I’ve just received a Svea 123R which I took a risk on as it was very cheap. I already have another so this was bought more as a potential repair project. It’s definitely been somewhat abused in its life: all but one of the pots have been replaced with bent nails, its pot is missing and it has its fair share of dents. More concerning however is that I suspect it may have been overheated. The wick was rattling around inside the tank and it turns out it’s still inside the bottom of the riser which has become unsoldered. The bottom of the tank also appears to be bowed out, it’s very even but I’m guessing this is due to the tank over pressurising?
Not an expert, but I would think that the safety valve would have released long before the pressure got high enough to bow the tank out like that. Can you take the safety valve apart and see if it's intact?
There are people here that could fix that tank but would you ever trust it? If it cracks in use you have a big fire. Its not an expensive or rare stove. I would use it as spare parts
Hello, have a look here: Svea 123R (restoration project) I think the holder of the wick is not original, it seems like copper. RJ
I know it looks like copper in the photo but I’m pretty sure it’s brass. I’m currently thinking I might move the stove on for spares as I’m not sure whether to trust the tank. It is fuel tight though.
