Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn off the gas to your kerosene burners and wait for your stove to cool off completely.

   • 2

     Remove any pot stands from the top of your burner, with a wrench if bolted on. This is the usual set up for kerosene burners, but some manufacturers add a special key for disassembling their burners. If you can't find a match in your tool kit, contact your manufacturer

   • Use your wrench or special key to unscrew the nipple from the top of the burner. Then twist off the larger needle wheel--usually one push counterclockwise, then clockwise to fully remove the needle valve.

   • 4

     Align the cogs of your new cleaning needle valve with your burner's spindle (tweezers can aid in this alignment), then press your needle into the burner's center hole.

   • 5

     Turn the wheel counterclockwise to let a few cogs pass, while simultaneously pushing on the needle to keep it seated. You can usually hear the clicks of the cogs passing across the needle.

   • 6

     Turn the entire wheel assembly clockwise until finger-tight. Screw in the nipple and any pot stands with your wrench or key.