I was rather pleased to pick this up the other day... It looked to be in a shocking state when it arrived, but a bit of t-cut and some car polish on the paintwork and a suede brush on the enamel brought it up a treat. I'm just waiting for a new wick now which cost me nearly as much as the heater/stove
Hi Gneiss well done there, these type of paraffin heater stove really through out a fantastic amount of heat. There were quite a few variations of this style made, they were made I believe from the 1950's up till 1970's.
Hi Gneiss, This is the infamous Aladdin Blue Flame heater. It puts out a good amount of heat and is very fuel efficient. It holds 1 Imperial gallon of fuel and has a long burning time. If I remember correctly the heat output spec is 5000-9000 BTU. It's not quite adjustable over that full range as you'll need to adjust the wick for a nice blue flame. If the wick is too low you'll get a yellow flame and if it's too high it'll go yellow. I usually calculate 7000 BTU as the true output. It looks in good shape. Enjoy! Ray
I used these in the forces and they do produce a good deal of heat. The later versions had a very good snuffer fitted which would also operate when the stove was knocked over, this reduced the risk of fire.
My impression of these was that they were a heater rather than a heater/stove. No doubt they'll keep of cup of coffee hot but I don't think they were intended to cook on. Anybody...
Hi David & all The top cap comes off an Aladdin heater & a kettle can be put on for a brew up even my little Valor 207 can eventually do the same , but it wouldn't win any prizes though , my Valor 685 is about the same as the big Aladdin & that will take about 6-7 mins to boil a 1L kettle on full throttle . I think i have seen this in an official instruction leaflet somewhere Stu
Here it is 150217 , boiling ring http://www.arthurville.com/heaters/wicky/images/oama-p11.jpg Have done & still do a lot of these as well Stu
Thanks for the comments... Hopefully the wick will turn up on Tuesday so that I can try it out. It's been rather frustrating having to wait...
When you get the new wick, you may find you need to fettle the mechanism so that it slides up and down its tube nice and easy. They are prone to stick if not just so, making adjustment a bit jerky.
I used to run two like these to heat a greenhouse and I found that the "Wick cleaner" part no P.159904 was pretty much essential to getting a good even flame.
Buff the inside of the wick raiser mechanism ( where the wick slides up & down ) & the inner air feed tube with fine wire wool so that the surfaces is well polished as the carbon can make the wick stick Also gently brush any crap off of the flame spreader & this will give a nice even burn & a great blue flame . The wick should be pre-charred already , try to make sure the top of the wick is level just below the bottom row of air holes in the flame spreader on its lowest setting( always worth taking time to do this ) or the flame will be all over the place The wick will gradually burn lower during it's life making it easier to turn out/off. A wick cleaner is essential to remove the carbon build up & keep the wick level Let the wick soak for at least an hour before lighting for the first time Stu
Hi... It has an old wick in at the moment which runs smoothly but has been trimmed badly and is burnt too low to be usable anyway so I haven't even tried. But at least I know the winding mechanism is good. I have wick trimmers for smaller sizes but not the 3" one for this so that's something else I need to get.
Hi Rom, It may be very difficult to find high heat paint in this ugly green color. The tank doesn't get hot so any regular paint will do. I used Rustoleum sage green on mine. It's not an exact match but with indoor lighting it looks close. There is a nice brass tank under that green paint. I've seen one of these heaters with the tank paint stripped and brass polished that looks nice. The top section and cover would need high heat paint. There's no law saying you have to keep it green so you can get creative. Ray
I quite like the colour. I think it's indicative of the period... My wife almost bought a KitchenAid in a very similar colour, but she went for the cream instead which again gives it a "retro" look. Anyway the good news is the wick arrived so it's been charred and trimmed and all is running beautifully....
The 'Paint' on these heaters is actually porcelain enamel, to withstand high temperatures. I'm not sure how regular paint, even VHT will fare.
Mister Loco7. I just bought a Adladin blue flame no T150056. The wick is not going down. Do you have a video on how to clean the guide. Should I use steel wool or emery cloth. How do it clean the bottom of the guide?
