Carlisle CC++ Glass Torch

The Carlisle CC++ is the largest burner in the CC family, the combination torch turned up to its highest output. Like the CC+, it’s a combination design: a premixed center fire surrounded by a surface-mixed outer, but with an additional outer row for more heat. It comes with four color-coded metering valves and a stainless heat shield as standard.

The combination flame, scaled up

The CC++ does what the rest of the family does, a hot, detailed premix center plus a bushy, soaking surface-mix outer, just with more reach. The extra outer row over the CC+ gives it the most heat in the family, which is what makes it a production and larger-work burner. To understand how the two flame types differ, see surface mix vs premix torches and soaking vs penetrating flame.

Control and plumbing

The CC++ has four color-coded metering valves, and Carlisle offers it two ways: with standard 2-hose plumbing, or with 4 separate inlets so each valve can be fed independently, the configuration you’d want for foot-controller setups. A stainless heat shield is standard, fitting for a burner running this hot.

Who it’s for

This is an advanced torch for makers doing production and larger work who want the CC family’s combination flame at its highest output. As the biggest and most demanding member of the family, it rewards an experienced hand and the same careful, consistent startup/shutdown routine the combination design calls for. It isn’t a first torch, beginners should start on the gentler surface-mix Mini CC; if you’re mapping the range, see how to choose a glass torch.

Glass, fuel & oxygen

The CC++ handles soft (soda-lime) glass and boro, and burns propane or natural gas; Carlisle’s CC-family instruction sheet runs hydrogen only on the dedicated CC-H configuration, which uses a non-piloted hydrogen centerfire tip. Carlisle doesn’t publish the CC++‘s jet count or exact oxygen flow in our source data, and as the largest CC-family burner, it will have a substantial oxygen appetite, so plan accordingly and confirm the figures with Carlisle before buying. For sizing your system, see how many LPM does my torch need.

Where it sits in the Carlisle lineup

The CC++ tops the CC family. Below it, the CC+ has one fewer outer row, the CC is the original combination torch, and the Mini CC is the beginner surface-mix entry point. If the CC+ still isn’t enough flame, the CC++ is where the family ends.

Before you buy

Budget for the whole system, not just the torch: oxygen (a concentrator or tanks, at this size, the supply is the real constraint), the correct propane or natural-gas regulator (hydrogen only on a CC-H configuration), flashback protection matched to your torch and gas supply, didymium or boro-rated eyewear matched to your glass, and ventilation. New to plumbing a torch? Start with the fittings, hoses & connectors guide and the glass torch safety setup guide.

Editor’s note: spec details reflect Carlisle’s own materials. Carlisle doesn’t publish the CC++‘s exact jet count or oxygen flow in our source data, so confirm those specifics, and current pricing, with Carlisle before purchasing.