Bowman
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Removing wicksIs there a best way to remove the old wick from the twin tube burner on my pw203 bowman ? I thought of drilling from the end of each tube inward but guess the wick which is in the meths reservoir would remain there for all time??
Cheers Sandy.
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Spokesmann
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The end caps should unscrew...
My PW with its burner.
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Bowman
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Yes i have the caps off, but meant how to you then "grab" the wick and withdraw the whole old length of wick!!
Sandy
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Nick
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| Bowman wrote: | Yes i have the caps off, but meant how to you then "grab" the wick and withdraw the whole old length of wick!!
Sandy |
I would try a very small needle-nose and if it breaks apart, dig it out with a pick.
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Spokesmann
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| Bowman wrote: | Yes i have the caps off, but meant how to you then "grab" the wick and withdraw the whole old length of wick!!
Sandy |
Sorry Sandy   as Nick says!
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MFSteam
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An old metal coat hanger with a point or hook on the end, primus prickers work well. If you have one, the tool for getting crab meat out of the claws is a good bet.
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Nick
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Let me know what works for you, because I need to replace mine too.
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Bowman
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Ahhh, the old wicks were so solid , i ended up unsoldering both burner tubes from the reservoir and firing a drill gently through them.!! thanks for all the help.
Sandy
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Spokesmann
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They must have been solid! 
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Bowman
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I could never have got all the old one out especially the inch or so which was inside the meths reservoir. this type with small cross slits on the tube seems a bit akward .
Sandy.
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John Chapman
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| Bowman wrote: | I could never have got all the old one out especially the inch or so which was inside the meths reservoir. this type with small cross slits on the tube seems a bit akward .
Sandy. |
Glad it's sorted Sandy.
In my limited experience of this type of burner they seem to work well as the meths vaporises but they are difficult to light and a real pain in the a*** when it comes to changing wicks. I like the open slot style burners a la Bowman.
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Spokesmann
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Or Latimer L5 types! 
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John Chapman
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Or Latimer L5 types! |
Easy enough to change the wicks, they are just a bit over the top.
For those who aren't familiar with the L5 it has a huge twin wick burner that is really far to big. One half the size would be fine.
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