Cigar light stands essential to the cigar smoking culture. These tools come in many different shapes and sizes with a wide range of prices.
Your lighter needs refills – don’t throw it away.
Your local cigar shop might refill for you. Learn these steps and gain independence.
Simple steps help you refuel your butane lighter. Find refill cans at tobacco shops or through Amazon.
A new online cigar lighter purchase arrives empty – safety protocols require this.
Time to replenish your empty lighter?
Follow these steps…
How to refill your butane cigar lighter step by step
Step 1: Choose high-quality butane
Quality butane protects your lighter’s long-term operation. Clean-burning premium fuel prevents blockage or burner valve failure. Each refinement stage improves quality – higher numbers mean better fuel.
Which butane brand works best in your cigar lighter?
Premium brands include Colibri, Vector, Lotus, Prometheus – they sell 10-13 oz cans with metal fill tip nozzles. Skip non-premium brands (Clipper, Ronson, Sun) and plastic fill tips – they create unreliable ignition and performance.
My top 3 recommendations:
Step 2: Empty the lighter
Lighters often run warmer than refill canisters, creating pressure differences. Your lighter’s pressure exceeds the 68F/30psi butane refill.
Car storage or summer weather affects this. Cool your lighter 10-15 minutes before the new butane. Most people discover empty lighters right when they need to smoke.
Press the refill valve to remove trapped air before each refill. Wait for hot lighters to cool down.
These steps help your lighter last:
Push a small tool like a screwdriver into the refill nozzle. A pen works too.
Press down to release trapped air.
Continue several seconds until air stops escaping.
Turn down the flame height.
Step 3: Lower your flame height
An empty lighter might tempt you to increase flame height for those last drops. This setting will scorch your face after refilling.
Models offer different adjustments. Some use wheels, others need keys.
My lighter turns left to reduce flame. For other adjustments:
Look for (+) and (-) at the bottom of your lighter. Turn CLOCKWISE toward (-) with a screwdriver, coin or thumbnail. The flame adjuster stops at minimum setting.
Step 4: Position the lighter and can
Shake the butane refill.
Point both downward, align can nozzle with lighter. This prevents air from entering the fuel tank.
Press firmly 4-5 seconds. Repeat 2-3 more times.
Apply steady pressure – too much force blocks fuel flow. Listen for gentle hissing that stops at full capacity.
Step 4: Cool down period
Fresh butane chills your lighter. Wait 3-4 minutes for gas and components to reach room temperature.
Watch temperature normalize before adjusting flame. Turn the screw toward (+) in small steps, then test your lighter.
jay
Self proclaimed cigar expert. I've been smoking since 2010. I've practically lived at a cigar lounge from 10am to 10pm and trying every new cigar that came out for years.
