PERFECTION OIL HEATERS.
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
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REMEMBER: NOTHING IS IDIOT PROOF. (If you are an idiot, don't watch my channel) PERFECTION OIL HEATERS are a great back up and supplement heat source for the Prepper. 1888 the Cleveland Foundry Company was formed. They manufactured a line of oil lamp stoves. In 1894, the plant started producing portable heaters.The Perfection product lineup was extremely important to the growth of American civilization. By 1918, over 5,000,000 heaters were in use. By 1922, over 3,000,000 Perfection kitchen stoves and ranges were in use in American homes! A sizeable percentage of households used a Perfection product on a daily basis. The "Golden Age" of the Perfection Stove Co. lasted from 1916 until the middle 1950's. It was not until well after WW II that electric power lines were finally strung throughout rural areas. And by the 1950's, the cost of electricity in cities had been reduced significantly.
In the late 40's & 50's I sold these at my grandmother's hardware store 'Wright's Furniture & Hardware' in Plant City Fl. Back in those days, it was the only heat that some people had. Perfection also made cabinet floor models that were vented to a flue pipe, and hooked up to a kerosene tank on the outside of the house..
Yeah a big square cabinet. My grandma had one When I was a kid.
Pretty fascinating. I use one to heat corners of my house. I have a model 530 heating my kitchen right now, my wife loves it.
My grandpa and grandma had a wall mounted perfection heater hooked up to the house flue. It kept the kitchen nice and warm.
I grew up in a house heated by a wood stove and kerosene. I recently was given a Perfection heater by a man retiring to Florida and will be doing a restoration myself. Along with your thoughts on the prepping aspect being a multi fuel product, I am entertaining the thoughts of cooking on top of these in case of emergencies. Not only are they beautiful, but very useful and will last many lifetimes if well cared for. Great video, Thank you for showing us your wonderful collection.
Perfection heaters are what we used for heat when I was a kid. We had two. One like the blue heater in the video for upstairs and the other was nicer. It had the glass globe for downstairs. Never thought twice about them. Kept the house warm during winter.
I love the fact that not only can you stay nice and toasty warm but these heaters are perfect for cooking. No soot, or flames surrounding your pots. I love that! :)
I finally found a great one-it's a model 550 with the brass font. I had to free up the wick and give it a good clean, but now it's looking fantastic. I really like the red on yours; it looks great!
Very nice.. I love the old heaters. The best part of this is doing the work to restore these things your self. I love to restore things and bring them back to life..
I have never heard of these heaters. Today I purchased a Rippinggille's 100 year old heater that looks exactly like the Perfection, so here I am trying to learn about it. Very grateful to have come across this little gem, and these videos.
Great to see these being looked after and appreciated. I owned one once and used it both indoors and in workshop. During Scottish winters placing metal tools on it for a while was much appreciated whilst working on engines.
I just learned about Perfection heaters recently. This video was really helpful!
Just finished restoring one today. It works great and my garage is nice and toasty now.
We love our Perfection Heater. We purchased it over a year ago as an alternative heating source of course, but it is also soothing to look at and reconnects us to the history of a time when people developed lasting ideas that kept on working. Thank you for showing the maintenance and simplicity of this heater.
My wife loves the look of this type of antique stuff. Buying preps is so much easier when they are aesthetically pleasing. Great suggestion, this is going to the top of my shopping list.
What a great heater. I use one for camping in my big wall tent and what a joy it is not having to feed wood into a stove every 3 hrs. I get a full nights sleep with this heater.
My husband and i love your videos. We just got today our first perfection heater off ebay. Got it for $55 didn't think that was to bad. Can wait to restore and use this winter. Thank you God Bless!!!
I remember my grand parents had one of these Perfection Heaters. Always was toasty warm there in the winter too!
I'm 60 and remember using one when i was a kid. I want one for the garage when I'm working out there. Would be nice for power failures too. Vanagon on skiing adventures? Hmmmm. Might be pushing it. Thanks for the memories and great video.
I just picked up two of these myself this weekend, I got one of the model 425s for $25s and a model 525 for $40, I used some zip strip to pull a coat of black paint off of the blue enamel, and have been working away with the bench grinder to pull off whatever rust and corrosion are on the other pieces, I am pretty excited to get these things up and going, they are really good looking stoves.
I have one of these in the attic (It was used by my wife's Grandparents on their farm many years ago.) I have been wanting to restore it and get it operating. Thanks for the motivation and info.
