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09/01/2022 02:49PM  
Hi all,

I recently left my WindPro 2 connected to a canister on some rocks next to the fire grate overnight. It rained overnight.

When I started the stove up the next morning, it wasn't burning right. The best way I can describe it is that the flames are too high and not focused. There was not the usual roar that goes with opening the fuel up all the way.

Now that I am home I tried it again with a never before used canister. It still isn't giving full output. (I did have a stove zen moment where the last boil to make exit day coffee emptied out a fuel canister completely.)

I found a pdf of the owners manual.

I have reviewed some threads about cleaning stoves and what can go wrong with canister stoves.

Previous advice seems centered on liquid fuel stoves. (Same with youtube videos)

I did find that the oring on the valve body should be checked. It looks good to me. I think the stove is about 3 years old.

I also found recommendation of cleaning the burner head with a tooth brush. Butthead even went so far as to soak a burner head in CLR.

I am wondering if I should disassemble the stove at least part way to clean the burner head and also the jet?

Can the burner head be cleaned without disassembly?

Would blowing out the burner head with compressed air help? Or is that ill advised?

Is it worth checking the jet?

Thanks,
rdg
 
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09/02/2022 09:52AM  
WindPro 2 is easy to dissemble here are the parts broken down.
I suggest taking it apart, just the top and bottom screws and jet, the stove is fully apart. Soaking the head of the burner in CLR worked well for me, flush with hot water and set it to air dry or use compressed air. Its all stainless and some brass. To clean the fuel line, remove the jet, you can attach a canister, hold the canister upside down and open the valve to run liquid iso-butane thru the line. Be careful, very flammable and very cold. Clean out the jet well and re-assemble.

My WP2 has a single piece pot support/leg assembly unlike your PDF, but is is a very early release of the WP2.

butthead
 
09/06/2022 03:40PM  
I did go ahead and get it disassembled. I cleaned up the jet and burner head with a qtip dipped in alcohol.

The stove seems to be burning normally now.

I did not soak in CLR. I didn't have CLR on hand and I didn't think it was that gummed up.

Regarding the CLR would soaking in a solution with citric acid serve the same purpose as the CLR?

I did note that for the future it is possible to clean the burner head and leave the jet in place.
 
09/06/2022 09:17PM  
Have not tried that, but have used orange citrus cleaning wipe to clean parts with surprisingly good results.

butthead
 
09/07/2022 11:51AM  
I usually leave my stove out & hooked up to the canister at night because I'm lazy. Pretty sure it's been rained on plenty and have not had an issue like this.... Was there just moisture trapped within the burner, possibly blocking the pores in the head and causing the unusual flame?

I have an original Windpro that's 10+ years old.
 
09/07/2022 08:35PM  
Both of mine have sat overnite in the rain also without a problem. The CLR cleaning for me was after a nasty boil over involving salted and spiced water with a shrimp boil.

butthead
 
09/09/2022 08:28AM  
mirth: "I usually leave my stove out & hooked up to the canister at night because I'm lazy. Pretty sure it's been rained on plenty and have not had an issue like this.... Was there just moisture trapped within the burner, possibly blocking the pores in the head and causing the unusual flame?


I have an original Windpro that's 10+ years old."


I am not quite sure what the problem was. It wasn't too obvious. It had rained until about 7 in the morning. I got up around that time and started to boil some water.

I noticed that there were tall flames licking the pot even at a low setting. When turning it the stove up it did not have the customary response. There were more tall flames. I also smelled the gas as if it wasn't burning completely.

I think it might have been related to how it was stored overnight. We had a fire on the fire grate the night before. I had moved it on a rock next to one of the logs surrounding the fire grate. When the stove wasn't burning right, I was worried maybe some dirt splashed into the burner head.

The stove would have boiled the water eventually I think. I switched over to the pocket rocket because I was impatient to boil water for our group of 6 to have morning drinks. The clouds didn't clear and after about an hour break, it rained for about another 4 hours until around noon.

When I got the stove home it was burning better than that morning but didn't seem quite right. I did notice one or two holes in the burner head didn't seem to have flames coming out. I decided to try to clean it up. I didn't see anything obvious. The qtips I used to clean the jet came out clean. When I wiped the burner head the qtips were dirty/discolored.
 
09/09/2022 12:43PM  
If you have clogged buner holes I simply use an ice pick to clean them out. The WP2 burner head is a stout piece of stainless, hard to hurt it. What you say about dust and ash is a likely culprit.

butthead
 
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