In the Lighter Maintenance Category, I cover a wide range of topics that, in simple terms, teaches you how to fix, fill, service or repair all kinds of lighters.
Updated: March 4, 2026 | By Dan Milburn There was a time I’d get so frustrated with a sputtering torch that I’d just toss it in a “junk drawer” or, worse, the trash. I figured if a $60 Xikar wouldn’t fire up, it was a lemon. I was wrong. After years of dismantling and repairing … Read more
To fill a butane lighter is incredibly simple and is absolutely nothing to be worried about. Most of the time filling your torch is really quick once you get the hang of it. Learning how to refill a butane lighter also only takes a little bit of time. Getting started you’re going to need a … Read more
I said many times on this site I am a Xikar fanboy and believe that I will be for a long time. Recently one of the guys from the cigar shop needed a little help with his Xikar lighter and I tried, but couldn’t fix it. So I ended up helping him through the process … Read more
With the exception of the cigar people out there who use wood matches to light up, most cigar lovers tend to use torch flame lighters. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got an expensive S.T. Dupont or a $10 Ronson Jetlite torch lighter, you want it to fire up right away every time. For this to … Read more
At one point in time having a torch lighter flame problem drove me a little crazy. A weak flame, a flame that flickers, if it’s way too big or simply flashes and goes out are fairly common torch lighter issues. The good news is that these problems are incredibly easy to fix. What I have … Read more