I bought an old primus at a bootsale this morning but cant find any information on it. I had a quick google but nothing shows up. Anybody recognise it?
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Old Primus stove
- Thread starter veryWildbill
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I have an Optimus model of the same vintage in a similar metal box. I may be wrong, but I think yours may be a Petrol
model, what ever you do, do not use petrol in it till you have positive identification. The Parafin models normally have
a pump to pressurise them . Some have a tube which runs over where the burner is so that heat can help with vaporising
the fuel. The petrol ones were very fast and hot, but there were a lot of accidents with the Petrol ones in the old days.
Beware of any small pinhole leaks, or leaks at joints either in the pipes or the fuel tanks. If anyone makes contact with
you who has one the same try to obtain exact instructions from them. Even the Parafin ones could be dangerous if you
did not wait long enough before pumping them up to full pressure as instead of vapour coming out, you got a jet of
lighted paraffin squirting about three feet in the air. Therefore it was advisable to light them out side of your tent or tarp.
I cannot be of further help. If you do get them going they were great wee stoves, though a but heavy by modern standards. Hope this is of some help to you.
model, what ever you do, do not use petrol in it till you have positive identification. The Parafin models normally have
a pump to pressurise them . Some have a tube which runs over where the burner is so that heat can help with vaporising
the fuel. The petrol ones were very fast and hot, but there were a lot of accidents with the Petrol ones in the old days.
Beware of any small pinhole leaks, or leaks at joints either in the pipes or the fuel tanks. If anyone makes contact with
you who has one the same try to obtain exact instructions from them. Even the Parafin ones could be dangerous if you
did not wait long enough before pumping them up to full pressure as instead of vapour coming out, you got a jet of
lighted paraffin squirting about three feet in the air. Therefore it was advisable to light them out side of your tent or tarp.
I cannot be of further help. If you do get them going they were great wee stoves, though a but heavy by modern standards. Hope this is of some help to you.
