Kerosene burners
 

Hi group,

I have a Blake (Taylor Lavac) kerosene stove. The burners clogged up
on my last trip. I have a part kit but I discovered that I didn't have
the special wrench to remove the jets. I would like to buy a whole
burner so if it happens again I can just quickly replace the faulty
burner and fix it later at anchor.. I see that there are several
stoves out there which seem to use the same burner, ie Force 10,
Optimus, maybe others. Anyone would know if these are in fact the
same burners?

Thanks,

Jeannette
Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

Get rid of the kerosene stove. It's nasty and pollutes the air inside your
cabin. Bad stuff.
G
"jeannette" wrote in message
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Hi group,

I have a Blake (Taylor Lavac) kerosene stove. The burners clogged up
on my last trip. I have a part kit but I discovered that I didn't have
the special wrench to remove the jets. I would like to buy a whole
burner so if it happens again I can just quickly replace the faulty
burner and fix it later at anchor.. I see that there are several
stoves out there which seem to use the same burner, ie Force 10,
Optimus, maybe others. Anyone would know if these are in fact the
same burners?

Thanks,

Jeannette
Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

jeannette wrote:
Hi group,

I have a Blake (Taylor Lavac) kerosene stove. The burners clogged up
on my last trip. I have a part kit but I discovered that I didn't have
the special wrench to remove the jets. I would like to buy a whole
burner so if it happens again I can just quickly replace the faulty
burner and fix it later at anchor.. I see that there are several
stoves out there which seem to use the same burner, ie Force 10,
Optimus, maybe others. Anyone would know if these are in fact the
same burners?

Thanks,

Jeannette
Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html
IIRC they are all the same. It is best to get the cleanest kero you can
find. Also when shutting down turn to clean (all the way left) before
closing.

SaltAir

G&G wrote:
Get rid of the kerosene stove. It's nasty and pollutes the air inside your
cabin. Bad stuff.

IMHO it is preferable to things going BOOM as propane has been known to do.

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:22:00 -0500, "G&G" wrote:

Get rid of the kerosene stove. It's nasty and pollutes the air inside your
cabin. Bad stuff.
G

Thanks for your concern and advice. I like my kerosene stove. It
doesn't stink. Is very easy to light (when not clogged). Give
wonderful heat and is very safe. In a pinch I can use diesel in it. I
would not have anything else.


Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

Thanks for your concern and advice. I like my kerosene stove. It
doesn't stink. Is very easy to light (when not clogged). Give
wonderful heat and is very safe. In a pinch I can use diesel in it. I
would not have anything else.


Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html


I love my kero stove too.
I got a new burner from Defender last year, they have lots of Blake
spares but any keroscene burner should work.
I find that mineral spirits burns cleaner and the low odor spirits are
worth the price.

http://www.defender.com/

SaltAir wrote:

IMHO it is preferable to things going BOOM as propane has been known
to do.

It certainly could, but in all my years around boats I've never heard of a
propane explosion. Of the several explosions I've seen or known about, all were
due to either solvent or gasoline fumes. With the usual precautions, propane
seems to have an excellent safety record.

Matt O.

Might try to clean the jets with carburetor cleaner, works on all the little
passages in carbs. Should be able to clean without removing jets. Available
in auto parts or Walmart type stores.
Stuff is flammable, so rinse the burner well after cleaning, wear gloves and
protect your eyes.
MMC
"jeannette" wrote in message
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Hi group,

I have a Blake (Taylor Lavac) kerosene stove. The burners clogged up
on my last trip. I have a part kit but I discovered that I didn't have
the special wrench to remove the jets. I would like to buy a whole
burner so if it happens again I can just quickly replace the faulty
burner and fix it later at anchor.. I see that there are several
stoves out there which seem to use the same burner, ie Force 10,
Optimus, maybe others. Anyone would know if these are in fact the
same burners?

Thanks,

Jeannette
Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

The carb cleaner evaporates very quickly and you will notice I mentioned
giving the burners a good rinse?
"Padeen" wrote in message
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