Zippo Black Flex Neck Utility Lighter, Unfilled

I refilled it with original zippo refill, but it won't light properly. I have to press 6-10 times for it to light once, and then flame goes off immediately

Until now I have mainly used cheap plastic long neck lighters. While refillable, they seemed to stop working even though they had fuel and made a spark. I simply could not get them to light. Some lasted the initial load of fuel, and some lasted part of a second fill but then they stopped.I also tried a long neck, electronic, plasma lighter. Cool product but it is fiddly to light a candle. The electrodes need to be positioned with the wick in between and at the right height above the wax (near the top seems to work better) and even then the flame starts but goes out as I remove the lighter. Sometimes the electrodes touch the wick and break it if previously burned. The claims of the number of lights per charge must be based on lighting something that lights within a second or two with these lighters because I never got that many lights from a charge.So I ordered this Zippo Flex Neck Utility Lighter and this is my initial review after only a few days.The lighter clearly says "Unfilled" Unlike most butane lighters, this one arrives empty. Be sure to buy a can of butane to fill it. The longer version appears to come with a small can of butane. Also note that the instructions say to wait 4 hours before use after first filling. If you try sooner it might not light or might burp out butane resulting in an inconsistent and variable flame. For subsequent fills they suggest waiting a few minutes before use.This lighter is solid. The body appears to be metal with a textured rubber or soft plastic sleeve (the dull black in the photo) for grip. The ends might be shiny black plastic caps over metal. I can't tell if the flame control knob is metal or plastic. Mine weighs 130g with butane in it (but no packaging). Presumably the 136g item weight in the listing is the weight in the package. My cheap long neck lighter weighs 51g full of fuel.The flame control knob turns about 90 degrees (1/4 turn) from + to -. I had no problem finding a suitable position within this small rotation.Other reviewers comment on difficulty with operating this lighter. It has a child safety feature and cannot be disabled. It took me a few tries before I figured it out. Holding the lighter as shown in the photo with the rectangular slide switch up, press the round button on the back with a finger then push the slide forward using my thumb until it makes that familiar snap sound of a piezoelectric lighter sparking. Some people might find it easier to use 2 hands. I suspect that my mother in her late 80s would find this too difficult to use. I do not find it more difficult than most other childproof lighters. The main difficulty is the force required to slide the rectangular switch forward. Most lighters use a push motion for the spark, either a thumb button or finger trigger.As with most piezoelectric lighters, this one does not always start on the first try, but it consistently ignites within a few clicks. That depends to some extent on how big the flame is set. With a small flame it takes a few tries, less often when set to a large flame.This is NOT a torch lighter. It makes a flame similar to that shown on the package, a gentle, silent, flame that curls upwards.The flame head at the end of the flex neck is interesting. A jet from which the gas emerges is set deep in the head. Closer to the outlet is the spark gap where the gas is ignited. Right near the end where the flame emerges is a wiggly piece of wire bent back and forth like a series of connected S shapes. This wire glows red when the lighter is lit and probably contributes to its wind resistance. Also at the very end is a small metal hole that also releases gas to contribute to the flame. This is described on the product page as the "wind resistant dual flame". I can blow out the visible flame but the wire keeps glowing red hot suggesting that the wire is platinum or some other catalyst and the gas from the inner jet is still burning (being oxidized), though not visibly. When I do this, the outer flame does not reignite so I am unsure how effective this is.The lighter has a nice large loop on the back for hanging, but the loop folds against the body and stays folded if you don't want to use it.I wanted a long neck lighter for lighting candles in tall glass jars, among other uses. I have some 9" deep 2" diameter ones and want to light them even whey they are burned down to near the bottom. Although the flex neck is only 5" long and the distance from the slide switch to the flame is about 7.5" long, my hand is further back and I have no problem lighting this candle.There are some things I read about in reviews but cannot comment on because I have not used this long enough. There is no indication as to how much fuel this holds and no fuel level window so I don't know how long it will last between fills. Because this lighter is about the same size as a cheap long neck lighter, I would think that the fuel reservoir would be about the same volume and because the flame is similar in size I would think that this will burn fuel at about the same rate.Reviewers have also praised the long life of this lighter or its predecessors. Time will tell but I bought this specifically because I prefer a lighter that lasts, rather than replacing and disposing of cheap lighters.