Hey Yankee, I've been watching your channel for a decade now. I first watched this video 10 years ago but lived down south. Now that I'm living in the Midwest, I just picked one of these up for winter. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. God bless Yankee.
I wish they were as cheap as they us to be. It's hard to find them less than 75 dollars now. I just bought a Perfection 500 2 burner Kerosene stove, made coffee and breakfast on it last week after cleaning it up and getting new wicks for it.
Lovely job. My dear departed mother in law had one of these painted in her favorite color tourquoise on her porch. No tank thought :( I am going to find one and restore it for use AND a beautiful decorative piece. Thanks for all the information!! Blessings to you and yours
I have one of these. Had it since I was 16.(am 64 now) Paid .50 for it. I wanted to restore and use it. It is intact. I just repainted it but did not use heat resistant paint. I really wanted to use it to heat my living room. Thanks for sharing.There is a story that goes with it but I won't bore you with it.
I first learned about these heaters in October of 2011. I was setup at an outdoor festival with some other folks and it was fairly cold in the pole barn where we were. One guy went to his truck, pulled one of these out, fired it up and I was amazed at the heat output. Along comes 2012, same group, same festival and sure enough cold weather again. Same guy hauls out his heater and we are warm. That should have been my hint to get one but with other things going on I never got around to it. Now comes October 2013, same group again, same festival but warmer weather ... to start. Half way through here comes the cold! Our friend smiles, heads to the truck and you know what he pulls out. At this point I am on a mission I tell him, so off I head, hitting every antique dealer at the festival. Not one of these to be found. Then this older gentleman stops by where we are, a truck full of antiques he is looking to get rid of as he is getting out of the business. Several of us go to see what he has and there it is! A Perfection 730, looks different than these in the video but the tank/gallery/flame spreader assembly are just like these. I crawl through and over several piles of stuff in this truck because I was going to own this! Once I got it into the light I was taken aback and the apparent condition as it was completely rusted. My buddy who has brought his all these years helps with the inspection and other than rust there is nothing wrong with it. Purchased for $15. Though I haven't had time to repaint it yet, I cleaned the tank assembly, bought a new wick and filled it up, sure enough .... HEAT! These are awesome! I have since found another, a Perfection 525M, at an auction that is in better condition though it could use a paint job it still has the original paint on it with only minor rust for its age. It still has an original wick and once I cleaned the old kerosene out of it, let it dry and refilled the tank with fresh kerosene it fired right up. I am still on the hunt for at least 3 more as I live in an 1800's home and these fit right along with the feel of the house plus I live in an area where power outages in the winter are common and these will keep me warm enough for as long as I have fuel for them if needed. Great video!
When I was six years old , 1959 , we lived in the weeds in the air castle. My dad had us on a starvation farm that had a two story farm house.
It was made of green wood and it leaked air horribly. This the air castle..
I was upstairs at the furthest place from the wood stove.
So dad found me an old perfection heater. He showed me how to care for it and every evening I would get it ready to go.
The wick lasted forever as long as you did not let it run out of fuel.
We used coal oil in it and it had a great kind of chicken poop smell..
We moved in 1964 and I loaded my heater into the truck. My mom said we were going to give it to my grand pa.
I told her it was my heater and I wasn’t going to freeze in the winter. Dad explained to me about coal heat and venting.. he had bought a house in St. Louis with a coal furnace..
So we went to St. Louis and grand pa didn’t get my heater... coal heat sounded like magic and I didn’t trust it..
I still have my heater... I think electric heat is a fad....
Thank you so much for this video! I can't tell you how excited I am to find out about these little gems...never knew they existed. I have a cabin that has only been used in the summer for about a decade. Snow partially caved in the roof and broke the pipe to the antique wood stove. The stove itself is now unsafe to use anyway as it has rusted out over the years. We had a real dilemma on getting heat into this little cabin because it apparently was built around the antique wood stove! No getting it out without tearing out a wall or tearing up the stove, which would break my heart. Even if we could get it out we would have to spend thousands getting the area up to speck to install anything new. Now I just have to find a couple of these perfection heaters! So excited!
It's the year 2023 now, gas prices in Europe are sky high and heating costs for an average house can go up to 600 to 800 euro a month. Not for us thanks to these great and beautiful heaters. In Europe we got Valor heaters which is the European brand for the Perfection heater. We have two 525T heaters and still amazed how these little rings of white fire get so insanely hot! Getting the cold out of a 50 M2 living room is no problem for these (just using one)! These are truly genius in their simplicity.
