| One of the most convenient things about a refillable | | | | better to let the lighter sit for a couple minutes |
| lighter is that one need not journey to the store on | | | | before igniting it. This ensures that the entire lighter |
| each occasion that their lighter goes dry. Refillable | | | | does not burst into flame when the flint wheel is |
| lighters are generally very safe devices but, after | | | | turned. |
| refueling, one may wish to observe some basic | | | | One can check their fluid-filled lighter by simply |
| safety precautions. In general, one should wait a few | | | | touching the outside of the case. Lighter fluid will |
| minutes before lighting the device after they have | | | | have an obviously oily feel and will emit a |
| refueled it. This is particularly true with fluid-filled | | | | characteristic scent which is hard to miss. If the |
| lighters. | | | | lighter smells of lighter fluid or if it is obviously damp |
| A butane lighter has the advantage of its refueling | | | | to the touch, do not light it until the fluid has |
| being an entirely closed-off process. When the refill | | | | completely evaporated from the surface. In most |
| canister is held properly to the valve, there is an | | | | cases, lighter fluid will only leak out of the device if it |
| airtight seal created. The reservoir, of course, is also | | | | has been overfilled. Otherwise, one should feel |
| airtight. Any butane that does escape will quickly | | | | entirely safe spinning the flint wheel right after |
| disperse into the air and should provide no hazard. | | | | they've refueled the lighter. |
| One only needs to make certain that they've given | | | | Butane lighters are, by far, the most convenient |
| any stray butane from refueling or bleeding a chance | | | | refillables in this regard. One may wish to bleed these |
| to evacuate the area before they light the device. | | | | types of lighters for a few seconds before |
| Otherwise, there are no real hazards. | | | | attempting to light them, however. Air sometimes |
| Fluid-filled lighters are another case entirely. These | | | | becomes trapped in the fuel line or the reservoir and |
| lighters make use of an oily fuel which can | | | | this will result in a failure to light. One can fix this by |
| sometimes leach out of the reservoir and coat the | | | | simply depressing the fuel release valve far enough |
| outside of the case and the workings of the lighter | | | | to open it but not far enough to ignite the jet. |
| around the windscreen. For this reason, it is usually | | | | |