Ich habe das flexible Hals-Utility-Feuerzeug von Zippo getestet und möchte meine Eindrücke teilen. Seit sieben Jahrzehnten steht Zippo für Qualität, Zuverlässigkeit und eine bedingungslose Garantie, und dieses Mehrzweckfeuerzeug ist keine Ausnahme. Es vereint zahlreiche herausragende Eigenschaften.Die Verarbeitung des Feuerzeugs ist erstklassig. Das strapazierfähige Metallgehäuse verleiht ihm eine bemerkenswerte Robustheit, die es sowohl für den Innen- als auch den Außenbereich geeignet macht. Dieses Feuerzeug hält einiges aus und ist selbst widrigen Bedingungen gewachsen.Das fortschrittliche Soft-Touch-Zündsystem macht das Anzünden mühelos und zuverlässig. Die Zündung erfolgt sanft und ohne Ruckeln, was die Handhabung dieses Feuerzeugs zu einem Vergnügen macht. Zudem bietet der einstellbare Flammenregler die Möglichkeit, die Flammenhöhe nach Bedarf anzupassen, was die Vielseitigkeit des Feuerzeugs noch erhöht.Ein besonders beruhigendes Merkmal ist der patentierte Kindersicherheitsknopf, der das unbeabsichtigte Zünden verhindert und somit für zusätzliche Sicherheit sorgt.Der verlängerte flexible Hals ist ein echtes Highlight dieses Feuerzeugs. Er ist schlank und geschmeidig genug, um selbst die unhandlichsten Beleuchtungsöffnungen zu erreichen. Dies macht das Anzünden von Kerzen, Grills und anderen Anwendungen zu einer mühelosen Aufgabe.Leider ist der einzige kleine Nachteil dieses Feuerzeugs der etwas kleine Gastank. Dies bedeutet, dass das Feuerzeug häufiger nachgefüllt werden muss, was etwas umständlich sein kann. Trotzdem überwiegen die positiven Eigenschaften dieses Produkts bei Weitem.Zusätzlich wird das Flex Neck Utility Feuerzeug von Zippo durch eine großzügige 5-jährige Garantie abgesichert, was das Vertrauen in die Qualität und Langlebigkeit dieses Produkts weiter stärkt.Alles in allem ist das flexible Hals-Utility-Feuerzeug von Zippo eine hervorragende Wahl für alle, die ein robustes und zuverlässiges Mehrzweckfeuerzeug suchen. Es erfüllt die hohen Standards, die Zippo seit Jahrzehnten setzt, und ist eine lohnende Investition für jeden Haushalt.

Esta genial este encendedor, poco practico para encenderlo pero pero en cuanto a la calidad del material y al tacto esta muy bien, vi que muchos se quejan del gas que sugieren para su uso pero yo lo recargue con un gas normal que puedes conseguir en cualquier tienda de cigarros y funciona sin problema

Depuis un moment que j’achète des bons marchés en plastique qui casse après qu'ils soient vide. Celui si est super robuste. Je ne regrette pas du tout. Il me durera.

Feels very nice in the hand upon opening, followed instructions and tested, which worked as expected, it feels very solid unlike pretty much all the other options (they break or fall apart after say 2-3 months) and a bit higher than BIC's disposable offering being the next choice in line but the BIC is NOT refillable!!After now some time in the home, the missus complains about the amount of pressure needed to operated it, and to make it worse, it compounds when its needed to be used with wet or oily hands, as the pressure applied is used against the user. Thats the real world use right there, not as shown on a ad.She complains her fingers hurt as she needs to use so much force repeatedly. However the functionality of any zippo gear never comes into question, it simply works.I personally find the unit rather small in the hand and also note its design lends itself to aesthetics more than practicality seeing its so smooth, even with the rubberised coating your hand still slips. Some moulded/cast in tangs to butt up your fingers to and form a physical stop would be nice. Or a redisign of the trigger, because as it is, it stops children and small grown women from playing with it .if it were to be redesigned, i have no problem paying this price in future as i will have confidence that in 8-10 years time it will still be working. If your listening zippo...pull your finger out and let engineers work on it, not just designers