Re: OT - Oil Stove

Posted by fixerupper on December 18, 2004 at 11:57:07 from (206.72.52.5):

In Reply to: OT - Oil Stove posted by TDK on December 18, 2004 at 08:42:27:

I was around one for about 50 years until we went to gas. The biggest problem with oil stoves is they get carboned up. The bottom of the fire pot will fill with a very hard carbon that will eventually plug the oil hole. Get in there with a screwdriver and hack away at it until you get it all. Your arm will be black by the time you are done but I'm sure you have some good hand cleaner around to take care of that. Then check the line coming out of the bottom of the fuel control valve. It can plug with carbon too. Those two things need to be done every year with the sooty burning fuel we have today. When the fuel line is off, turn on the fuel and put the control on high heat and see if fuel drips out. On full delivery it should drip once every five seconds or so. If not, then clean out the control valve. The orifice is in the bottom and can plug up fairly easily. If I remember right you can remove four screws and the top mechanism comes off. It's fairly simple after that. The float mechanism usually doesn't give much problem. When the heater is running, it will have to be run fairly hot or it will fill up with soot, unless you can find cleaner burning fuel than I can. Good luck and merry christmas.

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