On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:57:01 GMT, Bill Adams
wrote:

Doug Dotson wrote:
I'd set it up by depositing it in the nearest dumpster. It's just too
old to trust.
Gee, that's what my wife says about me!
These stoves and heaters are not rocket science. Just alcohol poured
over some wicking material with an aperature that opens and closes to
control heat production. Pressure alcohol units are a different story
and I would agree with Doug to toss a forty year old pressure unit. With
the Origo, if it works and is not rusted out, it's likely as safe as the
day it was new.

Also,on another comment, I've let my Origo stove run out of fuel on
many, many occassions (it's how I know I have to add more fuel). The
only negative consequence I've noticed is that my food doesn't cook
until I switch to the other burner. Never seen any damage to the stove.


I agree with Doug on both points. We chartered a boat in the 1980s
that had a two-burner Origo. A total of 8 weeks or so over a period of
years. Ran dry, no problem.

One problem that hasn't been mentioned in this thread, and probably
ra The cover that regulates one of the burners had its rivet crack.
This let a little air in when we shut it down for the night once.

It never stopped burning inside and was still smoldering the next
morning.

Be conscious of that possibility and you will feel it if it happens.
THere was no safety problem in this case, but it did use up some fuel.

That said, I would keep a 40-year old Origo. It generated enough heat
to steam lobsters.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC

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