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Fuel Stove : Same nozzle for White Gas & Canister?!

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PostedMar 5, 2013 at 2:41 pm

Hi there!! First post! :)

I just receive my brand new OmniLite Ti as my first fuel stove and I tested (out of curiosity) the different nozzle.

I tried (but not monitored the boiling time… maybe will do…) the medium size nozzle (the one for the white gas) with a canister and it seemed to work fine…

I guess the stove will be less efficient but will it harm the stove? Is there any rule like you can use the white gas nozzle with a canister but not the other way around?

I even found on the net (looking for the link) a guy who bought the omnifuel maintenance kit for is omnilite cause the nozzle are bigger.

As anyone monitored all the nozzles with different gas to see the difference in efficiency?

PostedMar 5, 2013 at 2:59 pm

I always use the same nozzle on my OmniFuel, but if I was taking it for a longer winter trip I would swap to the proper nozzle.

Roger Caffin BPL Member
PostedMar 5, 2013 at 6:19 pm

Usually the jet size for butane/propane is larger than for white gas, and kero jet sizes are even smaller. It's all to do with how much oxygen you need for complete combustion.

Yes, kero needs a LOT more oxygen than butane/propane, which is why many liquid fuel stoves have a smaller power rating than the little upright canister stoves.

Cheers

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