RangerRick
11-14-2007, 02:37 PM
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OK, my brand new model 23 stainless steel Aladdin Lamp just arrived. *The pre-burnt wick was already attached so I filled her up, with clean K1, waited the 1 hour so the capillary action would take place with the wick and fired her up. *The wick didn't burn evenly to my way of thinking but had 4 or 5, *1/8" *high points of flame. *After about 10 minutes of allowing the burner to warm up but I still had the high points of flame and when turned it up higher to allow for reading it would make black spots on the mantle. *I received a real cheesy plastic wick trimmer and have trimmed the wick a couple of times according to instructions but I still get the high points of flame. *
My question is, is this normal operating to be expected? *I'm using it at the hot tub for a reading light *but it doesn't seem to make the 60 W of light as advertised. *Suggestions would be appreciated. *Oh yeah, comments about my butt rubbing all the stain off the tub deck arn't necessary however it does give ya the red a$$.
;D
Rick
OK, my brand new model 23 stainless steel Aladdin Lamp just arrived. *The pre-burnt wick was already attached so I filled her up, with clean K1, waited the 1 hour so the capillary action would take place with the wick and fired her up. *The wick didn't burn evenly to my way of thinking but had 4 or 5, *1/8" *high points of flame. *After about 10 minutes of allowing the burner to warm up but I still had the high points of flame and when turned it up higher to allow for reading it would make black spots on the mantle. *I received a real cheesy plastic wick trimmer and have trimmed the wick a couple of times according to instructions but I still get the high points of flame. *
My question is, is this normal operating to be expected? *I'm using it at the hot tub for a reading light *but it doesn't seem to make the 60 W of light as advertised. *Suggestions would be appreciated. *Oh yeah, comments about my butt rubbing all the stain off the tub deck arn't necessary however it does give ya the red a$$.
;D
Rick