Thanks to Norman (Teckguy_58) I now have a heater cap for the Le Jumeau 2 Usages combi. The cap is a modern production from South Korea, but does the job well. Here are some pictures of it working. Thanks again Norman - Steve. PS. I will do a "boil test" with and without the heater cap fitted just out of interest and will post results.
Hi Steve. It looks great with that heater cap. I know Ian commented in another thread about your stove/heater and posted an old photo. I remember Ian's stove very well. I saw it in Gary's (redspeedster) garage in February 2006 when we had a mini northern meet and was the first time I met Gary.
Hi Trevor and Ian, Good to see it working again, and would not have happened if Norman had not helped . I will take it to Newark for all to see. I will also do the boil test to see how much the heater cap detracts from the stove function. Thanks guys - Steve.
Hi Steve, Glad to have been able to help. Your stove/heater looks and runs great. Well done as usual. I think you need to add a second floor to your shed, but if you do, it will fill up rapidly with new/old stoves and lanterns. Part of the fun of collecting. Cheers, Norman
Well, As promised I have done the 1 litre boil test twice. With the heater cap off it took 19 minutes to boil one 1 litre of cold tap water. With the heater cap fitted it took only 12.5 minutes to boil the same amount of water in the same kettle. I think that I have worked out why . The distance from the burner head to the pan-ring is about 4" without the heater-cap fitted. When the heater-cap is fitted this distance becomes about 1"; therefore, I presume that this combi was designed to cook and heat with the heater-cap fitted. Anyway, still very inefficient, but then it is nearly 100 years old . And I love it . Steve
