| FAULT / TROUBLE |
POSSIBLE PROBLEM(S) |
SOLUTION |
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| Sooty Flame |
Nipple is Loose #50
Needle is Broken #68 |
Tighten with spanner
Replace Needle see and |
| Flame
Ring Around Mantle |
Regulating
screw in wrong position or
nipple/nozzle is loose. |
Turn
screw vertical to vertical position see photo 11, tighten #50 and # 3. |
| Fuel on Vaporizer #152 |
Vaporizer upper part leaky #152
Vaporizer lower part leaky #153
Valve washer 193 is leaky and spring #194 |
Renew upper part
Tighten sleeve nut
Replace washer #193,#90, and spring #194. See |
| Glass
Chimney turning white |
Gas
mantle(part #4)is defective
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Replace
mantle see |
| Flame is pulsing |
Pressure too low in container, or clean out container #118. Dirt in fuel, or bad part #33 |
Extinguish, pump again, relight lamp, or replace 33 with a 33b |
| Kerosene
on container part#118 |
Vaporizer
upper part leaky
Vaporizer lower part loose or leaky
Pump valve is defective
Nipple is loose |
Renew
upper part #50
Renew lower part or renew washer part #196
Replace valve or washer
Tighten with spanner part #10 |
| Fuel in pump barrel |
Pump valve is defective
part #10 |
Replace washer, #17,#83,& spring #18 |
| Pump
will not function |
Leather
washer too dry
or O-ring is bad. |
Scrape
washer & lubricate with oil. or replace O-ring |
| Piston Comes out of Barrel( rise up.) |
Pump valve defective
part #10 |
Replace pump valve #10 or rebuild w/ #17,#18,#83 |
| Pressure
comes from container part #118 |
Pump
valve is defective
Screw on gauge open
Vaporizer valve defective |
Replace
Pump valve
Tighten screw part #13
Replace valve part #10 |
| Does not burn |
Pressure in tank too low part #118
Nipple is blocked
Old fuel
Wrong fuel |
Pump more air part #111
Turn hand wheel 360
Replace with fresh
Use fresh Fuel of choice. |
| Light
is dim (not full brightness) also see below "When lantern starts with good...ext. |
Pressure
is too low
Nipple is blocked
Nipple is loose
Gas mantle defective
Regulating screw at wrong angle
Not enough Fuel in tank. |
Pump
more air
Turn hand wheel 360
Tighten with spanner
Change mantle
Turn screw vertical
Extinguish, refuel, relight again |
Preheater stutters
part #226 |
Pressure is too low or high
Preheater nipple blocked part #221
Not enough fuel in tank |
Pump or release air
Clean with cleaning needle
Extinguish, refill, & relight
again
Clean out Tank part #118 |
Light Fluctuation or
Flaming Mantle |
Dirt in tank small
Particles |
Clean out tank 3-5 times at least. Use water or fuel.
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“When lantern starts with good pressure and full of fuel… light dims. so I turn the #111 from 6 O’clock to 12 O’clock then back and there’s good light…. but then drops back dim again …lantern sputters and sometimes goes out, but full of fuel and good pressure.”
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Part 10 pump valve complete will not come out or just fall out after it’s been un-screwed.
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Part #152, #101 and #50 needs to be cleaned. Or…. replace #50
See this page: Clean parts #101 and #152
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The Problem with part 10 it is lacquered on the inside which made the part larger.
Someone left fuel in the tank to long.
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Remove Part #152. Take off part #50 (try to clean out #50, with brake cleaner .
Clean the #152 (scrape it out with a wire, or use a .22-caliber brush used for cleaning weapons. Scrape off the #101, and sandpaper it down to shiny brass. Clean all these parts with brake cleaner or carburetor cleaner. Clean parts #101 and #152
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Grab (use a tool called a flexible grabber) on the end of part 10 you will need to keep unscrewing the pump valve until it can be removed. (sometimes this can take some time)
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Below Photo 33: Check out part # 33 make sure it is raised high enough, move above tool works best!! Part # 33 can fall down after using the lantern only one (1) time. If you do not check part can cause Red flames or flaming coming out of mantle.
Photo 33
Tips: (NEW Lanterns and old) FLAME-UPS or red flames on mantle - Check part # 33, and make sure that it is adjusted to a high level. It can loosen up and drop down too close to the
# 50. (see photo of adjustment above and below.) If your lantern has be used some also check the #152 and #101 for carbon build up clean as needed.See this page for #101 and #152 clean up.
Check # 50 and make sure that it's not loose. It can be a tad bit loose, (or you can turn with your fingers or not). Tighten it up with a crescent wrench or with part # 66 real tight, and you'll hear a squeak sound, when tightened. ! Also add Muffler Mender to the threads , most all auto parts stores carry Muffler mender ! See this page for repair with Muffler mender)
Both of the problems above can cause a minor flame-up. So....Just check these out, and you should be good to go!!!
Need more help call a tech. 727-856-9245
!! or Email us at BriteLyt
Check and make sure your Part #111 (on/off knob) is loose.
If knob is loose...(before or after use of lantern)……..simply use crescent wrench or lantern tool, to tighten. DO NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY DOWN!! This could cause damage to the graphite packing.
Secure enough to make knob feel nice & snug. Your knob should be easy to turn (not too easy), and stay put. (see photo below)
Upkeep of lanterns and stoves:
1.Do
not store fuel in lantern or stove for long
periods of time.
2.
When using " Bio" fuels clean out tank and
jets by adding some fuel cleaner (like carburetor
cleaner) with your fuel in the lantern or
stove. Use 4 caps full of a carburetor cleaner
to 12 oz's. to a tank.
2a.You
can also use a half of a tank of Coleman-type
or similar type of fuel in the lantern or
stove tank. Do this in the above in 2.and
2a. after 10 tanks full of bio fuels or
less.
3.
All other fuels except Coleman type fuels
- use carburetor cleaner in the fuel (4
caps to a tank full of fuel, every 10 fill
ups or less).
4.
Tighten up the # 50 always check this part,
when replacing a mantle, make sure the part
# 33 has not dropped down close to the #
50. Raise # 33 high as you can for optimum
performance. Most problems with the lantern
will be caused by these two (2)....items
# 50 and # 33.
5. Preheater Direction: Stove....Make sure you preheat the
area as shown in our stove instruction page
on this site, and preheat long enough. (preheat
time approx: 50 sec. to 90 sec.)
6. ITSIE-BITSIE TID-BITS Minor maintenance see this page.
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