Maintenance; Cleaning Wick And Burner; Replacing The Wick - Sibir S150 KE Installation Et Utilisation

MAINteNANCe

CLeANINg WICK AND BUrNer

While the flame is burning, carbon forms on the top of the
wick, on the flange of the outer wick tube and on the surface
of the flame spreader. For the best refrigeration results and to
prolong the life of the wick, this carbon must be cleaned off
every two or three days for the first two weeks and at least
once a month thereafter, provided a good grade of kerosene is
used. When poor grade kerosene is used, the burner should be
cleaned at least once a week.
To clean the wick and the burner:
1. Loosen the lever arm and pull out the tank.
2. Remove the seal ring, lamp glass and gallery by turning it
anti-clockwise and lift off.
3. Take out the flame spreader.
. Insert the wick cleaner, (supplied with the burner) in the
burner tube and adjust the wick by pressing the cleaner
gently against the wick surface.
. Turn the wick cleaner in a clock-wise direction, gently
cleaning and reshaping the burning surface, FIG. . Be
careful not to fray the wick.
6. The top surface of the properly cleaned wick should be
free from carbon and frayed fabric threads. It should slope
upwards to its inner top edge, which should be fairly even.
7. Blow off all loose carbon from the wick and burner, and
remove any dirt or carbon which has fallen into the burner
base.
8. Reassemble the burner.
9. When cleaning the burner - take out the burner from the
tank and inspect the tails of the wick. If they are dirty,
unsuitable kerosene has been used and the tank must be
cleaned.
10. empty the tank and put the dirty kerosene aside for other
uses.
11. Rinse the tank twice with clean kerosene and refill with
filtered kerosene.

rePLACINg the WICK

1. Remove burner from tank.
2. Remove outer wick tube (see Burner Parts) by turning it
anti-clockwise to unlock, and lifting it off the burner.
3. Turn the wick up as far as possible.
. Pull the wick and the wick carrier out from the top of the
burner.
. Disengage the wick from the wick carrier.
6. A new wick should be free from moister (water). Before
inserting the new wick, make sure that the flame spreader
is in position in the burner tube.
7. New wicks have adhesive papers at the tail ends to afford
ease of replacement, and these should first be straightened
out. Put one of the papers through the opening around the
wick tube, and pull in the paper until the fabric end of the
wick is through the opening.
8. Repeat the procedure with the other end of the wick in the
opposite opening around the wick tube, FIG. .
9. When both wick tails are through the respective openings,
pull the wick through the burner until about 1" (2 mm) of
the tails protrudes below the bottom of the burner. Be care-
ful not to fray the top of the wick during replacement.
10. Install the wick carrier on the wick, ensuring that the rack
of the wick carrier is on the same side as the wick turner,
FIG. 6.
11. ease the wick and wick carrier downwards by pulling
gently on the bottom ends of the wick, and when the rack
of the wick carrier enters the annular opening, guide it
against the cog wheel on the wick turner.
12. Depress the wick carrier rack over the cog wheel of the
wick turner and move the wick down as far as it will go.
13. Be sure that the inside reinforcement tape of the wick slips
over the burner tube. If the wick gets stuck in the burner,
do not force the wick turner as this may damage the wick
carrier.
1. Replace the outer wick tube on the burner, pressing it
down and turning it clockwise to lock in position.
1. Check that the wick can be turned up and down readily.
To prolong the life of the wick, it should be cleaned every two
or three days for the first two weeks and once a month there-
after, provided a good grade of kerosene is used. When poor
grade kerosene is used, the burner and wick should be cleaned
at least once a week. Only Aladdin wicks can be used in this
burner, see "Appendix A- Burner Parts/Pièces du brûleur".

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