Acetone excels in removing carbon and dried fuel residue. (Paint too! Adequate ventilation is a must, as well as lack of open flame!) Works especially well in glass lamp bowls. In the late 1800's, prior to the production of kerosene, oil lamps and heater used coal oil, known today as mineral spirits. In many (but not all) areas, mineral spirits are less expensive than K-1. Haven't run my Alladin Blue Flame on it yet, but all my lamps do. Miles Stair's site has a great article on it.
This was one of the few things I wouldn't let go after my father passed. Now I know why. Thank you, it's going back inside!
nice old stoves i love how they made them so simple but built to really work and last unlike the new kero heaters that fall apart after 3 or 4 years
I live in Delta Junction alaska and have spent this winter using a perfection 500 to heat my travel trailer down to -45 f
I got one of these today that was in near new condition for $35.00. It had just a few traces of rust in a few spots. Mine is a clone of the Perfection 552 heater made by US Stove Co. I just did a full clean and repaint and it is like new again. I ordered a new wick and now I am set for the winter if the power goes out.
I appreciate the video and info. Keep up the prepping!!
The house I grew up in had a fuel burning heater in the hallway and was our only source of heat. These are great...would love to have a couple of them. Thanks for sharing ;) c
Wow my olds use to put one in the hall and tell us to leave the bedroom doors open in the days before central heating - it could just about keep the frost out in a hard winter
Wow !! I was 5 years old the last time i saw that, i remembered when you said something about projecting light images on the sealing and BAM !! It brought me back to my grandmothers house in the country.
Thanks for sharing.
These are absolutely awesome little heaters and can be found at a great price. Just a heads up for anyone interested... there is a #630 on ebay now for $130 with FREE shipping
awesome....i got one in storage somewhere that needs restoring....thanks
Hey Yankee... thanks so much for making this video... this was the one that got me started on Perfection heaters... I not have refurbished like 4-5 of them... I love them.
I know your video is pretty old, but, I found it today and I have been using these kero heaters for 20 or more years. Electricity is bloody expensive, and even wood now here in Australia is bloody expensive. So, I was able to pick up a few of these heaters at garage sales etc and they work good. Of course I don't live anywhere near snow etc, but the cost of running these heaters are cheaper than anything else around. If you are still UA-cam, does the 'chimney' sit directly on the fuel tank? I think the 'chimney', or the hinged top part, is supposed to be sitting ON the fuel tank when closed so it can draw air for the wick...Yes/No? These heaters are great space heaters, not those crappy ones which dry your eyes out as the heat is reflected AT you, these are more space heaters, or room heaters, with the heat not directed at your face but more heating up the entire room etc.
Very nice heaters I have 2 of them in my storage. Now because of you I have to get them out and redo them....lol You are right they are truly nice heaters. I like the old things too! Thanks for sharing bro!
This is what I have been looking for something nice looking and will take the chill off.
we rarely get below freezing and the house is well insulated so this is ideal for when I don't want to start a big fire in the fireplace. Plus in shtf no smoke may be better.
Do we need to have some sort of barrier under it? like tilte or bricks? you said the bottom dosent get that hot so maybe not.
Was the dog doing tracking ? thanks again God Bless you !!!!!
Very cool I remember one my parents brought home from Germany it was not as fancy and a light green, it dissapeared when I was in my teens.
I will have to look around and see if I can find one, thanks.
I bought one of these several years ago. I have wanted to restore it but I didn't want to touch it until I was sure how. Thanks for the info.
Very unique heaters. This is the first time that I've ever seen this type. Thanks for sharing!
You brightened my day with your amusing comment about idiots........thank you
I have a
Perfection 730. I turned it up to the highest wick setting and held a cooking thermometer over the top. Unfortunately, my thermometer only goes up to 392 degrees. The thermometer QUICKLY rose up past 392 and error’d out. Bottom line: you can cook on top of the Perfection 730 if need be. Probably possible to cook on the other Perfection kerosene heaters too.
Those are awesome. You know we will all be looking for them now. Thanks for the info!
What a nice looking burner. Wish we had something like that in the UK as it would be used a lot more than the prices we pay now for gas.
Only thing those are really used for are greenhouses to heat it up so the plants don't get cold. May go out looking for one and see if there is one round here to use today.
I just bought a new kerosene heater from the hardware store. It has a huge cage around it that makes it almost impossible to move out the door and the handle is terrible. Love the legs on the perfection. My new one sits on the fuel tank on a drip pan. Any ideas on making a new one more friendly and more pleasing to the eyes? First thing I'm going to do is take off the ridiculous safety cage. It's just me here. Thanks for the video
Excellent how-to vid.
