KERO SUN Kerosene Heater Wicks

(Also sold as Toyoset and Zibro-Kamin with different model numbers.)

The finest quality, longest lasting CUI wicks - made by Hattersley in England!  Wicks are individually packaged, include instructions and mailed worldwide.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WICKS FOR KERO-SUN HEATERS Models Omni 105, 85, and Rad 100  A. MODEL LETTER DESIGNATION: This is the last letter of the lot number, not the serial number.  The Serial number is irrelevant.  (See photo below).  "P09105N" for example, indicates an Omni 105 model "N".  It is the last letter which indicates the model, even if that letter is followed by a number. "P09105N1" would be a model N, series 1, but it is still a model "N".    (This model number sequence applies to virtually all KeroSun heaters.) B. Pin Wicks 2A and 5C fit newer heaters that have wick drop type shut-off mechanisms. The wick is automatically lowered by pushing a button to the left of the knob (2A) or turning a little knob to the left of the wick knob (5C). All these heaters have a feature called a "wick life extender."  C. Wicks 1, 1D, and 5 do not have pins. The wick does NOT automatically drop. These heaters have SLIDE shut off assemblies that smother the flame by covering the wick with a metal cover. Omni heaters have a handle on the right side for this purpose. Radiant heaters have a slide handle on the left.   (If you accidentally take apart the iris slide shutoff assembly unit, for reassembly instructions click here.) D. Wicks 1B, 5B have pins. The shut of mechanisms are the same as described in "C" above. These heaters were made before 1979. Owner's manuals for many Kero-Sun heaters are available here - http://www.toyotomiusa.com/ownersManuals.php Omni 85 & 105 Extinguisher Reassembly Procedure Early Kero-Sun brochure showing prices of various models. 私達は喜んで日本に出荷   (Wicks are mailed to Japan)
Proper postage is added for destinations beyond US & Canada. Please e-mail me for additional information.
IG-1	Igniter #1.  All Kero-Sun heaters used IG-1.  (Toyotomi #20451618)	$8.95
2A	DC-60, DC-80, DR-86, DR-86F (3 pins)	$10.95
5C	DC-90 (white), DC-100 (black)    [# F0200001]	$11.95
5	Director  (#008076)	$9.95
5A	Model G Cooker [Toyotomi wick # 20452113 - discontinued by Toyotomi]	$10.95
48	Model K cook stove (#013024)   (Owner's Manual, click here)	$9.95
4	Moonlighter D, E, F, G  [2" dia. cotton wick - no pins] (Safety grill does NOT extend over the top of the heater. Photo.) (KeroSun part number 22742213)   (8,700 BTU/hr)	$9.75
4A	Moonlighter D, E, F, G [Toyotomi wick # 22742213]   [2" diameter wick fiberglass wick - no pins] (Owner's Manual)	$9.95
	The difference between cotton (#4) and fiberglass (#4A) wicks. (Click)
4B	Moonlighter H, I, J, ML-25, [Toyotomi wick # 20458413]    [2 9/16" diameter wick with 3 pins]   [Safety grill extends over the top of heater on these models.] This heater was also called the Rainbow (B, C) and Sundowner F07SDA and G01SDA - not the Sundowner with an unpinned wick which was essentially a Moonlighter E, F (see above).   (Owner's Manual)  Photo    (9,300 BTU/hr)	$9.95
4	OMNI 15; TSC-15: (All models)  cotton wick.  Photo	$9.75
4A	OMNI 15 ; TSC-15: (All models)  fiberglass wick.  Photo	$9.95
IDENTIFYING MOONLIGHTERS AND SIMILAR HEATERS  (Click Here)
1B	(pins) OMNI 85B, C; rare 1978 Model (#007024) (#008075)  Also sold as a KSA-85C, 851C (3 pins) (Pinned wick, drop type shut-off mechanism.) Photo of wick.	$10.95
ID	OMNI 85 D, E, F, G, H (#007075) (pre-1987) (No pins on wick, iris/slide shut off assembly, see "C" above.) Photo of wick.	$9.95
2A	(pins) OMNI 85 I, J, K, L (#20450013) (Pinned wick, drop type shut-off mechanism with "wick life extender." See "B" above.)	$10.95
