Old converted Stanley efficiency

bogwalrus

Hi There, I have a question about an old converted stanley that I believe was converted from solid fuel to kerosine many years ago. We have been using it the last 5 years and I find that the oil goes far too quickly. When I pop open the front burner drawer, since there is no glass I can get a good look inside. I notice a lot of red, white crystal like and yellow stuff and wondering if this means the stanley is not burning efficiently. See the picture below. This is sort of a top down image. You can see the metal ring where the flame comes out. Thanks.

jimf

very inefficient I'm afraid

I don't do cookers so cant comment on the actual efficiency % wise sorry

some of the other lads on here will later I'm sure

whats your annual oil usage

TECH85

Ya , pure guzler id say !!
You should look at upgrading.
You would see some serious savings if you installed a grant vortex condensing boiler.

Tom44

Basically it's a converted steam engine without changing the important bits.

bogwalrus

Thanks for the advice. I am renting so will be a hard slog getting landlord to upgrade it. Might just buy a few eco plug in radiators as that might be more economical. I did a calculation and unless my math is wrong it is costing me close to .80 cent an hour to use the Stanley.