Kerosene Heater Wick Adjustment
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- This is a Kero Sun Radiant 10 heater with an unpinned wick which means it is the older version. the newer version has a pinned wick so the wick has an unchangeable preset level. A kerosene heater with an unpinned wick can be adjusted up and down slightly to adjust the burn rate. As long as the flames are not too high and there is no smoke from the burn, it is typically good to go. I wanted to lower my wick a bit to conserve on fuel a little. Also keep in mind that a wick that is too low is not good. I hope this video is helpful to you.
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Great helpful video, Andy! I own the same stove. We used this stove ten plus hours a day from present and all of last year's heating season (average 83 days) and never had any issues-no smell at startup or shutdown. At the end of this season, I knew it would be time to change the wick. You have answered my prayers with a detailed wick change on the same stove I have! Thank you, Andy, and God Bless!
If your wick is still lighting and burning well, I'd leave it alone. These wicks can last a very long time. Contaminated fuel and water in the fuel can be bad for the wick. If this is the case, burn your heater completely dry and then make sure to remove any left over fuel,contaminate or water in the tank and then replace with new, fresh kerosene. Also, always buy fresh kerosene from a place that sells lots and don't sell old stock kerosene sitiing in a shop for years.
Thanks for this. I have the same unit and fired it up for the first time today. Mistakes I made is having wick too high so it smoked and also I didn't attach the shutoff arm properly having attached it to the far left. My way was quite dangerous. Let me give it another go tomorrow when it's light outside. Thanks for the tips.
Good luck with it. Happy New Year!
Thats a nice heater Andy and looks well made.
Some of the reviews on these older Kero Sun heaters speak of the quaility of build. It is well designed with maintenance in mind.
Thanks for the tutorial. How can I tell the model number of the heater? All I see is a serial number.
On one of the sides you will see in small print (K10) or other. I will have to go and look myself to find where it is listd. Some are stamped in the metal
I like kerosene heater but they can be a bit smelly and need to be used with care
I don't find the small that bad. I actually enjoy the slight smell. My friend has ben heating his cabin for 20 years with one. It is just a small 12 by 14 cabin and it works very well.
Hi Andy,thanks for sharing. I have a paraffin heater in my shack. Does this take paraffin too?
@@LeeLocke The kerosenen heater says to only burn 1K fuel grade Kerosene so I don't think so. I will do some research on it though.
Interesting!
Kerosene is a specific type of paraffin. In fact, general paraffin for use as a heating fluid is often called kerosene, and the terms can be used interchangeably. So whether you opt for kerosene or paraffin for home use, you are essentially using the same product.
@@Tobinindustrial rite OK. This could be interesting as the price differs over here. Between the two fuels. Thanks Andy.
Had this heater since 1982. I found it in my dad's shed, been in there 20 years. Still had kerosene in it and it lit up mannually. Couldn't believe the tank hadn't rotted. For some reason, the emergency shut off won't slide to the right. It opens all the way, but when I try to slide right, it won't go. Thoughts? I wanted to buy an extra wick just to have when the other goes out. Any chance you have a link you can share for that part?
You need to disasemble the unit to see what is going on with that emergency shutoff lever. It generally pulls right out for sevicing. I did a video on how to get down to the wick. The wick I bought was for a Kerosun Radiant 10 and the Lot number is: E07 10K-1... (FLUSH OUT THAT OLD FUEL BEFORE YOU RUIN THE WICK)
Here is the PDF file for the Kerosene heater... www.kerosene-wicks.com/heater-manuals/Kero-Sun-Radiant-Operation-Instructions-Type-K-L-M.pdf
thank you!@@Tobinindustrial