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Check out one of your local stores that stock kerosene heaters. They
normally have replacement wicks and may be able to cross reference one for
you. You could always pull your wick out (now that doesn't sound right) and
take what is left to the store and match one up.
"Lloyd Sumpter" <lsumpter@home.com> wrote in message
news:3A82D327.FC9547D8@home.com...
> I have an OLD Kerosene heater (probably 20 years old). It's got a large,
flat
> brown base (fuel tank) with a white column rising from it. In the column,
> there's a large (3") diameter circle of wick. It's started by a coil
powered by
> 2 D-cells.
>    It's been reliable and warm all it's life, but the wick is getting
burnt to
> the point where it's very hard to start and the flame takes ages to get
around
> the circle.
>    Can I replace the wick, or otherwise "resurrect" it?
>    Are new ones of the same style available? Where? I believe I got mine
from
> the famous but burned-down Payne Hardware in North Van (moment of
silence...). I
> like the design - any comments on it vs other designs of kerosene heaters?
>
> Lloyd Sumpter
> Campion 18

   Took it apart yesterday, and managed to get the wick up a bit, so I 
could cut off the burned part and still have some dangling in the kerosene. 
Works fine now!
   Thanks for the help.

Lloyd Sumpter
Campion 18 - working on the floor...

Robert A. Gramza wrote:

> Check out one of your local stores that stock kerosene heaters. They
> normally have replacement wicks and may be able to cross reference one for
> you. You could always pull your wick out (now that doesn't sound right)
> and take what is left to the store and match one up.
> "Lloyd Sumpter" <lsumpter@home.com> wrote in message
> news:3A82D327.FC9547D8@home.com...
> > I have an OLD Kerosene heater (probably 20 years old). It's got a large,
> flat
> > brown base (fuel tank) with a white column rising from it. In the
> > column, there's a large (3") diameter circle of wick. It's started by a
> > coil
> powered by
> > 2 D-cells.
> >    It's been reliable and warm all it's life, but the wick is getting
> burnt to
> > the point where it's very hard to start and the flame takes ages to get
> around
> > the circle.
> >    Can I replace the wick, or otherwise "resurrect" it?
> >    Are new ones of the same style available? Where? I believe I got mine
> from
> > the famous but burned-down Payne Hardware in North Van (moment of
> silence...). I
> > like the design - any comments on it vs other designs of kerosene
> > heaters?
> >
> > Lloyd Sumpter
> > Campion 18
> 
> 

How well does your wick heater work?  I have often wondered why there
are no vented kerosene wick heaters for sale today.  They are simple,
quiet, and no pressurized fuel.  Maybe they don't put out much heat? 
Maybe they smell bad and smoke?  

What has been your experience with the wick heater?

Thanks!

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
> 
> I have an OLD Kerosene heater (probably 20 years old). It's got a large, flat
> brown base (fuel tank) with a white column rising from it. In the column,
> there's a large (3") diameter circle of wick. It's started by a coil powered by
> 2 D-cells.
>    It's been reliable and warm all it's life, but the wick is getting burnt to
> the point where it's very hard to start and the flame takes ages to get around
> the circle.
>    Can I replace the wick, or otherwise "resurrect" it?
>    Are new ones of the same style available? Where? I believe I got mine from
> the famous but burned-down Payne Hardware in North Van (moment of silence...). I
> like the design - any comments on it vs other designs of kerosene heaters?
> 
> Lloyd Sumpter
> Campion 18

   They put out LOTS of heat, they're easy to start (once I'd trimmed the 
wick), but they do smell a little.
   But I think the main problem is safety. My heater has a HUGE base to 
keep it from tipping over, and a "tilt switch" that trips a spring-loaded 
sheath that comes down (loud!) and snuffs out the flame if the heater is 
jarred or tipped. It's kind of a pain on a boat, though - it trips with 
every biggish wave.
   But with a bit of common sense, I can't see that they're any more 
dangerous than a propane heater.

Lloyd Sumpter
"Stinky" Fibrecraft 14 - http://members.home.net/lsumpter/Stinky
  - For Sale, Cheap!

Paul VandenBosch wrote:

> How well does your wick heater work?  I have often wondered why there
> are no vented kerosene wick heaters for sale today.  They are simple,
> quiet, and no pressurized fuel.  Maybe they don't put out much heat?
> Maybe they smell bad and smoke?
> 
> What has been your experience with the wick heater?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
>> 
>> I have an OLD Kerosene heater (probably 20 years old). It's got a large,
>> flat brown base (fuel tank) with a white column rising from it. In the
>> column, there's a large (3") diameter circle of wick. It's started by a
>> coil powered by 2 D-cells.
>>    It's been reliable and warm all it's life, but the wick is getting
>>    burnt to
>> the point where it's very hard to start and the flame takes ages to get
>> around the circle.
>>    Can I replace the wick, or otherwise "resurrect" it?
>>    Are new ones of the same style available? Where? I believe I got mine
>>    from
>> the famous but burned-down Payne Hardware in North Van (moment of
>> silence...). I like the design - any comments on it vs other designs of
>> kerosene heaters?
>> 
>> Lloyd Sumpter
>> Campion 18
>