tilley help needed..... again lol

hi guys iv been having trouble with one of my stormlamps its got a flame around the mantle i have used the exact same procedure that i use for my other storm lamp which is nice and bright and have no trouble with flame around the mantle.

the procedure is as follows.

fill with 1 and a half pints of paraffin

make sure control cock is closed

tighten pump

soak preheater in meths attach to vaporizer and light.

while preheating pump 15 times

blow out preheater when nearly burnt out

preheat a second time

turn needle control knob on when meths has nearly burnt out

take of preheater and pump 100 times.

This works perfectly for my red stormlamp but not for my gold one any advice would be brilliant guys.

oh and iv tryed turning the cleaning needle a good few time to clean the vaporizer.

thanks for your time guys

steven

 

Hello Steven,

Welcome.

Your procedure looks pretty good to me, I'm assuming that there is a slight burn in period at low pressure once it's lit. Most folks on this side of the pond lack the patience to do it right.

Have by chance tried swapping the vaporizers? The most common cause of flame outside the mantle that I've seen is a worn tip.

Of course if I'm wrong then we'll both get an education

 

hello john brilliant idea didnt even think of that i think im scared that if i change them round they will both be broke lol

i will give it a shot john thank you, i just turned all the lights out in the house and went for a dander through all the rooms with my good red stormlight acquiring a few funny looks from my girlfriend and the kids..... dont know why though i thought it was perfectly normal what i was doing

thanks again john thats a great help.

 

Just make sure the seals are good, nothing like a dribble of paraffin to upset the womenfolk.

Stay with us and we'll have you pulling the breakers to enjoy the quiet hiss of a Tilley or two.

 

HAHA iv thought of doin that myself

my stepson wants to camp soon just in the back yard and he asked if he could have the tilley out so im happy about that. kids need to know that if the power goes out you have to know how to get light and warmth in to the house and that could be his wee job to light the tilleys aslong as he shows responsibility and knows the dangers.

 

It's always good when the younger generations are interested in our liquid fueled devices. The most important thing is a good teacher.

 

iv been swaping parts over and i think its the burner gallery after taking the mantle of and checking how it looks burning its burning uneven one side the blue flames are close to the burner the other side there coming 2 inches down.

ive tryed cleaning it but still its not working properly but when i put the burner from my working tilley on it, it worked fine.

pity its the burner cus there pretty expensive oh well the joys of collecting lol.

 

Jonty, All is not lost! Is the burner the later type that has one of the three air collars held in place by a split-pin, or is it the earlier type that has three screwed air buttons locating the burner? I have a few spare burner heads. Let me know what type it is and you can have one for postage only. Steve.

 

Maybe, but don't go buying one - I'd guess any of the Brits here will be able to supply you with a decent used burner.

I've a box of unused ones somewhere around here but I haven't seen them for years...

 

There you are! In the time it took me to type that, someone came up with the goods..!

 

yes it is one of the later one with the split pin,

Steve that would be absolutely brilliant please let me know how to go about paying you the postage and thank you again, I hope i can return the favor someday.

thanks again Steve and everyone else for your time.

 

Hi Jonty, Send me a PT with your mailing address and I will send one to you. We can sort out postage later. Steve.

PS. It is packed and ready to send tomorrow. Don't forget to let us all know how you get on with the problem lamp. All the best - Steve.

 

Sounds to me like a worn out burner too , i had the same problem recently myself thinking it was the vapouriser until i tried another better burner on the same vap tube & was nearly blinded by the light ( Manfred Mann )

As you did it's better to try methodicaly all the options & check carefully for wear on all the working parts by trying other burners / vap tubes that you know work well on other lamps

Stu

 

thanks guys shed man is very kindly sending me a burner so hopefully everything goes well and i can get it out fishing

just noticed some pretty regular hunting going on with my red stormlamp so gone clean the needle and change some washers.

thanks again gentlemen im very grateful for all the help.

steven