5B	OMNI 105 D (pins), rare 1978 Model (#008024) (Pinned wick, drop type shut-off mechanism.) Photo of wick.	$11.95
5	OMNI 105 E, F, G, H, I; (no pins) #008076 (#20451913) ; (no pins) #008076 (#20451913) [Toyotomi wick # 20451913];  (No pins on wick, iris/slide shut off assembly, see "C" above.) Photo of wick.	$9.95
5C	(pins) OMNI 105 J, K, L;  WC-105R(C, D);   (#20450113)  (Pinned wick, drop type shut-off mechanism.) Photo of wick.	$11.95
8B	OMNI 105 M, N (KeroSun part #22741513) (Pinned wicks with a diameter of 4 3/4".)  Photo of wick.	$11.95
8B	OMNI 120A, B (#20451513); OMNI 230 (Toyoset) [Toyotomi wick # 22741513]	$11.95
5C	OMNI 200 Toyoset (#20450113) [Toyotomi wick # F0200001]	$11.95
8B	OMNI 230 (A,B,C,D,E) (by KeroSun)	$11.95
1X	RADIANT 8;  RADIANT 22 [Toyotomi wick # 20451613]  The Radiant 22 was sold in 1978.	$9.95
1X	RADIANT 10  (Some owner's manuals list the part # 001025) (all models except "N" & "O", which use a pinned wick)	$9.95
2A	RADIANT 10 models "N and O" (last letter of the lot number) (Original factory wick marked A-140)  Pinned wick, has "wick life extender.")   R-11 (D, E)	$10.95
4BUK	RADIANT 26 [UK]	$9.95
1C	RADIANT 36 B, C, D, E, F, G.  (#004024) [Toyotomi wick # 20451813]	$9.95
2A	RADIANT 40 (A, B, C, D)	$10.95
1C	RADIANT 100 (#20451613) [Toyotomi wick # 20451813]	$9.95
2A	RADIANT 101, (R 101 A, B, C, D, E, F)	$10.95
1C	RADIANT FAN 110 (Toyoset)	$9.95
2A	RADIANT FAN 111	$10.95
4	RB-2 Rainbow, type A; CTA-1E [Cotton wick, no pins] (Owner's Manual)  (Note:  NOT the CTA-1E Sunsprite - see below)	$9.75
4A	RB-2 Rainbow, type A;  [Fiberglass wick] No pins on wick.  (Note:  NOT the CTA-1E Sunsprite - see below)	$9.95
4B	Rainbow B, C;  Rainbow RB-20a, ml-21  (3 pins)  (Photo of wick)  [Toyotomi wick # 20458413]	$9.95
1D	RC-11, A, B, C    (Toyostove Wick # 20452513)	$9.95
2A	RC-11, D, E	$10.95
2A	R-10 (N, O); R-40 (A, B, C, D); R-101 (A, B, C, D, E, F), RC-11(D, E); RC-41(A, B, C, D); RC-41F(A, B, C);	$10.95
4B	RCA-26, 680; RSA-11, RSA-26, RB-20A, RCA-66	$9.95
2A	RCA-86, 86B  (Europe)	$10.95
2A	RCA-87	$10.95
G	RCA-100	$16.95
F	RCA-200	$16.95
2A	RF-111, RSA-850	$10.95
1D	RSA-8;  RSA-10 -G, H, I, J, K, L; RSA-21, 23, 24, 50, 85   [Toyotomi wick # 20451613] (no pins)	$9.95
2A	SR-400	$10.95
4	SUNDOWNER; KM80 Sundowner; Rainbow-2;  TSC 12, 15; CTA-1E; (pinless cotton wick, 2" diameter) (Same as the Moonlighter H & I, above.)	$9.75
The difference between a cotton wick (#4) and fiberglass (#4A)
4A	SUNDOWNER; KM80 Sundowner; Rainbow-2;  TSC 12, 15; CTA-1E; (pinless fiberglass wick, 2" (64mm) diameter)   (8,700 BTU/hr)	$9.95
^	SUNDOWNER CTA-1E, NOT the Sunsprite CTA-1E shown below.  Use cotton wick #4 or fiberglass wick #4A above.  To verify with your heater's wick, both wicks #4 and #4A are 2'' diameter, 3 1/8'' (89 mm) wide across the cloth band when pressed flat. (Click here for photo of wick #4 and here for wick #4A.) (Click here for wick installation of similar heater.)
4B	SUNDOWNER lot # F07SDA, G01SDA - 1 (3 pins on wick, 2 9/16" dia.)  (9,300 BTU/hr)  To verify with your heater's wick, wicks #4B are 2 9/16'' diameter, 4 1/4'' (108 mm) wide across the cloth band when pressed flat, with three pins 2 1/8'' (54mm) down from the top of a new wick. (Click for Photo of wick) (Click here for wick installation instructions.)	$9.95
4B	SUNSPRITE;  CTK-25; CTA-1E; RAINBOW (B, C)  (with 3 pins)	$9.95
1C	SUNSTREAM: 895X, R-36; RC-37; RC-37F; RCA-36; RCA-36F; R-100; RF-110,  - Without Pins, short wick.  Toyotomi/Kero-Sun part number 004024.	$9.95
2A	(pins) SUNSTREAM II - DR-86, DR-86F, O-85(I), SC-150, SC-150B, SR-400, F061 and SunStream II(A, B) - With Pins	$10.95
IG-1	Igniter #1 is used in all Kero-Sun heaters	$8.95

