How to fix my Fire-Maple stove?

[Tortoise]

Here's the problem that initially showed itself by flames coming out of the join.

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The metal casing was shredding a bit - hard to jam back in well. Eventually it fell out completely, as above.

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Has anybody had experience playing with this kind of tubing? I'm tempted to cut off the shredded (sharp!!) end, before attempting to ?glue it back in place, but wonder if that might not end up well. The internal tubing looks intact.

Ta for thoughts.

[Mickl]

Mate that would be a crimp on connection most likely done by a machine. I would say if its come apart like that bin it as its not worth the risk of having it blow up in your face when you're in the middle of nowhere....

[Franco]

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[DanShell]

Pop into pirtek or enzed they will crimp it on fir you. Just tell them it's non flammable gas

[Tortoise]

Mate that would be a crimp on connection most likely done by a machine. I would say if its come apart like that bin it as its not worth the risk of having it blow up in your face when you're in the middle of nowhere....

Yep, my first thought was to bin it. Scary stuff! Then someone who knows more about stoves than me suggested it would be a simple repair. I wanted to get a few perspectives.

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[Tortoise]

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Thanks, Franco. Just as well I subscribed. That's a LOT of info! Will work my way through for a much greater understanding of stoves.

[madmacca]

Where's Hikin' Jim when you need him?

[Gadgetgeek]

your other option..... at your own risk, and all that...
Cut off the outer brass crimp, slide the hose back onto the spigot, and then secure with some stainless steel wire twisted on in several places. the hard part would be finding the stainless lock-wire. There are a few ways to repair it, none that I can think of that I'd really recommend to someone who wasn't familiar with them as it might end up needing to be repaired again in the field. Even wireing it up, if done wrong would be rather bad. You could find a gas fitting company and see about getting it re-done professionally, but I suspect that would be in excess of the cost of replacement. if the hose fittings can be removed, a replacement might be available from fire-maple.

[north-north-west]

If you can get a small enough hose clamp - not garden hose, I'm thinking an automotive style wire or flex-steel band clamp - that would work with the crimp sleeve removed. If those clamps can hold on hoses on pressurised cooling systems, they'll hold that down.
Auto parts store, maybe?

[DanShell]

Im pretty sure a pirtek or enzed store will do it, i doubt they would even charge you. It is literally a 30 second job.

[Moondog55]

I would see that as a manufacturing warranty cover Why not just return it for a replacement?

[Nuts]

I'd be sending it back too, you could get the hose crimped/replaced but even if they decide on a service charge would be more than it's worth.
Had a strand of stainless braid stuck in my finger from a Bulin stove recently, similar cheap thin line and sheathing.
Disappointing QC from these china-direct stoves and it's dragging down quality across the board.

[Tortoise]

Unfortunately there'd be no warranty as the stove had been modified by the previous owner. Thanks for the ideas, folks. I won't toss it in the bin just yet. Lashed out an risked a micro-rocket on sale. So at least I have a stove I can use - for now, at least. Have mercy, and don't tell me all the problems you know about the m-rocket.

[Solohike74]

The above is why these stoves should be used outdoors only whenever possible, unless you're camping under a big tarp.

However I'm using a fire maple stove and have written about it in another thread here, it's still going after around 3-4 years. It's appropriately loud for a choofer, boils in a good time, is difficult to simmer with without constant attention. But it allows me to get into shellite cooking without spending a fortune, costed me around $70 back then and came with a 500ml bottle.