Perfection kerosene heater how to replace the wick.
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- This video is to help you in replacing a wick in a vintage Perfection kerosene heater. Also included are tips for using a maintaining your heater. If you have any questions or need help with your Perfection heater please feel free to contact me.
Video is 8 years old and still the best explanation on TH-cam!
Just watching today in 2024 and your clear explanation of all the things was great!! Thanx for making the video and sharing it with all of us on TH-cam!!
Thank you so much! I'm a first time user of a kerosene heater. And you explained things thoroughly and made it easily understandable for novice like me. Thank you again.
Great video- you explain things in a common sense matter. Small details are important to know.
I praise God for guys like this making videos for us all.
Great video, thank you.
FYI The old school way of charring the wick was to install wick into burner with about 1/16 inch showing then turning burner upside down and dip it briefly into a shallow dish of kerosene just before installing the burner into the empty fount. No lighter fuel required. Allow it to burn out, then when cool adjust wick level with with tube and rub finger around it.
All kerosene heaters produce fumes when warming up, and when shutting down, therefore it's best to start them up, and shut them down outside or in a garage.
In order to run clean all flame spreader type kerosene heaters need to run full blast, don't try to turn it down. It will smell horrible. To do this, after it warms up turn it up until it starts to smoke, then back down a little until the smoke stops just like a kerosene lamp. People who regularly use kerosene heaters normally use two or more smaller ones because of this reason. They run multiple heaters to warm up the space, then turn off the ones they don't need in order to maintain the temperature.
If you want to try to use ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) in a flame spreader type kerosene heater you have to use 100% cotton wicks. The fiberglass topped wicks will clog up from the impurities. Some like to add a little alcohol to the fuel.
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I believe the wick shop is no longer in business. I tried to order and no luck at all.
Very thorough and direct - answered all my questions the first time! Thanks!!!
One of the best perfection heater videos I've seen, thanks!
I have an old model 130 and the gallery is rusted solid to the tank. Your video showed my how the unit is put together and I thank you for that.
Thanks so much for the video - got my Dad's 550 up an running today for the first time in 40+ years!
These are small floats th-cam.com/users/postUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU recommend the package is smaller than my hand just to provide perspective. That said I wanted small floats for the times I need to add one when trout fishing or fishing for panfish. The peg is perfect for my application where I want a set hold point that is quickly adjustable and want to be able to add the float without retying. That’s the real advantage here. You can add this float to your line without retying and adjust the depth easily with the peg so it won’t kink your line like a traditionalit. If I need to set this too deep then I’d switch over to ait with a thread stop to make casting easier. But like I said, these are a great value for the price I paid. Probably better suited to applications where your depth is 5-feet or less for the sake of casting.
Thank you for an excellent presentation and for the comments on wick quality. I will now proceed to attempt restoring my heater.
You are welcome.
Thank you for this video. I have a perfection heater I bought at a yard sale and have never used it. Didn't know if they really worked that good. I'm so happy to know there is a way to heat my apartment without using the furnace.
thanks, we just bought our first one today for emergency use. We love these old things. I'll be surprised if we ever come across again.
...will be looking back at this when I go to start my perfection heater! =) Just picked one up few hours ago for $20 in almost mint condition!
Many Thanks from Stockport England. I have just rescued an old Aladdin Greenhouse heater from the rubbish skip and have replaced the new original 202 wick.Exactly the same principles. Same wine different label so to speak.
Thank you for making this super comprehensive video on the Perfection Heater! I been keeping my eyes open for one to buy. I think I am better equipped now after watching this video to know what to look for on used ones that I do find. I hope to find one this year and get it running to use. I love wood burning heat but kerosene is so convenient, portable, and no venting needed.
Very educational and detailed. Just bought a new burner for my Perfection and needed to replace the wick. Thank you !
I haven't got a perfection heater, but a british one that operates on the same principle, and this information was VERY HELPFUL on how to maintain kerosene heaters. Thank you very much, I have learnt a lot!
Maxmeranda; what kind of heater do you have? I have a Rippingilles and am trying to source a wick.
Most informative video I've seen on these heaters. Great information and explained very well. Thank you for your video. I'm sure it's greatly appreciated by many people. 🙂
I've watched this video many times. and by far it is the best replacement wick video out there. Pre-burning the wick, before fuel is added to tank, as to level the wick is the best fail safe idea out there. It does help, for sure!
Thanks Red. A friend at work gave me one of these to heat my garage. But it had so much fume that it made it impossible to work in there. I will take her apart and give it a good cleaning. maybe even look for a new wick. I never used one before. This was a Big Help. I had no idea it would burn for 8 hours.Thanks Red Nice job.
