Kerosene Heater Wick Replacement

This is quick video on how to replace the wick on your kerosene heater. Leave a comment if you have any questions.

[johntrauger]

Very good instructional video. I got mine done in about 30 minutes. I agree with another commenter that jiggling the wick raise-lower to remove the wick assembly was easier for me. That bear wouldn't budge in the full-up position. I figured one needed to find the position with the least amount of pressure on the bar. And bingo!

But whatever, that will be the most challenging part for those uninitiated I figure.

That was the first time I changed it in three Florida winters. So good luck folks and thank you much Country Fixing!

[CaptainRonAhoy]

There are some really terrible videos for this on youtube, you did a great job and really helped me

[RondaGoodlett]

I couldnt have done this without this video. Thank you for taking the time to put this out for people like me.

[stephaniestarkey]

I've never felt so comfortable tackling a job that I have zero experience with as I did with this one. Literally NO STRESS! step by step perfection! Thank you so much!

[rotarydoc]

I also found that after some time trying to separate the wind cover into two pieces without totally distorting/destroying it, I realized that you can leave it in one piece, and take it off, just kinda harder to reach around it to get to the wing nuts. Still, for me, easier than trying to separate it. Great video by the way, very well done, thanks!!

[RaVentureTours]

Excellent! He is very clear and addresses challenges. Thank you! I could not have done this without this video.

[rabbitdawg]

I'm just ditto-ing everybody else. This video was a life saver.
At first blush, the printed and online instructions that came with the heater looked like they would be clear. They're not. With the printed instructions alone, I would have never been able to replace my wick.
Take the igniter for example. When following the printed instructions, I came to a standstill. I did not know how much of the assembly constituted an igniter, and the instructions did not clearly show it.
That's when I did a YouTube search and found your video. I thank God I did, because it made all the difference in the world.
Thank you so much!

[coldbluemm]

I lived up in the mountains where losing power was a common event in the winter. So I found a dealer and had a Monitor Vented Kerosene heater installed in my house. The only thing you needed was a small Honda (or whatever type) generator to power the fan. So if it snowed, and we lost power, I ran a cord from outside, from the Honda generator to my heater and we stayed toasty warm. As info, Monitor is no longer in business. They made a great heater but I was told that management ran the company into the ground. We used that as our primary heat source from 1993 to 2021. No problems whatsoever. But right when we put the house up for sale, the heater finally took a dump. So then, I went back to the dealer who sold me the Monitor stove, and purchased a Toyo Stove Vented Kerosene heater for the place. I've heard nothing but good things about Toyo's. We sold that house and we moved down into the flatlands and I figured our winters would be no problem where we moved to. Things were going smoothly from January 2021 until January 2024. THEN we had a freak ice storm and we lost power for 2-3 days. I had no back up plan and we got cold as hell. AND that is why I'm looking into getting a small heater like this one to provide heat if we ever get another episode like the one we just had. I'm sold on kerosene, my father was in the propane business and I showed him the data on the Monitor Heater and he shook his head and said they had nothing that could compete with the BTU's and efficiency of these heaters. I also had a backup plan at my old house and that was I had a very good cast iron wood stove and a good weeks supply of wood, but luckily I never had to use that wood stove. So I have my generators, and I can keep my refrigerator and freezers going, use the microwave and coffee (very important to be able to make coffee) lol . I'm excited to purchase one of these as they're not expensive and they'd be my new, great, back up plan. And now I know how to replace a wick so I'm way ahead of the game! This was a really good video! Thanks for posting it!

[Danayah]

Thank you for taking the time to show us how to do this.

[denisemoreland]

Thank you so much!! I followed along and did exactly what you instructed. I've got it all back together and pit the fuel tank in and am having coffee waiting for the wick to soak. Great video. Clear easy instructions. Everything straightforward and easy to follow each step. Thanks!

[jessicaalvarado]

😊 great video! It took only 40 minutes to complete the whole process..your up close view of wick placement was a huge help. We use this heater daily and bought the replacement wick on Amazon for $18. Thanks again for posting this gem!

[zacharyledbetter]

Nicely done! I had two winter seasons on my wick and decided to change it as last winter it was getting touchy to maintain a blue flame.

Your video made this an easy evolution.

[Eric-kqlo]

Very detailed and informative! Just got a kerosene heater and I'm saving this vid in case i ever need to change wick

[ronsimmsfan]

I removed the igniter. It damages the wick. A lighter works great. Very good video

[Johnnykgb-nsa]

Awesome video on this kerosene heater. Thank you, John

[rogerpage]

thanks for this video i have a Tosai heater without any wick replacement instructions your Heat Mate is pretty much the same
so your video was invaluable from here in the UK

[theShllCrackr]

Really nice amd proper video. While it may have been for instruction only, I'm not sure why ypu changed that wick tho...

[statestreetlandscaping]

Your video was very helpful! I was able to do it in about 15-20 minutes. The wick that came with it is fiberglass, and I replaced it with a cotton one.

[EdwinClayton-ndut]

Nicely done. Great camera and narrative.

[SLOSpeedBump]

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We just bought the Sengoku model of this heater and it works great. Thank you for this video as it will help me keep up ;the maintenance of this heater. Thanks again !!! Your video is very helpful and educational. I keep it in my bookmarks...