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How to start a kerosene stove

 One of my passions are antiques, specially if they have some engineering or electronics envolved. Since I was a child, I had contact with antiques from my grandparents, and one of the things I remember is an old kerosene pressure stove. Some time ago, I decided to buy one, just for decoration, but I also love to keep things working, if possible, so, I decided to turn it on, and made a simple tutorial on how to start it. I made a vide that is available on YouTube, please check it below: I added some subtitles to the video so you could understand better, but I'm also going to write it here: 1 - Put some kerosene in the tank 2 - Fill the small cup below the head with alcohol (+ 90% is good) 3 - Light up the alcohol and let the head warm and start vaporizing the kerosene 4 - Once you feel the pressure increase, give some pumping to help it increase even more 5 - The kerosene vapor will light by itself with a beautiful blue flame (if you need more pressure, pump it more, for less, rele