Hi, just expanded my small collection with a Burmos No 21 -it is an English make and seems to be well made. Strugled to get it fired up as the nrv was playing up -tried to remove it to clean/replace but the thing wont budge so was going to just put it aside till I get the time to look at it. However had a go at it tonight -still wont play so kept pumping it with liberal oil/spirit and like magic I pumped it up and it seemed to hold pressure so thought I'd give it a go!! Its only started to hold up -ran it for an hour so hoping it will be ok, as if it isn't I cant budge the nrv. It seems very hard to clean the metal to a shine -must have been well used -it has a very fancy wind guard and an old steel funnel but the tin box is kod. Will try to post pic of it as it really roars -any one know about these ??????
I have a Burmos 96 that had a stress cracked pump tube, had an expert formerly from here replace it. Runs great now. Duane
I have a really pretty Burmos 21 with a very good tin. It's the embossed one; these are so much nicer than the later "sticker" ones. The travel cap with chain is cool. It's a gleaming brass beauty. And in addition, it has a copper spirit cup, which I've never seen on any other stove. Must not be pure copper, as it stays shiny, but it's distinctly redder than standard brass. This was going to be the stove I took on my first "Backcountry Brits" outing. As it turned out, some will remember that I took a nickel-plated Veritas, instead. Why? Well, I had fired up the Burmos several times years back. I brought it out to fire up before the trek this time (always a smart thing to do!). It pumped up, then suddenly the pump tube filled with kerosene. I've read here about both NRV and (worse) pump tube problems with this stove. I have one or the other; I'll eventually have to figure it out for the next "BB" installment....
these seem to be a bit of a headache to run -seems like i have just had the same issue as a lot of folk -nrv-hope it holds as i dont think i would be bothered to re solder pump etc-it does seem to run very well -
If you run into problems with the NRV / pump tube the effort of de-soldering and re-soldering the pump tube is well worth it. I have 4 of various ages and therefore varying degrees of decoration be it engraved or (missing) transfer decals. Also, the Burmos burner has one massive advantage over most other manufacturers in that the jet / nipple is accessed from the top. Regards John
have tried it a couple of times and it seems fine -when pumped i can hear the nrv pulsing or whatever so perhaps it was stood for a while previously -did try to get nrv out but it wont budge without damage -me thinks and not brave enough to try to hard-will just fettle her up and enjoy what i have
@tezz Pump a few pump tubes full of kerosene backwards through the pump tube into the tank - you might get away with the current pip if it's. Lean and flexible enough. Cheers Tony
It works more often than you think. Early stoves had cork pips which dry out and harden. Soak them in kero long enough and they sometimes rejuvenate. My Burmos was like that. First firing saw the pump slowly rise out of the tube. It got placed on the shelf for a rainy day to look at. Rainy day and rechecked Working fine. For its size they are a powerful and loud stove
when i first got the stove and couldnt get the nrv out i thought it was never going to run -now its going i am very happy with the way it goes-some folk seem to be getting a bit of trouble from these stoves-i love the sound and heat -old stoves are like old engines in that they are better kept in use-now looking for a svea 123
