I googled for similar incidents and came up with this article which seems to find some additional reason for failures reported in some similar...
Some people stick the stove in a bag before it goes in the pot set but I buy microfiber cloths three for a euro in the discount store and put one...
Thanks, its somewhat more comforting to know that its not a unique problem.
Thanks for the replies, my preferred option is to leave it alone and get another stove. Problem is being located in Ireland they aren't quite so...
Some people are really unlucky. My military reenactment friend has just bought an unfired and boxed Coleman Army Medical 523 complete with the...
An old trick but if anyone is has a box of Swan Vesta's to hand they might like to try striking one of them on a sheet of glass.
There's the problem right there, if the stove is cheap enough and can be replaced cheaply then why even think about repairing it? I think most of...
@ Spork, is that a computer fan guard I see used as a pot support on that Esbit stove?
Has anyone found out anymore about these stoves online than I have? All I came up with is what seems the current website http://anevay.co.uk/ The...
What does the mKettle pour like? I'm just wondering as it has the least sophisticated spout that I've seen on any kettle. One of many stick...
We don't even have an out of date list for Ireland :cry: I'm not pushing Aspen fuel on anyone btw, I just can't get Coleman fuel anymore. I...
Aspen should be relatively easy to get in the UK as I believe they have 215 distributors, their distibutor locator is...
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...
At the very least give optimus a list of components that are damaged and see if they'll replace them for free.
If its new they have a 2 year guarantee so why bother spending money fixing it just take/send it back to where you bought it.
Had the same problem on a brand new Svea 123R, it worked fine for about a month then started to pulsate much more than it had previously. I'd...
In my experience of having cast iron baffles in wood burning stoves I'd say those caps are what I call "burnt out". I might be off on a tangent...
This talk of Coleman Fuel vs Gasoline reminded me that I haven't used my Coleman 265 lantern for about 4 years (its one of several kept handy for...
My understanding is the reason the garden supplies store I get Aspen fuel from stocks it is because one of the main uses is as a cleaning agent...
Last liter of Coleman fuel I bought in Ireland was €12.50 (about £10 in UK money) and not found any since, nearly out so I've been trying Aspen 4...
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