Re: Flamegun weedkiller - Sheen X300

On 2008-05-12 18:52:04 +0100, "Dave Liquorice" 
<allsortsnotthisbit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> On Mon, 12 May 2008 15:44:13 GMT, Jim wrote:
> 
>> I used paraffin on the wick. Worked OK, but probably so would have
>> meths.
> 
> Meths will burn cleaner, rather that sooty, though it seems the
procedure
> is have fuel in the tank, valve closed, pump it a little, open valve to
> let fuel down and onto the wick, close valve, light the wick and wait
> (pumping up in the mean time) until the fuel in the coil really starts
to
> va****ise and roar, the open the valve and away you go.
> 
>> Paid a totally outrageous 7.99 for 5ltr paraffin at our local rip-off
>> garden centre.
> 
> Ouch, road diesel would have been 40p/l cheaper!
> 
>> Problem no.2: In use.
> 
> Any nuts to nip up? There might be an O ring in there that has dried and
> shrunk but will now be well oiled.
> 
>> Problem no.3: In use.
>> Not really a nice, small pointed flame.
> 
> You'll not get a small flame from it.  B-)  Think of something a foot
long
> and the diameter of the nose... pointy, stable and basicly blue with
some
> small yellow flashes should be attainable. It is a bit of balancing act
> between valve opening and pressure. Best to try and only adjust one of
> pressure or valve at a time. But the pressure will drop as fuel is used
so
> pick a valve open position that you can repeat and the adjust pressure
to
> make it run nicely.
> 
> Flaring (large or big yellow flame plumes) is indicative of too much
fuel
> and if difficult to bring under control by adjusting the valve and/or
> pressure may indicate a worn jet.

One question: will these run happily on ordinary heating oil (which I 
think is Kerosene 28)?

 I am thiking of getting one, but have several thousand litres of 
heating oil and would rather use that than go lookg for paraffin.