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PERFECTION Kerosene Heater Wicks

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See Perfection Heater Wick Installation for information taken directly from an original Perfection instruction page.  Includes a lot of photos, Perfection brochures, etc.

  • How to get the best results from your Perfection heater.
  • Installing a new wick.
  • How to fill the reservoir, light the burner and extinguish the flame. 
  • The finest quality Hattersley wicks, made in England.                            

History of the Perfection Stove Company

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500

"500" Wick; Will fit models 110, 120, 130, 135, 140, 150, 160, 170, 210, 220, 230, 240, 260, 270, 510, 520, 525, 530, 560, 630, 660, 700, 730, 735, 770, 750G, 780, 790, 810, 822, 1525, 1527, 1630, 1632, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1710, 1714. [2 9/16" cotton wick in 2 3/4" slotted steel sleeve]

$11.95

#3L

 Wick for Perfection heaters without carrier, 9 3/8" long

$9.95

 Temp out of stock

6X

PSR-8; 80W

$9.95

1X

PSR-10; 100W

$9.95

20

PSR-15; 150W

$22.95

 

Perfection 300 and 400 series heaters:  Complete instructions and photos, go to this page.

 

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331X

 Cook Stove, 331X; Ivanhoe;   New Perfection Model 810. Also Perfection clones such as Puritan, Clark-Jewel; Direct Action; New Process; Diktator; New Favorite; some Sears and Wards; Dangler; Savoil; some Quickmeal; Miller; Windsor; E-z-est-Way.  [3 1/4" diameter steel carrier, wick does not extend below the carrier - see photo]  -- New Wicks made with the original equipment to original specifications.  Perfection Appliances - the 331X wick (Catalogs, info)

$12.95

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The Wards "Porto Heater" appears to be a variation of the Perfection 325 fount, but it was actually unique unto itself.  The Porto Heater has wick sleeves of 2.80" (outer) and 2.52" (inner), for an average wick gap of 0.140".  The 325 wick itself has an outer diameter of 2.86" and inner diameter of 2.50" - the 325 wick will not fit the Wards Porto heater because the 325 wick is wider and thicker than the Porto's wick gap.  

Wards Porto fount with gallery removed

441X

Perfection 441X Giant Wicks for Superfex burner - go here

 

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IG-1

Igniter #1  ((P5R)

$4.95

**Note:  There were some stoves made which resembled the Perfection cook stove (Ivanhoe, etc), but they did NOT use the Perfection 331X wick.  The Miller No. 666, Adelphia, Clark Jewel, Dangler, Enterprise, Favorite, New XLCR, Peerless, Quick Meal, Superior and Windsor used a wick which is visually the same as the 3 1/4" wide Perfection 331X wick, but is in fact 3 1/2" wide and is not interchangeable.

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Using an all cotton wick, the instructions usually given for kerosene heater wicks do not apply, as modern kerosene heaters use a fiberglass fiber topped wick.  The Perfection 500 wick cannot be "burned dry," or the wick itself will burn down 1/4" or so; after that happens a few times, the wick is too short to use and must be replaced.

 

Perfection heaters use a flame spreader, being designed before the advent of catalytic converters.  Combined with a cotton wick, the fuel used must be carefully chosen.  Clear 1K kerosene burns cleanly, but "Low Odor Mineral Spirits" burn much more cleanly and give a longer wick life, just as with circular wick lamps of the same vintage, such as the B & H, Rayo, and P & A lamps.  A fuel such as "Liquid Paraffin" will burn cleanly, but will also leave a paraffin residue in the "tails" of the wick, shortening wick life by inhibiting the capillary action necessary to "wick" fuel up to the top of the wick for proper combustion.

Perfection 525M

Perfection 735

Perfection 61

Perfection 500 from 1919

Printable Mail Order Form - Click here

Center Draft Lamp wicks  -  Flat lamp wicks

If you have a question, please e-mail me at milesstair@hughes.net

 

Different styles of Perfection 500 wick sleeves.  They fit the same heaters.

A typical font/reservoir and burner assembly using a Perfection 500 wick.  This photo is of a Valor font, but Perfection heaters are extremely similar.  Click on the photo to enlarge.

How To Get Best Results From Your Perfection Heater

(Taken directly from original Perfection Instructions)

  • 1. Keep the perforations in the gallery open. Keep the perforations in the gallery free from lint and dirt by wiping gallery every day or two. If any of the perforations become clogged, the air supply is reduced, causing the heater to smoke.

  • 2. Keep the flame spreader clean. With a stiff brush, clean all perforations and with a knife scrape the carbon off the flange against which the wick strikes. Hold the flame spreader to the light to see that all perforations are clean and open.

  • 3. Keep wick tubes clean. Keep the char cleaned from the top of the wick tube by wiping with a cloth.

  • 4. Clean wick daily. If the heater is in daily use, clean the wick daily. Remove the flame spreader and raise the wick until the top portion is even with the top of the tube. Wipe loose carbon or char off the top of the wick with a cloth. Pat the remaining wick down evenly with the fingers.

  • Do not allow reservoir to burn dry. Each time this happens, one-quarter inch of the wick is consumed.

  • 5. Burn heater at high flame. This heater is built to burn at high flame and will not smoke if pure kerosene is used and the wick, gallery and flame spreader are clean. Simply turn wick up as far as it will go. Apply match to SIDE of wick and close heater. (Never lift the flame spreader to light top of wick.)

  • 6. Supply plenty of fresh air. Perfection heaters burn many hundreds of gallons of air to each gallon of kerosene. When used in a bathroom or other small space, leave the door ajar two inches so that fresh air can flow in. It will be warmed as it passes up through the heater. Insufficient supply of fresh air will cause the heater to smoke.

  • 7. Use pure kerosene. Use only a good grade of kerosene. Never mix gasoline, even a small amount, with it. It is desirable to drain the reservoir occasionally and then put in fresh kerosene. This will safeguard the reservoir and wick carrier from possible corrosion and rust.

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  • CAUTION: If used on a trailer, boat or other moving conveyance - NEVER operate this heater while in motion. A serious fire may result.

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    SPECIAL DIRECTIONS BEFORE LIGHTING HEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME

    Parts of this heater have been oiled to prevent rusting. Before lighting heater for the FIRST TIME, wipe thoroughly with a cloth. Since the remaining oil will burn off, causing a disagreeable odor for ten or fifteen minutes, the heater should be placed where this odor will not be offensive.

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