This brings back childhood memories. Whenever there was a power cut my father would bring out the Tilley. I’d be fascinated by the whole lighting process and the bright light and used to love the smell of the fumes!
Certainly bright! Also gives off heat which is great in the winter. You can buy these new from Tilley, who are based in Guildford. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and subscribe!
I just bought an identical Tilley lamp at a junk yard. I have just ordered a new glass, mantle, spigot and pre heater. I can't wait to follow your instructions and get it going. It seems to have pressure etc and even still has paraffin in it. Thanks for posting and subbed 👍
You are welcome! You can buy them both second hand and new! (Still made by Tilley in Guildford). Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel subscribe!
as a suggestion in future, ive found it much easier to light if i pressurise the tank wile the lamp is heating up. that way when its ready you can turn the tap on and it usually starts first time with no flameouts or flashing.
Yes, I think that's how I start them now. Works on all similar devices with a control valve, doesn't for old fashioned Primus stoves which don't. If you like old tech and its repair (Steam, old diesel/petrol engines, camp stoves etc) please consider subscribing, I'm trying to get to 1000 subscribers.
I have an old Tilley lamp in the engine shed under the workbench which I light in the cold ,, it gives grate heat out. to get it going quicker I wrap the top hood with a damp heavy duty oil rag to trap the heat in ... keep my eye on it .. heats up about 60 seconds or so ... boss knows I syphon off oil from the CH heating tank .. kerosene .. Tilley lamp thrives on it .. your pump sounds too squeeky.. few drops of oil would help this is a good video.
Many thanks, yes they are great for adding a bit of warmth. It does need a little oil. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
Colemans are a little easier to light I think, but I've been collecting Colemans for year. I am going to invest in a Tilley very soon and I cant wait, they look so Cool and seem slightly brighter than Colemans from what I've seen on RU-vid. Thanks for the video and i'll be sure to follow your directions when I get one.
Not tried lighting a Colemans so can't compare. I got given 3 Tilleys and personally I like them. They are also still made, by Tilley in Guildford. I also have a video comparing a Tilley to a cheap hurricane lamp, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v84ij_9FkuI.html Many thanks for watching, please like, share and subscribe!
You are welcome. I am fairly certain that clockwise is off, as that winds the valve in and closed. Similar to a tap but with a needle. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe! (If you really like the channel, you can hit the super thanks).
Well that's where I am going wrong. I've inherited my grandads Tilley, restored it, and wondered why the hell I kept nearly burning my shed down every time I tried to light it! I remember him just pumping it and lighting it. NOW I vaguely remember preheating it! Need to buy a preheater.
Ah. A minor detail.... I am pleased the video was helpful. The pre heaters are cheap. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
@@BensWorkshop I've just bought one. My parents have my pops Tilley heater he used on the railways. I remember using this with my dad and grandad fishing at 4am at Porthleven beach, I was 6. I'm 38 now...
I do not know. However you can contact Tilley. Link to there website below: tilleylamp.co.uk/ Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
Paraffin is the main fuel, with methylated spirit used in the "Tilley torch" to warm up the burner. Please don't forget to like and share, and if you like the channel, subscribe!
I would say so, though you would need some ventilation as otherwise it would burn all the oxygen. Obviously you don't want to have it knocked over whilst running either. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe! (And hit the notification bell!)
No worries. They are good lamps, but they do get quite hot. Hanging from the normal hanger should be OK, but do check that what is above it doesn't get too hot. (It shouldn't, but check anyway).
It depends on what you mean by heating fuel. Where I live country petrol stations sell kerosene from pumps for heating. That does work. Kerosene is another name for paraffin. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
In England we used to be able to buy paraffin from petrol stations, now only in garden centres, but its so expensive! I have an oil fired boiler, just wondered if that fuel may work, thanks forgetting back! How's things your side? Its a mad world!
I also live in England, again, you can buy kerosene (another name for paraffin) from country petrol stations. My local one also sells paraffin in the same way garden centers do but I now buy mine from the pump. Hope that helps.
When you say you did this, was that as part of lighting the lamp? It might go black whilst preheating but should go white once the lamp has been lit and run for a few minutes. Thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
@@BensWorkshop I'm guessing he did this with a new mantle. Richard had you already burn't off the mantle first or not? Benedict whilst heating the bulb and the air tubes at the top no doubt help the vaporiser is actually the vertical tube with the spring and pricker inside.
@@BensWorkshop I've no doubt about you just wondering what Richard has done? Even if just burning off with a match or gas lighter the mantles turn black momentarily but then become white.
There was a good chance you were going to light much more than the Tilley! The pre-heater torch should be kept in a jar about the same size as the torch and containing meths. Take it out and place it on the vapouriser and then replace the lid before lighting. In warmer climes, meths vapour travels some distance in a very short time so that it too will ignite. Never ever pour meths onto the torch - it's a surefire.. way of making the local news.
I use meths a lot in burners and have only had an issue where I am pouring it into a warm container near a currently naked flame. However thanks for the information.
I don't believe those are the dates, and I have plenty of Tilley lamps. They are very useful when away from electricity. Many thanks for watching, please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!
I do not dispute that the lamp has those numbers on them, I am saying that they are not dates of manufacture. The Tilley company was established in the late 19th century and started manufacturing storm lamps like my one in 1920. See tilleylamp.co.uk/about_us
@@BensWorkshop I'm sure, you know how to date Tilley lamps... I'm from a region where ancient stuffs which were used by the British colony are plenty. Including coins, stoves and iron-box. Therefore, those numbers indicate manufacturing date Mr.
@@janegrassmarket1414Yes the washer is made of leather, and putting some 3 in 1 or similar oil would help it. (You can see me doing that in my latest Primus no 96 video just published). Many thanks for the suggestion of putting something under the tank.