My wife deals in antiques... I'll tell her to keep a lookout for one.
whats the weight on one of these? would they be good for using in a large tent for camping? Thanks for the vid, very cool.
I got one from Craigslist, in nearly perfect condition, Model 725. Tested it with kerosine from Homedepot for ~$10/galon and found it surprisingly effective! The guy selling it was a local like-minded person. So it was two birds with one stone - a awesome heater and a great connection. Thanks as always!
I really love my old perfection heater, I got mine for free, some one was throwing it away b/c the wick was burned down, you can only find replacements online, I redid the wick, then later bought some fiberglass filters on sale in spring and resized them to fit my heater. the way they work is so simple yet so good, that i made a small version out of oil lamp parts and "tin cans" with some sheet metal that i use for camping, one of the greatest things i found for free, great video as always YP
Perfection heaters crank out the heat for sure. The ones with glass globes light up a room pretty well too. Aladdin kero wick and mantle lamps heat a small room with a lot of light too. A must have when the power is gone,
i will keep an eye open for one I too have the new one unused maybe 5 years still in box. I have only 20 liter pail on hand still have to get more. thank for the infor
A great Video,wish you were her to fix my Heater up,i bought a Valour Kero heater at a Market here in Adelaide,Australia,it look's gorgeous,but it does'nt work,it need's a new wick,and the storage tank need's fixing,as the winder for the wick need's replacing!and there is no one here that i can find to fix it,so disappointing,as it such a lovely looking piece,thank's again for the great video,Carol
I have something similar, it is English and the Brand is Valor, I use it in my outside sitting area during colder months
Cool Heaters, I will start my search.
I love the look of the old heaters! I haven't come across one before. We had a few of the newer type and yes they aren't much to look at. lol The heaters do make a reasonable emergency cooking source to. I've made quite a few meals on the tops of them.
Just bought two of these on kijiji. Looking forward to making them posh like yours. Thanks for the vid.
hi, back in the mid 1970s my dad bought one that looked like that. my great aunt also bought a wood burning cook stove with a hot water resavour new at this time..
I found an old one. It looks way worse than the one you fixed. I hope.to turn it back into a heater. ❤
Those look great, I will look into them to replace the Kero heater i use now which as you said is not something that's attractive.
I went to the site and had the devil of a time with page loading. So glad you put this video up, I have a shell of one of these heaters and had no idea that the parts could still be found. Just might have to invest in some parts and have the handy man restore the old stove for me! Thanks again YP!!!
Nice presentation. I have a couple Model 735 Glass heaters, and it does a nice job lighting up the room as well as heating it. I do mix some lamp oil in with the Kero to produce a whiter light about 1/3 : 2/3. Only other comment I would add is, the fuel tank can get pinhole leaks. If it does, solder does the job, it there are a lot, you can spray in a rubberized liner--albeit a bit expensive.
Hey Yankee! Just wanted to thank you for this video. I got through this winter using three of these I refurbished after your video. Although it was only for supplemental heating, these things worked awesome! I even heated up my beef stew on them. Great bargain on kero at Tractor Supply. As for the smell, it took the Family a little getting use to. However on these cold winter days they all were asking me to fire them up. Thanks again.....Go Sox
Daily Dog Vlogs would I need an exhaust pipe or to open windows?
Were do you buy the wicks, all the ones I seen have strings at bottom like a mop, they do not work, have to be solid and all cotton
www.milesstair.com/by_make/PERFECTION_Kerosene_Heaters.html
you inspired me to get one of these. cant wait to get it working.
@Yankeeprepper Yankee, What is the burn time with those old heaters? They do look nice Mrs. Marco would not mind one of these in our old farm house.
For a guy who quit making videos, you are coming out with some great stuff.
You can find #500 wicks (#39) from the manufacturer. Schwartz Mfg. 1261 W - 200 S, Berne IN 46711. They also manufacture the Perfection cook stoves. I've 2 and really like them.
I have an English Aladdin Blue Flame Heater which is also suppose to double as a cooking station. I think its more for boiling tea or something. The question I have is why do those burn yellow and the one I got says to burn blue only?
@DoverPipes well i guess he already said it in the white texts first in the video.
its as safe as a heater can be, without the fear of short circuits and other malfunctions the electric ones have.
i currently have a zibro kerosene heater on, and it generates an enormous amount of heat.
it does 0,25 liter an hour(so its saving my heating bill also).
i like it a lot, and i bought it originally for my preps, but now i burn it everyday just for ambiance, i bought extra parts for it too.
