Tilley Lamp X246B

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Please accept my apologies for the very obvious error: The lamp is an X246B not an X246A as stated.
A friend recently acquired this lamp and asked me to check it out for him.
Please continue to ask questions, comment, like and subscribe. Many thanks, Broadlander
I created this video with the RU-vid Video Editor ( / editor )

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30 июл 2017

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Комментарии : 52

@martinwright7093 5 лет назад

Great video, hope to get my lamp back working properly after watching this. Thanks!

@broadlander1398 4 года назад

Martin Wright Please let me know how your progress. Regards Broadlander

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

Hi Martyn. Thank you for your words of encouragement. I am fairly new to this video making game and am still a little apprehensive when it comes to talking to a piece of technology, however I like to think my love of and passion for all things paraffin shows. I'm getting close to the end of my Tilley collection now and will then follow on with Vapalux and Bialaddin lamps. Thanks for your support and the arm is healing nicely. Regards, Broadlander

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

Hi Craig and Russell, thank you for taking the time to watch the videos and for your comments. Greatly appreciated. Regards, Broadlander

@russellmorris4266 7 лет назад

Exllent a real helpful video showing a bunson flame. Thanks best videos I've seen on tilley lamps

@martinwright7093 5 лет назад

It might not work in this situation but as a plumber I find the easiest way to remove gland washers etc is simply to screw in a screw of the appropriate size through the washer and pull it out with a pair of pliers, taking care not to damage the threads on the gland nut. Usually takes a few seconds.

@garypritchard3446 4 года назад

Thanks to this video I'm going to try and service my 1996 X246B....MANY THANKS !!!

@broadlander1398 4 года назад

Gary Pritchard. Thanks for subscribing. Please contact me if you require any information or assistance. Regards Broadlander

@andrewfelthouse3076 5 лет назад

Lovely demonstration, many thanks

@broadlander1398 5 лет назад

Andrew Felthouse Thanks for your kind comments. Unfortunately at present life is throwing a few to many challenges and opportunities at me to make any new videos. Hopefully in the new year matters will have stabilised and new videos will be forthcoming, so please let me know if you have any specific questions. Regards Broadlander

@dioni82 3 года назад

Great series of videos! Thanks! Ps. What make is the lamp in the background (the one with the big red glass shade)? I have identical base and a burner with double wick. Would like to try sourcing a shade for it.

@mikealdridge5608 5 лет назад

Hi Broadlander! I have just got into your excellent videos as I have just purchased a Guardsman. Keep it up. Might I suggest you buy yourself a set of dental picks as this would make the removal of those tiny washers easier. All the best Mike

@broadlander1398 5 лет назад

Mike Aldridge Hi Mike. Thanks for the suggestion, now on my to do list. Regards Broadlander

@martynlegge 7 лет назад

Your videos on tilley lamps are really great. Hope your arm improves.

@mickford1000 3 года назад

Hi love the videos 👍 just got my first Tilly lamp and I’m 55 lol love it have serviced thanks to your guidance but the mantle is a very out of shape affair!! not sure if I’ve done something wrong?? And what do you use for fuel on the pre heater looks to burn really clean cheers Mick keep posting. 👍

@LoftechUK 5 лет назад

Hope your well. Been a year since your last video.

@shaunwarnes5333 3 года назад

Hello I've purchased two 246b tillie's one works fine the other I had to put a new vaporizer on due to the old one blocked solid even after heating and dipping in oil and parafin I can get it to light but it burns yellow unless I turn the shut off valve to half way open and closed but after a few seconds it loses pressure and goes out even though there's still pressure in the tank Would this be a shut off valve problem or something else I've cleaned the burner and as I say it's a brand new vaporizer I don't know if they take a few lights to wear in many help would be appreciated many thanks Shaun

@SonOfAnders73 Год назад

hi broadlander could you please advise? Are the glass globes the same size . will a newer X246B fit an old porkpie?

