Kero stove

[wild violet 38]

My kero stove is blocking up a lot and pricking it doesnt solve the problems am going to strip down and flush the tank as I suspect dirty fuel,was wondering what to flush tank with would white spirits do it ?

[erice 732]

i'd say flush it with kero

 

and then then drain the kero into something like a 2ltr coke bottle and let it settle

 

then see what kind of contaminants you have

 

if you have water, sitting at the bottom

 

flush it again

 

you can carefully decant off the top clear kero back into the tank for the 2nd flush

 

keep doing that until you get good clear kero coming out

 

methylated spirits can be your final rinse as it absorbs water but be very carefully to get it all out, and maybe air the tank well, before filling it with kero again

 

meths fumes are far more volatile and explosive than kero fumes

[Guest]

Depending on what type of burners you have it might pay too dismantle them and clean and reassemble it could be a bit of Valve packing or something other crud fowling the jet when the pressure comes on.

These guys are great to deal with in sourcing parts,

http://www.base-camp.co.uk/

[erice 732]

yeah, depending on the age, use and type of your burner you may have collected a lot of soot in the burner head that is now breaking off occasionally and blocking the jet

 

if you can get the jet out have a scratch around in there with something soft like a toothpick and see what gunk comes out