Looks great, nice restoration job.
Oh, one more question . Concerning the same little heater as you were showing. What type of wick should I ask for? I dont know the name of the heater
Blessings ~
Awesome video. We have one these in our basement. Just part of our antique collection. After seeing this it will be restored. Thank you so much for the great info you have provided on your channel!
dam good looking heaters thanks for the tip brother that blue one looks realgood
The good ol days... Great restore job on them.
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
Does it soot up your walls or paint inside the house? Thinking of getting one of these.
Hey I really like these heaters and was wondering what a average price of these are in decent condition? I have found many of these lately in decent to rough condition. Most just need a good cleaning and new wick plus repainting. Where do you suggest getting a new wick? I bought a 525 model that is in good condition, just needs a wick and a good cleaning. I only paid $25.00.
Thank you so much for the tip, I love it. I ordered one with the glass globe It's the closest we're going to get to a fireplace in our upstairs apartment (sad no?) and in an emergency it can provide light heat and heat up a pot of soup all at the same time without wasting fuel. By the time I got it it had already started to heat up in southern California so I won't really know how it does till around Christmas but it is easy on the eyes and if things work out I'll probably get a 525. Now if we could just figure out the best off grid A/C lol...
man!!! thats the most beautiful heater ive ever seen!!
i will have to look into them, looks like somthing i would use and enjoy thanks for showing them.I know what ya mean about old things like that,there will be hardly none if any antiques worth keeping or useing from the last 25 to 30 yrs its sad.Person can hardly get the cheap plastic and partical board crap today to last a year or two. God Bless
I watched this video years ago and found a blue one. The chrome plating needs painted. Do another video about these. How did they hold up and did you need to buy any parts apart from a new wick over the years? Do you still use them?
nothing has changed, they work fine
I just scored a Perfection Number 530 Heater for only $20 at a consignment store! I was wondering if high heat engine paint would work for my refurbishment purposes. Thank you very much for confirming my hypothesis. I'm planning on putting together a video of the start to finish process for others as well. Thanks again! I'm very excited about this great project heater!
A caution, they do put out considerable carbon monoxide, you must have lots of ventilation. You fire one of these in a closed room and fall asleep you will not wake up. That said they are a good heater, I have a couple myself, and they are nice for cooking on, and as a backup heater, but be careful with them. Your best paint for them is commonly sold for grills.
You always show us so many unique things and ideas, Thanks, Love the heaters, I had one once but not antique, and they are wonderful heaters. Thanks for your vids
Nice idea. Like your videos. I keep my eye open for one of these. I have a newer kerosene stove but your right. They look nice cleaned up.
Thanks YP, that is a nice "Gap" Heater!
wow, never heard of this heater. I will be searching for one. Fantastic how to and informative vid, very nice!
very cool video.... I just bought four of them for $20.00 at a garage sale and they all work great now after a resto and paint they will be beautiful.... I would have never known about them without this video.... thank you so very much.... My wife loves the way they look and I love the fact that they are that extra little insurance when the power goes out during ice storms and we can help relieve some of the power drain on the back-up generator.... thank you again yankee.....
those look great. thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing , going to look into getting one .
Thanks to your video I bought a perfection heater. I fixed it up but I can't get it to stop smoking. Any advice would be appreciated.
you are right yankee i sell wood stoves everyday. the quality has went down. It was once if you built something that lasted 20,30 yrs you were a great company ! Now you are lucky to find something to last as long as the warranty! Jotul is one of the last great stoves . Originally a norwegian stove. They do have a plant in maine now .If you are looking for a good stove try one of the Jotul brand stoves. Great video keep up the great work!!
Im going to be on the look out now! If i come across one sold! If it takes a while what eve. I use my wood burning stove almost every day during the winter! Luv it! Put a fan near or behind and blow it around my freezing cold shanty! Thanks Yankee keep it up!
we used to have theae heaters in my mum dads house in the 70s .thanks for the video we can buy these cheap in the uk , still ..in local antique stores ..or ebay ...
@Yankeeprepper Yet another awesome video my friend. I have one question for you, what type of wood stove do have there? I thought you had done a video on it before. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find it.
Very nice. Top notch vid on the heater redo. Thanks for sharing.
Does a stove warm a home better than a fireplace? I've never had either one and I"m curious.
Thank you so much for the info on these.