Hi all I bought a parasenecstove a while ago,I filled it with paraffin it lit fine, I left it for a few weeks up right and quite a bit of fuel leaked out but I'm not sure where from ? So today I thought I'd try lighting it, wellit tried burnt blue for a while then went out So I'm wondering wether I can service it as I noticed from the hole at the top of the burner it was a stream of fuel nota spray I know nothing about stoves which you can probably tell so any advice will be much appreciated Thanks
If you fill up a kero stove, you have to leave the air vent open, or the kero runs all over Hades! As to the stopping burning, you just might have just run out of fuel, and if all you see is a liquid stream, you haven't got enough preheat to get 'er right. Murph
Changes in heat and atmospheric pressure pushes kerosene up and out. You need to leave the pressure release valve open when not in use. Ron
Welcome to CCS, Bandit, The most probable cause for the kerosene leaking out is that you left the little vent screw (on the side of the filler cap) closed. It has to remain open at all times except when the stove is burning. The stream of liquid paraffin comes out when the burner head is not hot enough to vaporize the fuel. To preheat the stove fill the spirit cup with meths, and let it burn out. Only then you should close the air vent and pump up pressure into the tank. You should be able to find plenty of manufacturer instructions in our stove reference library. And, by all means, come back with as many more questions as you might have. Enjoy! Yonadav
Hi Bandit welcome to CCS,when you say you lit it for the first time and it was fine. Am i correct in saying when you examined the stove after a few weeks you noticed fuel had leaked out of the stove while the stove was off. If i am right what you must of done, is when you turned the stove off by realeasing the pressure,when the stove had cooled down did you tighten the pressure realease key again,if so as thge tempreture rises, there will be a slight pressure build up in the stove and fuel will ooze of of the jet. You say you relit it and it lit fine again but went out the most common cause is a loss of pressure,has the filler cap washer become hard or damaged,if the stove has not been preheated enough then a stream of fuel will come out of the jet it has to be heated enough for the fuel to vapourise before it will lite,
Hi Bandit, The 'leaking' can be caused by a number of things. First - a small crack in the fuel tank. These should be easy to recognize/identify. Fill the stove with kerosene, screw the cap back on loosely and DO NOT pump the stove. Leave the stove in a well lit/ventilated area on a clean metal surface such as a cookie sheet or baking dish. Watch carefully for any pooling/seeping fuel and note location(s). I've had one stove with such a leak, from an old solder joint that required a fix. Leaking can also be occurring from the nipple/jet of the stove should any pressure exist within the stove itself and the jet/nipple is not clogged. Pressure can easily build up - especially if you 'accidentally' push in the pump. It can also leak from there if the stove is on her side or jostled. That is the most likely cause - leaking from the jet/nipple. It may also be leaking from a joint anywhere above the fuel tank (riser tube, burner, etc) Again this is due to pressure buildup within the fuel tank - make sure the joints are tight (use a spanner). It may also be leaking from the pump area if you have a dried out NRV. If the fuel pump is filling with kerosene you'll need to change the NRV. For that you'll need a specialized tool that often comes with some stoves, you can buy one or make one yourself. Sometimes you may not know the NRV leaks until the stove is running and the tank pressurizes/gets hot. You may see fuel start seeping out of the pump along her shaft or when the stove is off you unscrew the pump, pull out the shaft/leather and see kerosene in there. If that's the case you'll need to fix it with a new NRV (again cut out of viton). Your stove goes out most likely because of pressure loss. The gasket in the fuel cap may have dried out and is no longer flexible (or warn/damaged). You can test this by pushing down carefully with point of a small nail or exacto knife - if it's hard and not pliable you need to change it. Swap out the gasket in your fuel cap with a good one cut out of Viton rubber (same diameter/size) or in a pinch a size to match o-ring. Cut/pry out the old one with an exacto knife - it may flake off into a dozen or more pieces or come out as a solid piece, depends on its condition. Be careful not to bend or ding the screw lines inside the cap as you do this. All these type of kerosene stoves require priming before lighting, and if the fuel is not sufficiently heated to her vaporizing point it will come out as liquid, as you seem to have experienced. Good luck and post a picture if you require more help, thanks.
Heya Bandit If you've ensured your gaskets are good and your stove has no leaks, as the fellows above have suggested, the next step is to make sure you actually understand how to light the stove. It's quite common for folks new to kerosene pressure stoves to have a bit of difficulty getting their heads around how to operate the stoves properly. More often than not, the stove is just fine. Just watch this: [media=youtube]13xf6ZFj7pc[/media] A little practice and hopefully you'll be on your way. But, if there really does seem to be a problem with the stove... posting pictures of the stove being ornery can really help folks here at CCS help you. Good luck. BD
Hi lads thanks for the replys,i think i did close the valve the last time i used it thinking it would stop the fuel evaporating the rubber seal in the filler cap seems perished im trying to up load pics but i have to re size them also that link to the video was good thanks
