Eltex greenhouse heater

I only used 'yellow flame' ones overnight and then just for a few isolated nights at my plot to get my tomatoes through a day or two early frosts to be followed by warmer weather, putting it on of an evening and returning early morning to turn off.

 

The Eltex greenhouse heater i acquired had been at the back of a garage for at least 10 years the reason for paraffin heater is that in the allotment site there is no electricity, the gas heater i had was stolen along with two 19kg. cylinders very expensive to replace and i am not going down that road again. The heater was cleaned up and new wicks inserted (it is a yellow flame ) it has been working in an outhouse for over a week now with no sign of flaring or smoking, the paraffin smell can be overcome with an additive to the tank.
The greenhouse only needs to be kept just above freezing to accommodate 200 Dahlia tubers in storage till going to my main greenhouse for propagation.
Getting back to my initial enquiry i need a booklet that comes with an Eltex heater, for reference the one i have is galvanised steel, twin burner yellow flame with a water tray on the top

 

The only thread about these heaters I can find online is this one.

It would really help if you could either post an image of your heater, or a link to an image elsewhere, as those heaters work pretty much the same regardless of manufacturer.

P.S. The scrotes who nick stuff from allotments are mindless scum, and will take anything, whether it's a gas heating system worth £100+, or an older heater worth a few quid on a freezing night causing you to also lose whatever plants it's protecting.

 

I would have thought if you just want to overwinter Dahlia tubers you could just bury them in the greenhouse.
Unless we get a very severe winter I would have thought that would be enough.

I've noticed the old ones I have are selling for £50 on E bay.

I dont think you really need instructions, you fill with paraffin and light the wick/ wicks, you then adjust the wick to burn without smoke.
Too high and you get lots of soot coming off it.

 

Plus I'm sure I can remember having to clean up the burnt stuff on top of wicks, plus waiting for a few minutes in case the flame suddenly changed the minute my back was turned, and having to be prepared to remove chimney/ies to blow it out. They really were a PITA.

P.S. Am I the only one who thinks of Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini's murder of Henry D'Ascoyne every time these old heaters are mentioned?

 

Yes clean the burnt part of the wick after every use before relighting.

We used have paraffin heaters indoors when I was a kid, the round blue flame type, so it kind of comes as natural how you use them.
Even those ones smelt, probably would be considered dangerous these days.

 

I once used Parasene paraffin heaters. The second one I had was a complete pain, very difficult/impossible to keep alight. Then the little DIY shop in the village stopped selling pump paraffin. The 4 litre container cost £2 a litre. I connected a plug socket into the GH, and now use a 2kw oil filled radiator with a Inkbird thermostat to control it. Works a treat now - sorted

 

I have recently acquired one of these and have absolutely no idea how to replace the wick or even control the flame. The knob mechanism does not turn and it doesn't look like like anything else I can find online. Also, the wich housing part is held in with one screw and 2 x rivets. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks