Primus stove, how to light it, Pressurised paraffin kerosene

[@royallan3717]

Hi Ben from New Zealand. Your previous video on starting a burner saved me from more embarrassment with 1 foot yellow flames. I am now confident,even had one lite up to blue with pressure in tank from valve not tightly closed. Those caps are a mystery but trial and error

[@BensWorkshop]

The cap needs to be closed with a closed valve until you want to turn it off. You may have issues with the cap washer. Spares are available on line.

[@jcbdiggers1]

Found your video looking for how to servicing one. Fantastic video very detailed and enjoyable to watch..thank you 😀

[@BensWorkshop]

I am pleased you enjoyed it! Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@deegee3523]

Brilliant. I have the silent one bought from ebay, but hadn't a clue how to use it. Much happier now you've shown how it works.

[@BensWorkshop]

I am pleased to have helped! Remeber paraffin/kerosene in the tank, meths or similar in the spirit cup! Clean up spillages. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@bumbly612]

Thank you .... just found my dads old Primus stove in the shed .. I remember us having tea from it when I was a child. I couldn’t remember how it worked so that was very helpful. The stove must be at least 60yrs old. 💖🐝x

[@BensWorkshop]

I am pleased to have helped! Please like and share, and if you like the channel, subscribe.

[@bumbly612]

Benedict White ... hi Benedict.. have already liked and subscribed. Perhaps you could tell me where I might purchase the little clip on wick. The metal part is fine but the wick has disintegrated. I have looked on line but no success so far, in fact all the Primus stoves I have seen do not have this little attachment. It is a No5 Primus made in Sweden. Many thanks 💖🐝x

[@BensWorkshop]

@@bumbly612 clip on wick? No idea. You don't need one with the stoves as they have a spirit cup.

[@bumbly612]

Benedict White. Thank you Benedict .. that’s good to know... just got a spare bit!! 🐝💖

[@BjørjaBear]

I used a 210 all winter for hiking and backpacking here in Norway this year. Very reliable stove if you've done due maintenance. The Optimus 111 is often hailed as bombproof, but the 210 has less parts and is in my opinion more reliable.

[@BensWorkshop]

I use them for making tea and get to carry it by car to where I am going so use the large one. If I was hiking I'd probably take my Primus No 96 which is very small, cute and sits in a tiny box. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@julianp2868]

I prefer the Roarer burner, you don't forget its still alight. Also do not forget, they self pressurize if you after finished with them and close the pressure key, because you may return to find a little puddle of paraffin. So store them in a Tin.

[@BensWorkshop]

To be fair the silent burners are not completely silent, you'd have trouble missing that it was alight! You are right that they can self pressurise though. Many thanks for watching, hope you had a good Christmas and have a great new year! Please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Thank you very much Benedict that was very helpful and they look a little less daunting now 👍 👍

[@BensWorkshop]

Pleased to help :) What sort have you got by the way?

[@douggt2220]

Great video Ben, thank you. I have both of the stoves you show here, but the bigger one has developed a fault with the pump - it no longer pushes in, there seems to be a lot of resistance. Any ideas what can cause this and how to remedy it? Thanks

[@BensWorkshop]

That would imply the cup washer has partially reversed itself making it bigger. There are several places to buy them, if you can't find one I can look. Unscrew the pump cap and see if it comes out, and.or drip a little 3 in one down there. I do have a video on replacing the washer here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2nWc3uOltuDick Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@royallan3717]

Could be nrv down inside the pump.blocked up with gunk. Needs to come out for a we clean.see Bens video

[@douggt2220]

@@royallan3717 Thanks Roy, I'll have a go at removing it and see if I can clean it.

[@alvarokerosene6257]

Beautiful stoves !

[@BensWorkshop]

Cheers. I have many more.... (A total of 6 paraffin and 1 petrol). I also have 3 Tilley lamps which are also paraffin/kerosene pressure lamps, See this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooeXloqVYrWZbKc

[@BensWorkshop]

PS, I've subscribed to your channel.

[@alvarokerosene6257]

@@BensWorkshop Excellent ! and I yours

[@alvarokerosene6257]

@@BensWorkshop I will keep your videos attentive

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks!

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

They are lovely stoves, and the kettle isn't my style but at 3 quid it's very nice!

[@BensWorkshop]

The kettle comes in a variety of colours. I already had one, but on track days I also borrow another and at £3 I thought... why not buy another? I have many more similar stoves including a petrol one. Should I do a how to start one of those?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

@@BensWorkshop stoves are always interesting, go for it mate I'll watch!

[@BensWorkshop]

I'll do that.

[@tinyworldman]

Thanks Benedict, I have just been playing with the exact same stove as the one you described as a silent burner which I purchased at a car boot for £13, in excellent contition. Like you I have just bought 4lts of paraffin for £8 even though I have a tank with 1500ltrs of kerosene in it! The issue I have is that the flame does not burn nice and blue like yours but tall and yellow. I will proceed to clean everything I can but any suggestions as to the cause would be much appreciated.

