The quality of all products made in the final years of the Soviet Union took a nose dive. That's valid for the pt-1, I'm sorry to say. I have a...
I'm the least experienced stovie in this thread, but I do own several pt-1 and I must say they are very powerful. They boil a liter of water in 6,...
Hi and thank you so much for your extremely kind gesture! That's really unexpected and I don't even know how to react properly. All I can say is...
Hi Tony and Duane and thank you for your help. I hope I didn't leave the impression that I was questioning the quality of the washers, I am...
Hi everyone, Once again, I find myself in great need for your advice. As some of you may remember, I have two Phoebus 625 stoves that I like very...
Thank you, Radler. The Phoebus 625 is a very balanced stove. Powerful and with a large tank, in addition to the solid construction. While...
Hi everyone and my apologies for reviving this old thread. Just a quick update. I ordered some gasoline jets (not original) from a seller in Korea...
The fuel I bought was sold under the name of "gaz lampant", which would roughly translate to "lampenpetroleum". According to the label, it's...
I'm priming it with alcohol, it doesn't produce soot.
Hi and many thanks for helping out a newbie in stove matters. Regarding your observations, all I can say that, if I clean the stove (especially...
Thank you very much for all your comments. I must admit that I don't really dislike the smell of kerosene (it reminds me of my childhood vacations...
Thank you for your quick and wise replies. I've never fired up a new-to-me stove without replacing all the gaskets and pips first. Same with the...
Hi everyone, I believe the title of this thread says it all. I recently acquired a never-used Optimus 111, which I completely restored, and I...
Everything looked brand new, including the graphite packing. I truly believe that the stove was never fired before it reached me. When I removed...
Hi and thank you for sharing your thoughts. Your experience with the Phoebus perfectly matches mine.
Nicola and Radler, thank you for your detailed explanations. I just ordered some gasoline jets (not original) and I shall see how it goes.
Hi and thank you very much for your input. I did try the stove with the pricker rack out, but it still leaks air. I guess I should try some...
Hi everyone, Leaving aside my troubles my two Phoebus 625, I now need your assistance for another fettle. This time the pacient is an Optimus 111...
Hi everyone, Perhaps I've used the wrong word (being a newbie, I haven't mastered the stovie vocabulary). By mesh I meant the metal strainer /...
My jets are definitely stamped E. Yet, I would say that the overall performance of the stoves is worse on kerosene than on aspen 4t.
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