From 1933 to the present day, Zippo lighters by American entrepreneur George Blaisdell have been very popular with smokers. The owners of such lighters can safely light up even in windy weather, since the light will not go out. This fact is a definite plus of this brand. In order for the thing to continue to please with stable fire, the owner will have to take care of it periodically. Judging by the reviews, many are interested in how to change the wick in Zippo? Read more about this in the article below.
What do you need?
Before changing the wick in a Zippo lighter, the home craftsman needs to acquire the following tools:
- Tweezers or thin pliers.
- Small flat head screwdriver. If it was not at hand, then you can get by with a lid from a lighter. It has a sharp edge, which will also be convenient to unscrew.
- Newwick.
How to change the wick in Zippo?
The whole procedure consists of the following steps:
First, the lighter is removed from the metal case. To do this, just pull it up. Similar actions are performed when it is necessary to change the silicon in the product or fill it with gasoline
- Using a screwdriver, the lower spring is unscrewed, which clamps the silicon. To knock out the armchair, you need to lightly tap on the body. At this stage, you should be careful not to lose small details.
- It may be that the spare silicon is located between the wool and the substrate. In this case, with the help of tweezers, felt elements are also removed from the lighter. They lay out on a flat surface. It is advisable to follow their order. Otherwise, the wizard will have difficulty in assembling.
- The design has a special hole into which a new wick should be inserted. After its desired length is selected, it is fixed in the upper part with tweezers.
- Then all pieces of cotton wool are returned to their original place so that the new wick passes through them.
- Then insert silicon and twist the spring.
- If it turned out that the wick turned out to be too long, then it is cut.
- At the very end, the lighter folds up and refuels.
About adjusting the wick
Not always a bad lighter fire indicates that it is time to replace the wick in it. Toto return it to its original performance, some owners slightly correct it. For this purpose, by means of tweezers, the wick is slightly pulled up and the burnt and too frayed pieces are carefully cut off from it. Judging by the reviews, such actions can be performed no more than three times. The wick will last a couple of weeks, and then you still have to change it.
In closing
The wick will last longer if the lighter is filled exclusively with original gasoline. It is not desirable to equip the structure with other flammable liquids and alcohol. With careful and competent handling, the operational life of the lighter will increase significantly.