@TheIcebon 2 года назад

Hi Broadlander, great videos btw I have been going through all the knowledge you have on Tilleys. I started picking up tilleys when I saw them quite some years ago, and have about 15 of them now. I was wondering what’s the best way to preserve them in a unheated garage. Would coating them in WD40 help keep rusting at bay?

@AlphaBravoV 7 лет назад

Good video!

@podgemalloy2005 4 года назад

Hi Broadlander, thanks for these very helpful videos on the Tilley lamps! Top stuff. I've inherited an X246B that I'd like to get working again. Do you have any tips for unscrewing the mesh bit on the bottom of the control cock? Mine's seized solid. Also looks like the hole in the end of the vaporiser is blocked solid. Is there a good way to clean it - should I try your heat/quench method? Cheers.

@broadlander1398 4 года назад

Podge Malloy Hi and thanks for your questions. The aluminium parts on the X246B are prone to salt degradation especially when used for sea fishing. I would try soaking the control cock in a penetrating oil to see if you can free off the mesh filter cup. I have had to break these off in the past and drill out the remaining part rethreading the cock with an M10x0.8 tap. New parts are available from www.base-camp.co.uk/tilley.html but hopefully the penetrating oil will solve the problem. Heat and quench may help to clear the vaporiser Jet and although I haven’t tried myself I have heard that an ultrasonic cleaner can help. If all else fails it is sometimes possible to gently push the cleaning rod up in the vaporiser to clear the blockage, this is generally a kill or cure operation. Good luck and please keep me informed. Regards Broadlander

@podgemalloy2005 4 года назад

@@broadlander1398 awesome will try - thanks !

@coffinman5007 5 лет назад

Mine is making a bit of soot on the mantle that won't clear, and the flame seems just slightly too high. The washers are all compressed and hard so I'm hoping that it's an issue of clearance in the cock, and that a new washer in there ( or the vapouriser washer, which would put the needle up a bit) will adjust the flow down.

@livesportsvideo02 6 лет назад

A few questions, firstly where would be the best place to purchase spare parts and service washers for the tilley, and what do you think about metal mantles as opposed to the material ones. Many thanks in advance.

@broadlander1398 6 лет назад

Hi Porthcawl Tag Rugby. Many thanks for the interest in my video. I tend to use several suppliers for my lamps and stoves. For top quality vitton seals and washers I use the Fettle Box: fettlebox.co.uk/. For excellent service and reproduction parts Julian Shaw: www.tilleylampsandstoves.com/. For genuine Tilley parts and an unsurpassed range of products and knowledge: www.base-camp.co.uk/. I would always use a 300 co (candle power) mantle, either pre-tied (164X or 164H) or twin tie non branded version. The metal mantle you mentioned is only designed for use with a Tilley radiant heater with has a specially designed burner and mantle support. Hope you find this helpful, however feel free to ask as many questions you like. Regards Broadlander

@livesportsvideo02 6 лет назад

Many thanks for that.

@coffinman5007 5 лет назад

Beware of the incredibly cheap Chinese "Tilley" mantles, they are pre-tied to the wrong size.

@openmusicBruce 3 года назад

Hi all , Just wondering if you can help I have an x246B lamp that I was given, I want to get it going. I have heated the head of the lamp with the Tilley touch turned on the control cock after giving 30 pumps. the result is dripping and I just get flair ups( i have turned down to get finicky mild light, not consistent). the mantle is not perfect but close to it. What is the problem, can you or anyone offer help.

