Origo Stove

[chris20636]

I think the stove in my Vega is the original. It is an Origo. I
plan to try it out and see if it works. Can anyone tell me what is
the procedure for filling and lighting the stove? Inside the stove
are two canisters. The canisters appear to be sealed units except
for the 1 inch (2.54 cm) hole through the center. I can see that
inside the canister is some sort of absorbant material. Do you just
hold the canister at an angle and pore in the alcohol? (It is alcohol
right?) I'm guessing that you just put enough fuel in the stove to
saturate the inside material, as there doesn't seem any way to seal
the bottom hole. The bottom of the canister sits on a flange inside
the stove. I don't see any sort of O-rings or gasket material to
make a good seal. Has it deteriorated, or are there no seals by
design? If the material inside the canister is too old to work well,
is there replacement canisters available? Or is it better to buy a
new stove?

Thanks in advance,
Chris

 

[groundhogyh]

Yes they are alcohol burners. Get marine alcohol, as it can be put out
with water. Just pour it into the canister, let is soak in, then light
off. You are then ready to cook..........simple and easy. My stove is
original and my boats hull number is 827. It was sitting for years, and
one the alcohol was put in, it worked like a champ. There are no seals,
so there is nothing to deteriorate..............

Hal

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[maciacarter]

Our only refinement to that system is that we plug the hole with the lid from a film canister held in place with a finger, and we fill it over a bucket. The stove works beautifully.

Christine
Oreneta, Vega 2175

 

[stevebirch2002]

Hi

The Origo is a wonderful spirit stove. The fuel to use is meths or spirit. The
cannisters must be taken out and carefully filled whilst on their side, dont
spil any.

Kind Regards

STeve Birch

At 17:35 08/11/02 +0000, you wrote:

 

[chris20636]

Thanks all for the information. I picked up a small bottle of Soot
Free Stove Fuel (Denatured Grain Alchohol) from the local West
Marine. Holding the canister under a good light, and looking around
the inside of the center hole, I was able to find what looks like a
fill tube that passes through the wicking material. I pored a small
amout of fuel into the tube, while holding the canister on its side.
I put the canister back in the stove. It worked great. Had a nice,
hot, blue flame. I was thinking that the wicking material would be
too old, but it operates just fine. As suggested, I will be shopping
for some sort of cork or cap to seal off the top of the burner, when
not in use.

Chris

 

[rolyatad]

I bought a small (4 oz.) plastic squeeze bottle with a tip on the cap
like a that fits into the filling tube inside the Origo cannister.
There is a little red cap that closes the tip, as well. (Like a
honey dispensing bottle.) Four oz. at a time from the big fuel jug
intothe little filling botle, fills the canister without mess.

I use a metal cover to put the flame out, and rubber corks to hold
off eavporation (a bit) between uses. li