If you were getting a lot of fumes from one of these heaters something is definately wrong. These heaters should burn odorless. Make sure you have good quality Kerosene, a good Kerosene has no dye, and should be clear like a glass of water. Make sure your wick is proper. Let me know if I can help.
This is great - thank you for the upload. I just came into possession of 2 x Perfection kerosene heaters!
calvinstulip Have you used them yet? There's a few for sale on FB but I don't know much about the older ones. How would you rate their heat output compared to the newer style kerosene heaters?
Jeff these are the best kerosene heaters. I use mine for camping and also in case the power goes out. They are rated at 10,000 btu and you can get up to 12 hrs on a full tank.
Calvin, can the Klean Heat kerosene fuel be used in the Perfection Heaters? I’m thinking about purchasing a 525 model that I found on FB.
Love the video and the cosy Christmas music in the background! I've shared this to one of my FB groups where many members are restoring old stoves like this.
Ange C thank you!!!
This is the best video explaining how to... Thanks!! I have a Valor 525t that works exactely the same.
This is great presentation and explanation off how it works. I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge. Also you sound like really good honest man.
Thank you for making this video. It has been very helpful to see how to replace the wick on this type of heater. I just got one when my great uncle passed away and I was wondering how to get it going again.
excellent is the word for this instruction
have two of these perfection heaters, good job well self directed show. I WILL NOT, AND REPEAT, WILL NOT USE THE NEW KEROSENE HEATERS, ONES WITH FIBERGLASS WICKS!! THEY ARE A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY. WHO WANTS TO PAY $4.00 for a gallon of kerosene, not me..... JUST WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IN THIS VIDEO, one good things of these perfection heaters you can burn RED DYE diesel fuel in them. home heating oil $2.09/$2.19 A gallon take your pick.
I WON'T BE BUYING KEROSENE ANYTIME,EXCEPT HOME HEATING OIL.
nOT TO GET off track, this is one of the better videos of replacing a wick in a perfection then other videos on youtube. Thank you reddodge! so please pardon me if i am little off subject.
Outstanding video. I got one of these for free and I appreciate your help in setting it up. I like the simplicity of these heaters. Thank you.
Great video! Thank you. It made replacing my wick a breeze.
Thank you for very informative post! You helped us understand our Valor 525 heater much better.
Thank you friend. You are a wealth of information when it comes to kerosene heaters.
Thank you sir for a very thorough explanation.
Love these old Perfection heaters
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video. Very helpful. A wonderful, simple, device.
...excellent video...very informative...THANK YOU!!!...only now to find a 700x wick!!….
Thank You. I just picked up one of these heaters with no wick.
Google Miles Stairs Wick Shop
@@matthoward1174 just ordered from him. Thanks two years late for this comment. Would have spent over $25 on eBay but he had it for $11
@@Cruise-InTV Glad to help. Lots of good info on his site too.
Thank you RedDodge1968, I been storing two Perfection tall stand heaters for years but never used them because the wife thought I through them out! lol Also I had no idea how to replace the wick! Now that we need to be careful these days if the power goes out (EMP) or what have you, I'M glad I have em. Great job and step by step detail, I'm now confident these heaters will come in handy and I can operate them safely! The only question I have is (CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING? DO WE NEED VENTILATION? ARE THEY SAFE? thanks again,
At the most, they recommend opening a window 1 inch.
Fantastic video. Nice heater, too.
Excellent tutorial, thanks for posting !!
Thank You.
Thanks for the clear and uncluttered video instruction. I've followed your maintenance advice to the T and love my Perfection heaters. The only problem I run into with all three of my heaters is when it comes to installing a new wick. You make it look so easy but I find it almost impossible to get the wick carrier down far enough to engage with the wick adjuster teeth. I can get it down so far and no farther and the teeth just slide off the bottom of the carrier. I tried to force it and actually broke the knob off the wick adjuster. Bad idea! I bought genuine old stock Perfection wicks on eBay but have had no luck with them either. What am I doing wrong??? I'm sooh frustrated and would really appreciate your advice. Thanks!!
Excellent presentation I learned so much. I would like to know how to tell how old my 630 heater is.
Very interesting video, my grandmother used to have one and it worked well, she also has a big one in the living room that had a tank on the back that stored kerosene as well
Thank you so much! Very informative! I found a body at a garage sale for 5.00. After research found out I needed a burner. Found that on Ebay for 40+ :/ It's pretty rusty and needs more work then I thought after watching this lol! It will need a wick too. Where do I find those?
Well done and very informative video. Just what I needed to tackle tank restoration and wick replacement on my 730.
Hi. I found the part I needed and the wick on ebay. I will be ready for this winter. Thanks for the great video.
