Kevin Dill
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Last season I had an end-of-trip issue with low fuel flow from my Primus ETA canister stove. I figured it for a blocked jet orifice and worked on it at home. Thought I had it cleaned but on a recent trip to Alaska it wouldn't burn past about 20% flame from the first attempt. Good thing I had recently bought (and brought) a Snow Peak Titanium Lite stove as my backup. I used it for 2 weeks while my primary stove sat useless in the gear pile. Got home yesterday and decided to service it today. I pulled the jet out and found it blocked again.
A call to Primus and the service tech told me to use carburetor cleaner spray solvent to clean the fuel line, coil tube. jet orifice and burner. He explained this is the best solvent they've ever found, and the pressure spray just helps it work better at removing dirt, grime or debris. I did this and followed up with a drying by using spray duster. Post-service the stove burns at maximum output with a totally blue flame.
I would also advise you to store your burner assembly in a clean bag like a quart ziplok freezer bag. This will help prevent accidental contamination of the fuel line with dirt. From now on I'll be doing that as well as servicing my stove post-hunt every fall.
A call to Primus and the service tech told me to use carburetor cleaner spray solvent to clean the fuel line, coil tube. jet orifice and burner. He explained this is the best solvent they've ever found, and the pressure spray just helps it work better at removing dirt, grime or debris. I did this and followed up with a drying by using spray duster. Post-service the stove burns at maximum output with a totally blue flame.
I would also advise you to store your burner assembly in a clean bag like a quart ziplok freezer bag. This will help prevent accidental contamination of the fuel line with dirt. From now on I'll be doing that as well as servicing my stove post-hunt every fall.