[@BensWorkshop]

Give the jet a clean. The flame should be blue. Thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@johnbull5394]

If the jet reclogs repeatedly, you can take the burner/('generator') off and soak it in a citric acid solution and then rinse some of the internal dirt out with water and then dry and light. The jet itself can be removed but you need a special tool. I bought one from a mail-order company called "The Base Camp" which worked well and was inexpensive.

[@BensWorkshop]

How did you get on with yours?

[@talleyrand2739]

BE, HOW THE HADES DO YOU GET A NEW JET INTO A NO5 , PURCHASED A QUIET BURNER AND COULD NEVER GET TO WORK TODAY AFTER WATCHING ONE OF YOURS THERE WAS A SECOND ONE JAMMED INSIDE IT , ALSO WHERE DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR PARTS THAT WILL POST OS I AM IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER

[@BensWorkshop]

How to get the jet out? Although I didn't quite need to make such a meal of it, I used a tool for getting at the jet in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LOpGtobbWGnqs Also as to where to get parts, I would have thought there were suppliers down under but if not try fettlebox.co.uk/index.php and see if they will ship. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@claravanrooyen4131]

Thankyou

[@BensWorkshop]

You are very welcome! Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@RefilwePrudence-xq1bt]

Hi all I bought a primus stove but struggling to light it please help

[@BensWorkshop]

What fuel are you using? Have you cleaned the jet with a pricker? Are you getting pressure up? Many thank for watching! Please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@stevesindustrialadventures799]

Have you ever used diesel in your stove? Some of The old army ones (no.12 field stove) run on them and very similar mechanics. What fules have u tried? Top man! Cheers!

[@BensWorkshop]

I only use paraffin/kerosene (same stuff, different name). I have not used diesel, might work, but if you live near a country petrol station you can't get cheaper than kerosene. Many thanks for watching. Please like and share!

[@BensWorkshop]

Incidentally there are also other paraffin type videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imrJdGyfrpyfkM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZq8ZHh6ra2Wgtk and a whole Tilley play list: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooeXloqVYrWZbKc

[@crazycrab8578]

kerosene, were do you get it from , cannot find any in my area, Runnymede

[@BensWorkshop]

If you are in a rural area you may find petrol stations that sell red diesel. they may have some kerosene on pump. You can also buy paraffin from DIY type or garden centre type places as it is used to heat green houses though sold as paraffin it's normally more expensive. Please like and share, that really helps. Also if you like the channel please subscribe, as I am trying to get to 1000 subscribers!

[@COIcultist]

FFS anyone don't buy Diesel. Diesel is 35 second heating oil kerosene is 28 second. It might come to B&Q being your first purchase but do you know that still uses heating oil? Unless they are a farmer and use 35 second oil which they use in the tractors as well they will use 28 second oil. That can work out to between £0.50 to £1.00 per litre.

[@COIcultist]

But do you know anyone that still uses.

[@crazycrab8578]

@@BensWorkshop managed to get 50Lts of Kerosene, should last me a few years,

[@crazycrab8578]

@@COIcultist I got a 8 wick stove, diesel works ok in that thing, goes for around 6 to 8hrs, got some jet fuel , tried that in the 8 wick, it gets a bit hot, only use if nothing else to hand,

[@tuisitala9068]

Can you pump it up too much?

[@BensWorkshop]

Good question. Presumably. Not managed it though. Once it gets to a high pressure it does get a lot harder to pump up. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I did it, thanks for the reminder

[@BensWorkshop]

;) Cheers!

[@drummingearth5326]

I sold two of the no.5s Sweden made recently on eBay for 50 quid.

[@BensWorkshop]

You got a good price there. I prefer paraffin because I can fill up before I go out for the day and don't need to worry about a canister running out half way through boiling a kettle. Each to their own! Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@redfire20003]

Kerosene is less refined than Paraffin (Esso Blue) for stoves and lamps. Fine if you are outdoors, but if you use a Primus Stove or Oil Lamp in doors it will stink like hell.

[@BensWorkshop]

Trust me, it doesn't. Absolutely fine. That said, I generally use them outdoors. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@redfire20003]

@@BensWorkshop I can only speak from experience..regular kerosene ( home heating oil) is not very refined and quite smelly indoors.

[@BensWorkshop]

All the older chaps in my model engineering club remember paraffin a being much more like kerosene is now. Also I have acquired some old Esso blue. It is far more like Kerosene than the paraffin you can buy in a DIY shop. Again, I only test them indoors, I don't actually use them inside so I have not had an issue. My real issue with the paraffin you can buy is the price though.

[@watosmate8935]

​@@redfire20003 with my Primus no.210 I only smell kerosene when first lighting and unignition from the unburnt fumes or if the stoves a bit clogged or not hot enough yet to burn cleanly, which havn't found it a problem but I am curious if possible to refine kerosene without much speciality.

[@jauregi2726]

instant like

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks and thanks for watching! You will lots of stoves, lamps and blow lamps that run on paraffin/kerosene on this channel! Please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe! (and hit the notification bell)

[@charlesaec442]

👍👍👍👍👋🏻👐👋🏻

[@BensWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@drummingearth5326]

Take the effing kettle off

[@BensWorkshop]

I did in the end. To make tea.