Thank you . I could never have done it without you. thanks again for all your efforts . :-)
You are welcome
this is a pretty informative . Thank you for the vid good sir. I have 2 of the perfection 500's the non fancy version. been thinking of using them this winter save on a little heat bill. both have the fuel tank inserts and all seem to be working. though I have massive hands and tend to be rough on things I take apart so this is good to see a how to vid.
Thank God for you I had my gallery sit in there backwards LOL LOL
Thank you so much for posting this video. It helped me a lot. Cheers.
Ty that is a video! Just got my model 1714 going!
Thank you! this was very helpful!
Awesome video these are the best heaters you can buy. If your lucky enough to fins one. I have seen them go for 399.00 on ebay
I found one of these heaters. I am working on cleaning it and getting a wick.
Excellent video and presentation...so much knowledge...Thank you, its helped alot!
Excellent, informative video. Awesome job.
Great video I just got a 770 perfection looks simple but I cant find any info like year it was made anyone know that?
awesome video!!! you explained it so detail for new to this! Thank you so much!
I use a razor blade to trim it even. Takes 5 minutes. Usually helps to trim it even once a year and then replace the wick when you can't trim it anymore.
I have two old perfection heaters that we never use and I was thinkin about making them work again this was a great video to get some information on how to do that. My only questions would be. How are they with smell/ fumes, if you burn them in a house? Also can you burn diesel fuel in them(being diesel is much cheaper in my area and easier to get)?
They burn pretty much odorless, so long as you are burning quality Kerosene. You will smell it some just after extinguishing.
Get the clean burning kerosene from Walmart
I can't thank you enough for this video.
Feb 2024 and just got my heater down from storage and started to clean it up your Vedic sure helped me with this. When I removed and cleaned the cover on top of wick I noticed a piece with three arms that is part of the cover that sets on top of wick .my question Is: should this piece with three arms be permentally attached to cover over the wick. If so can it be fixed or it needs replacing?also can you still buy new wicks?thanks
Thank you RedDodge 1968 so much for sharing your knowledge and step by step info, I'm trying to learn how to clean, maintain and replace parts on a 525M perfection heater to use now. It"s not as nice as yours or maintained, but it works.. The wicks are costly (about 15-18 bucks!). I'm glad to find a local hareware store that carries them. Does a wick need to be replaced every season? If not how often? Thanks again!
Great & Informative. Where can you get a decent wick these days ?
thank u i have a 525 500 good job nice kitchen table too
Realy great video thank you
Very good video thank you very much for the information.
Were do you purchase your wicks at and are all perfection heaters use same wick, I just purchased one, thank you, love this video
Thank you for making this video! It answered everything I needed to know. I just bought a new wick for my heater and I’m going to clean it and follow your directions. Is there something in particular I should use to clean the heater?
I’m so excited about this video cause I’m thinking about getting one off of Market place and had no clue how to use one!!! question if I may ask…. How do you turn it off when done using it?
You just simply turn the wick adjuster knob counter clockwise until it stops, the heater will be off.
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Nice informative video. Thanks so much.
Excellent explanation, thank you so much!
many thanks very helpful
Such a clear and information explanation. Thank you so much!
Very good video. and no yappy just to the point. I will not use nothing but a perfection heater. They are simpler to fix then other kerosene heaters. They use the 100% cotton wick, i CANNOT STAND THE STUPID FIBERGLASS WICK. Like the 100% wick, because KEROSENE IS $4.00/GALLON and DIESEL is $2.09 (dyed diesel) ATLEAST I can burn diesel and its lot cheaper and the kotton wick can tolerate it better then fiberglass.
Great video. I have a heater, I beleive its a Perfection. I have a wuestion about the tank. I took it out and theres two spring clips loose in the tank. What do they do?
Great video. As I am thinking of purchasing a used one. I do have a question: I see there was no smoke when you first light it and none afterwards. Are you using regular Kerosene oil that you purchase from a gas station or that K-1 clean kerosene sold in big box stores? Thanks.
Great video man thanks again
My son gave me a Perfection 525 heater. Today I cleaned it up a lot as far as getting some rust off and dirt daubers nests out. I used WD40 to loosen the fuel cap and float cap. The wick adjuster does not turn. Another video says not to force it. They next show it with the wick out and how to remove the adjuster but they do not show how to get the wick out. How do I get the wick out? Do I just pull it out like you did in this video? I do see a few inches wick still on it. I know nothing about it so did not want to try and pull it out without first asking. I did not know if it would break the adjuster. Thank you
excellent video. THANK YOU!
Your welcome, and thank you!!!
I know this is a really old video, but I was wondering if you have a source for buying the replacement wicks? I have searched without any success. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Plus, I have a model 430 unit…….I’ve never used it as I don’t have a wick for it. I actually bought at a flea market and it’s in pretty good shape. I need to take it apart and clean it really well, lub bits and spots and find a wick. Again, thank you for any help you can provide.
