Just a bump and a note about this old SVEA now that it's winter up here.

Had him out a couple of times on daytrips in -20 up here making coffee and lunches, melting snow. So far been very good to me. I did clean him out and disassemble and everything.

One thing I noticed and corrected was that the control valve would leak ever so slightly when the stove was on. You wouldn't notice except for a slight smell, or, if you put flame near it you'd get a candle size flame around the control valve. After some disassembly and cleaning, a little wrap of teflon tape around the back end threads of the valve, as well as round the threads of the valve seating for good measure not only sealed it up nicely but makes the valve turn nice and smoooooth. This has also corrected the slight smell of gas I'd notice when opening up my GSI potset when I carried the stove inside. Teflon tape is
wonderful technology.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with it for winter - not nearly the BTU's as my whisperlite[1], but more than enough. less "fiddling" and easier to pack than my whisperlite, simmers great and most interestingly - doesn't stink! - I don't have to endure the smell of a long sooty shutoff and stink when shutting down.


[1] normally referred to by me as a whisperloud, but in the context of the other stove in this discussion that isn't really fair <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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