana1480]

What fuel are you using in your test? Propane/butane mix?

[@AllenHart999]

i normally use Propane. Thanks for watching.

[@singbob]

Dickie dyer make one almost exactly the same as the nerrad, I say almost because it's probably not same quality

[@Cypeq]

ok, ok... but which one makes the best creme brulee ?

[@AllenHart999]

ha ha i am aure they will all do the job.

[@Waltz97]

If you have the fame on low for a bit it will get red hot no matter what tip you use

[@carlholroyd1462]

hi mate just purchased a devil fire 3 woundered if you come across these.

[@rayc1503]

Sounds like some sort of sex toy. Does it double up as a blow torch too 😂

[@amana1480]

Why choose the Rothenberger if the Nerrad is better?

[@AllenHart999]

The Nerrad isnt better in my opinion. Thanks for watching.

[@justsendmelocation5068]

Rothenberger 1st choice all the time.

[@ArksE8]

After all that you still use press fits. 😂👌

[@AllenHart999]

Pressfit just makes it easy lol. Thanks.

[@kevind7150]

Nerrad Is Darren spelt backwards. Darren Chalkly was the founder of the brand.

[@andriy-777]

None of those. The best is bernzomatic with swirl nosel.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Aren't they made in the same factory, and a benzo is just a cheaper version with a different brand on it?

[@contessa.adella]

Bernzomatic ts8000 Looks externally to be a rebranded Rothenberger SF2.

[@emyxe]

All respect! Nerrad far away best torch! If u are a pro, u know what u need. Rothenberger and Monument are for mates!

[@AllenHart999]

I didn't really like the Nerrad one, It went in the bin a long time ago. Personal choice though. Thanks for watching.

[@yensabi]

Your dead right mate , that thing sure looks like shite............wouldn't last a week on my jobs Rothenberger every time for me, i usually get about 2-3 years worth of work from them Top notch kit........

[@AllenHart999]

Thanks for watching.

[@Sash_Window]

Looks can be deceiving, its the best torch I've ever used and I won't go back to Rothenberger now. It's £20 more expensive than the Rothenberger.

[@AllenHart999]

@@Sash_Window Are you still using the Nerrad ?? is your opinion still the same. Thanks

[@samsingh2042]

Stay away from turbotorch dangerous

[@AllenHart999]

Thanks.

[@olegbezliapovic5818]

baxi with you Olive cutters soooo confusing as iv thought straight about OLIVES PLANT cutters and it just Olive based Shampoo you talking about and copper pipes as we bout Immergas for cottage and looking into bathing while father not agree to by OLIVE based shampoo for "not leasening hear" as put on lables.Going for Shauma ShwartzCopf instead.

[@AllenHart999]

Thanks for watching.