From 1933 to the present day, Zippo lighters by American businessman George Blaysdell have been very popular among smokers. Owners of such lighters can safely light even in windy weather, because the light will not go out. This fact is an undoubted advantage of this brand. To keep the thing happy with stable fire, the owner will have to periodically look after it. Judging by the reviews, many are interested in how to change the wick in Zippo? You will learn more about this in the article below.
What do you need?
Before changing the wick in the Zippo lighter, the home craftsman needs to get the following tools:
- With tweezers or thin pliers.
- A small flat screwdriver. If it was not at hand, then you can do with a lid of a lighter. It has a sharp edge, which will also be convenient to unscrew.
- New wick.
How to change the wick in Zippo?
The whole procedure consists of the following steps:
- First, the lighter is removed from the metal housing. To do this, just pull it up. Such actions are performed when it is necessary to change silicon in a product or to refuel with gasoline.
- A screwdriver unscrews the lower spring, which clamps the silicon. To knock out a chair, you need to lightly tap on the body. At this stage, you should be careful not to lose the small details.
- It may be that the spare silicon is located between the cotton and the substrate. In this case, tweezers and felt elements are removed from the lighter. They are laid out on a flat surface. It is advisable to comply with their order. Otherwise, the master will have difficulty assembling.
- The design has a special hole in which to insert a new wick. After you select its desired length, in the upper part it is fixed with tweezers.
- Then all the pieces of cotton wool return to their original place so that a new wick passes through them.
- Then silicon is inserted and the spring is twisted.
- If it turns out that the wick is too long, then it is cut.
- At the very end, the lighter folds up and refuel.
About wick adjustment
Not always a bad lighter fire indicates that it is time to replace the wick in it. To return to its original performance, some owners slightly adjust it. For this purpose, with the help of tweezers, the wick is pulled up a little and gently cut off charred and too frayed pieces 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.
Finally
The wick will last longer if the lighter is filled exclusively with original gasoline. It is not advisable to equip the construction with other flammable liquids and alcohol. With careful and competent handling, the service life of the lighter will increase significantly.