The photo at left shows this is a Kero-Sun 105 model "N" - the last letter of the lot number.  On some Kero-Sun heaters there may be a number after the model number. If the image at left is missing, click on the box at left and the image should appear.

 The difference between a cotton wick (#4) and fiberglass (#4A)

The first Moonlighter heaters were made with 2" diameter all-cotton wicks, essentially being a modernized, miniaturized Perfection heater system.  These models DID NOT have a safety grill extending over the top of the heater.  The second generation Moonlighter was sold with a fiberglass fiber-topped pinned wick, #4B, which is 2 9/16" inches in diameter.  Owners of the older Moonlighters wanted a fiberglass wick, so those were offered by the factory as replacement wicks.   

The treatment of the two wicks is diametrically opposed.  Wick #4 is all cotton, and if it is allowed to burn dry (run out of fuel), the wick will burn down 1/4" or more every time.  A few times of that and you need a new wick.  A cotton wick will generally last 1/3rd to 1/2 of a heating season before needing to be replaced - assuming the heater is never allowed to run out of fuel.  That, of course, is why the moonlighter heaters were sold with high capacity fuel reservoirs. See http://www.milesstair.com/FLAME_SPREADER_LAMPS_AND_HEATERS.html

Wick #4A has a fiberglass fiber top mated to a cotton filament bottom section.  The fiberglass top does not burn and the lower cotton section is perfect for the capillary action required of wick heaters.  The top of the wick does accumulate tar balls, however, so every couple of weeks the wick MUST be burned "dry."  After the fuel burns out of the wick, the residue on top of the wick burns off and then it is good until it needs dry burning again.  A fiberglass wick should last one full winter heating season.  See http://www.milesstair.com/Kero_Heater_wicks.html

That is the science.  The art of burning is a little different.  Flame spreader heaters burn best with an all-cotton wick.  All center draft flame spreader lamps use a cotton wick, and some of those lamps use a larger wick and produce more heat than a Moonlighter!  All other flame spreader heaters use an all-cotton wick (Aladdin Blue Flame, Perfection, Valor, Beatrice, etc.).  My opinion?  Burn cotton wick #4 but always have a fiberglass wick #4A in reserve, just in case there is a bad storm and  you really, really need that heater to work.
 

Photos of my KeroSun heaters, from left, a DC-100, WC-105, and an RCA-87.

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