Barler, Boss, New Process, Nesco and other Perfection heater clones

Barler, Boss, New Process, Nesco, Tropical #015 Oil Heater, United States Stove Co. US-89A,
Magic Chef model MC 89- P, Valor 525,  Savoil D-81 and
"Old Antique" Kerosene Heater Wicks, and
Sears "Oil Heater" wick #42-70005 for Sears and Kenmore Oil Heaters Models A 600,
C600, KC 600 KD 600, A 601, A 602, C 602, 103.75000, -7600, -76002, -76003,
-76010, -76015, -76016, -76020, -70001, -70018, -70019, -76016, -76017, 864.76015 & 864.76016.

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In the period between World War I and World War II, quite a few heaters were manufactured which were in fact basic clones of the Perfection 500 heater.  The actual font arrangement was virtually the same as a Perfection 500, and the heaters used the "500" wick.  In many cases, the actual cabinetry of some of these heaters, such as the Barler, had sturdy cast iron tops and legs, and were actually far superior to the Perfection brand heater.  

There are some heaters which use a Perfection-size wick but NOT the Perfection wick carrier:   The US Stove Co. #US-89A is one of these, as are Miller and B&H "Smokeless Oil Heaters." Use wick #3L below for these heaters. (The "United D-81" is like the Wards "Porto" heater - no wicks are availble.)

The Perfection heater design was a scaled up circular draft flame spreader lamp, which is what the company produced when founded in 1888.  The 1913 Perfection patent was for the movable flame spreader, not the heater, and even the flame spreader patent was shaky, so other manufacturers simply duplicated the Perfection fount, gallery and flame spreader.

So many Perfection heater clones were sold that some manufacturers had their own brand name on heater wicks.  Above left is an original NOS NESCO wick.  The cute little round box is marked "Number 348.  8 1/2" circumference - for use in all Standard Size 3 and 4 quart founts of Nesco De Luxe Oil Heaters, Numbers 30, 40.  Also for Nesco Tropical Oil Heaters, Numbers 012, 015.   To trim, rub with cloth or paper."  Above right, a US Stove Co "500" wick.   Click photos to enlarge.

For more information on how to operate or replace the wick on a Barler, Nesco, New Process or other Perfection clone, the information pages on Perfection heaters are applicable.

www.milesstair.com/PERFECTION_HEATER_WICK_INSTALLATION.html
www.milesstair.com/FLAME_SPREADER_LAMPS_AND_HEATERS.html
www.milesstair.com/regular_maintenance.html
www.milesstair.com/by_make/PERFECTION_Kerosene_Heaters.html
US Stove Co. #89P Owner's Manual

I have the best Perfection 500 wicks available - made by Hattersley in England!  Each wick is pre-charred on top, with long "tails" for great capillary action and will last considerably longer than the cheaper generic Korean wicks.

Wicks for Perfection 500 clones
Please e-mail me for additional information.
2T	Barler #50,  Wick carrier 1 3/4" in diameter, 2 3/4" long.  Wick is 2.5" wide when measured flat. Wick fits into your existing wick sleeve.  The W44 wick sleeve will not fit the Barler #50, so treat your old wick sleeve with care as there are no replacements.	$8.95
500	Standard wick for Perfection 500 and clones, such as the NESCO 4215 & Barler Ideal #2.  The wick is 2 1/2" in diameter and the wick sleeve is 2 3/4" in diameter.  [Not for the Florence H-124, which had a central air pillar of 3 3/4" and a wick sleeve diameter of 4 1/4".]  {Out of US delivery requires extra postage.  See below.}	$11.95
500	Wick #500 for Canada and overseas delivery only.  Postage costs, especially for packages, took a huge jump in price on Jan. 27, 2013.  Perfection 500 wicks weigh almost 1/2 pound each. It now costs $8.55 to mail one Perfection 500 wick to Canada, for example.  I will not raise postage costs for all other wicks just to cover the cost of boxed wick postage.  Perfection 500 wicks for out-of-US delivery, $1.00 per wick extra.	$12.00 out of US only	For out-of-US delivery
#3L	ALTERNATIVE:  This wick works perfectly with the perforated steel sleeve in all Perfection heaters and many clones such as Wards, Barler, Buhl No. 11, New Process No 208I, Valor, Savoil D-81 (Ypsilanti, MI), Valor 525, Ward's Windsor no. 760 and others. When measured flat, wick is approx 4 3/16" wide and 9 1/2" long.  The rivets and old wick are removed and the wick is then sewn into the carrier just like sewing on a button. Sew with 1 5/8" (40mm) exposed above carrier. When wick burns down, cut threads, raise wick to expose 1 5/8" more wick, and reattach.  Double the wick life!  Installation Instructions are included with the wick.  EXCLUSIVE!  Wick specially made for me by Hattersley in England.  NOTE:  The US Stove Co. #81 has an inside sleeve.  Use this wick with your existing sleeve. (Will not fit Wards D86 "Porto or United D-81).")	$10.95

  Perfection Cook Stoves and CLONES

331X

Cook Stove, 331X; Ivanhoe;   New Perfection Model 810. Also Perfection clones such as Puritan, Clark-Jewel; Direct Action; New Process; Diktator; New Favorite; some Sears and Wards; Dangler; Savoil; some Quickmeal; Miller; Windsor; E-z-est-Way.  [3 1/4" diameter, 2 7/16" high steel carrier, wick does not extend below the carrier - see photo]  -- New Wicks made with the original equipment to original specifications.  Perfection Appliances - the 331X wick (Catalogs, info)

$13.95

331X wick

The Clones which DO NOT take a 331X wick or Perfection 500 wick

There were some stoves made which resembled the Perfection cook stove (Ivanhoe, etc), but they did NOT use the Perfection 331X wick OR the Kerogas #20 wick.  If you have a stove which requires a Kerogas or Miller "666" wick, the stove is in good condition and you have good wick carriers (as shown below), you can sew a wick into the carrier and have a working stove.  My 3 5/8" x 24" flat wicks have enough length of material to make two wicks.

The Wards "Porto" heater appears to be a variation of the Perfection 325 fount, but it was actually unique unto itself.  The Porto Heater has wick sleeves of 2.80" (outer) and 2.52" (inner), for an average wick gap of 0.140".  The 325 wick itself has an outer diameter of 2.86" and inner diameter of 2.50" - the 325 wick will not fit the Wards Porto heater because the 325 wick is wider and thicker than the Porto's wick gap.   There are no wicks available for the Wards "Porto" heater.  None. Not even wick #3L. The "United Stove Co. D-81 is a mirror of the Porto heater - NO WICKS AVAILABLE.

Wards Porto fount with gallery removed

Above left:  Perfection 331X wick Carrier width: 3 1/4"; height 2 3/8"  Wick height: 3 9/16"

Above middle:  Kerogas #20 wick Carrier width:  3 3/8"; height 2 5/16" Wick height:  3 3/8"

Above right:  Miller "666" wick Carrier width:  3 9/16", height 2 1/2" Wick height:  3 5/8"

The three wicks above are NOT interchangeable.  The Kerogas and Miller wicks have not been manufactured in decades.  The stove model brand names they fit are listed below.   Note that the same brand name "cloned" stove makers also sold models using a glass bottle to feed an edge-burning wick via gravity flow, an entirely different principle of operation with different wicks.

 

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