Thanks for the very thorough instructions although I've run into a problem not addressed here. I've got a 260c model that probably hadn't been used in my lifetime.
The wick was stuck and couldn't be raised. The mechanism was engaged with the slots on the wick holder but wouldn't turn.
I got the old wick removed by snipping through the old metal holder. The feeding mechanism now spins freely and I can see the gears moving.
I've got a an aw-500 wick that I can push down the sleeve, but it freezes up once it comes into contact with the gear. I can see no obstruction in the way.
Any ideas?
Great video very informative
Hi merry Christmas, I just bought a perfection 720 heater. I have had a lot of kerosene heaters or over 14 years now, never had a perfection heater. But I do have an aladdin heater that I'm very happy with. Just hoping to get this heater soon.
... Great video,it's very helpful.
I live in Mexico and it is difficult to find a wick spare parts. It would be unwise to make a homemade (wick)? I only got 80% cotton fabric. I hope you can answer Thank you.
Excellent Video
I'm having a hard time getting the wick down far enough to make contact with the wick adjuster teeth. Any ideas on how I can get it to slide down farther in order to get the adjuster teeth to mesh? Just not moving any further.
I have one that is . and rusty. I WOULD LIKE TO REPAINT IT. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I have an Ypsilanti B81 that I'm having trouble removing the flame spreader. Do you know if wick replacement on these heaters is similar? Thanks for the excellent video.
thanks for the helpful video
Best information I've yet to come across. Thank you sir. Beautiful heater. Did you restore your heater? Interested in what paint to use.
Shane Beaudrot this is an original, it’s the enameled finish, so it holds up very well. If you are painting your heater, all pieces the chimney up must be finished in a paint suitable to 1200+ degrees. 500 degree engine paint will burn off.
@@RedDodge1968 hello; I am wondering if you could help me with my antique Rippingilles kerosene heater...I need to find a wick for it and not sure if a Perfection wick would work...or do you know where I could source a wick? Thank you!
Fantastic video! Thank you so much! I just won a #750 at auction and I'm really excited to run it but first of all the glass globe is cracked in two places, would it be best to replace it? And the only place iv'e seen any so far are on Ebay and they are expensive. Also a bit of rest on tank. Thanks again!
eBay is probably the best place to find a replacement globe. The heat will probably increase your cracks.
brilliant and very enjoyable ,do you ever use a wick trimmer
There was never a wick trimmer made for these that I know of. That was an Aladdin thing.
@@RedDodge1968 LOL Yes you are correct ,i thought everyone was using them ,i used to watch my dad back in the early sixties he was there ages and it was perfect when he had finnished and it was cold in them days as there were no central Heating but this paraffin heater was a god send best thing he had ever bought and brings back all the Happy memories i shared with my Mum and Dad ,Gran and Granddad
Hello and thank you, I have a Perfection 520 that I picked up, everything is removable except the wick will not come out, it appears stuck, the roller lever turns but the wick refuses to come out or move. I really do not know what to do and could use some guidance and suggestions. Can you help me. Thank you so much
I have an old 430 looks fair and should work where do you get the parts and wick? Also, how do you distinguish the flame to shut it down. Thanks Mike
I have a Perfection 500 M25 I ordered a wick from American Wicks I believe it's cotton. After about 30 to 40 hours of burning it seems hard to light. Which is the best way of cleaning this Wick?
Hey, excellent presentation. I just got one of these and I have a pinhole leak in the bottom of the tank. Can I put epoxy on the entire bottom of the tank?
Sugarshack22 I would recommend something such as JB Weld, it will for sure be unaffected by the fuel.
@@RedDodge1968 Thanks so much! Found JB Weld and it worked perfectly. Can't believe how much heat this little thing puts out and how clean it burns. Also very pleasantly surprised at the design it cast on the ceiling...thanks again?
What would be the best fuel to run in a Perfection 525 heater?
John Kelley I recommend undyed K-1 Kerosene, but they will run on diesel, but with less heat output. You would NOT want to use diesel indoors.
@@RedDodge1968 use 100% cotton wick with diesel. Why not run indoors? They seem to run fine for many of us.
I just came into a FREE Perfection 750 heater. And I’m new to restoring these vintage heaters and I’m needing some insight on where to find parts. Unfortunately the heater has nothing with it at all. No tank, wick, etc.
Devon Brown eBay is a great place to look for parts, the tanks as complete units come up often. All the tanks are the same diameter with the exception to the smaller 513. The 1600 series heaters have longer wick adjusting rods, as the bodies of these heaters are larger.
RedDodge1968 thank you much!
Can you tell us what Karosene to use? Thank you. 😊