@andrewfelthouse3076 5 лет назад

Dear Broadlander, many thanks for your email. I’m fettling up a Petromax HK500 at the moment. Do you have any plans to do a Petromax demonstration on RU-vid? Beat wishes, Andrew

@broadlander1398 5 лет назад

Andrew Felthouse I have a couple of Petromax clones, Anchor and Sea Anchor but no Petromax. Personally I don't favour these single mantle support lanterns with the preston loop vaporiser and what I consider to be the over engineered control system. However this is only my opinion and the fact that so many clone versions have been made is testimony to their popularity. My levels of experience and expertise is negligible and to be honest I don't plan to produce any videos on them. I would recommend TA Outdoors video which is informative and well presented: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zRWqoslpKN8.html Also Rob Earls guide is also a brilliant manual and is available from: www.base-camp.co.uk/books.htm#Rob%20earl Good luck with the project and please let me know how you get on. Regards Broadlander

@007richiep 5 лет назад

tops thank you how can i tell what & age my tilley lamp is as i think it's quite old

@broadlander1398 5 лет назад

Hi. Apologies for the delay in replying. Models from the early 1960’s onwards should have a date code on the base of the fount. Are you able to post a short video or slide show to help with identification? Regards Broadlander.

@ironmadienkickass 7 лет назад

Hi you mentioned a Facebook group if possible can I pick your brain about my Tilley. Followed your fantastic guide but I must have done something wrong as the output is minimal. Not bright at all. Does it matter that I'm using paraffin lamp oil rather then normal paraffin. Your help is desperately requested. Robin.

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

Hi Robin, there can be several factors causing a pressure lamp to burn dimly. Firstly you should be using standard paraffin/kerosene. Lamp oil will clog up the workings and is damn expensive by comparison. Age/use of the lantern will also have a bearing too. A vaporiser has a design life of 500 hours and the burner can also give up the ghost. Can you either describe accurately the exact operation and results or possibly post a video and I'll try to assist after you have got yourself the paraffin. Regards Broadlander

@ironmadienkickass 7 лет назад

Broadlander great thanks for your support. I think it may be the lamp oil as it started of bright. What would you recommend to clean the gunk out? I obviously have meths and a bottle brush?

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

Empty the lamp oil out and save it for wick lamps and lanterns. I would take the control cock and vaporiser off and flush them in a bit of clean paraffin and check for potential blockage of the filter gauze (base of control cock) and for carbon build up on the vaporiser cleaning needle. Flush the tank out with clean paraffin, reassemble, fill, light and leave it to run for 10 to 15 minutes. If still full more investigation required. Please let me know how you fare. Regards Broadlander

@ironmadienkickass 7 лет назад

Broadlander you sir are a gentleman!! I am away camping for a week but I will do as you recommended as soon as i am back. Have a great weekend!

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

robin knotts . Will do! Hope you have a great camp, I'm filled with envy as I have not managed a night this year yet. All the best. Broadlander

@danielknights5558 7 лет назад

J what's the obvious error ??

@broadlander1398 7 лет назад

Daniel Knights , I called it an X246A when I should have said X246B. Must be my age!

@mimibirtwistle2513 Год назад

@@broadlander1398 how do you tell the difference? I have one but cant workout whether it is an a or a b!

@broadlander1398 Год назад

@@mimibirtwistle2513 Hi. The X246A has four bent legs which are attached to studs on the crown of the fount, see here: classicpressurelamps.com/threads/tilley-x246a-december-1963.11338/ and was produced between 1961 and 1964 only. The newer X246B versions have a single nut fixing the frame to the fount situated below the control cock, see here: classicpressurelamps.com/threads/1969-january-tilley-x246b-gold.16836/ and was produced from 1965 onwards. There should also be date stamps on the base of your lamp. The first one or two numbers are the production month and the second two are the year. Hope this helps, regards Broadlander

@mimibirtwistle2513 Год назад

@@broadlander1398 Thanks very much !

@coffinman5007 5 лет назад

Paraffin might taste terrible but it isn't as EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS as unleaded petrol (which unsuspecting victims burn in Coleman lamps in enclosed spaces). (See the Nexus article if it hasn't been purged from view by Google already). I tried to mention this on a popular camping forum but the post was deleted by admin. (I guess commercial interests are more favorable than life-saving truths for some people).

@barriewilliams734 5 лет назад

Good evening, i have a tilley lamp 246b i have replaced all the seals but i keep getting back pressure an d the paraffin ends up spewing out the pump making a right mess. I wondered if you could advise me please. thank you