Optimus Nova On Gas

The Optimus Nova is a non bad stove -- if you lot instruct the right version (see my Optimus Nova Review for how to tell).

But the Nova is a liquid fuel solely stove.  Wouldn't it live dainty if it could run on gas?  Well, concord on here. I hateful why not?  What's stopping us? 

But how to produce it?  Well, let's direct hold a await at an Optimus Nova

An Optimus Nova stove inwards its case

An Optimus Nova stove

Yep, that's the stove all right.  :)  No obvious clues there, then let's dig a piffling deeper.  Let's await at the fuel line.

An Optimus Nova amongst the fuel work showing

First let's await at the distal destination of the fuel line.

The distal destination of an Optimus Nova

On the distal destination of the fuel line, nosotros tin encounter the fantabulous in addition to proven CEJN connector.  The CEJN connexion is perhaps the best connexion on whatever stove inwards the world.  The connexion plugs into the Nova's catch (liquid fuel only).  The connexion volition non mate amongst a canister of gas, in addition to there's no adapter available.  So, no aid on the distal destination of the fuel line.


What most the proximal end?

The proximal destination of a Nova's fuel line

Well, instantly isn't that interesting?  There's a nut there.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 nut equally inwards the type that you lot tin unscrew.  But what to attach it to?  Hmm.  Now, interestingly plenty the fuel work on a Primus Omnifuel is already laid to run on gas, and the fuel work of a Primus Omnifuel too ends inwards a nut, a nut that is rattling similar to the Nova's

Optimus Nova stove (top).  Fuel work from a Primus Omnifuel (bottom).

Notice the similarity betwixt the nut on the Nova's fuel work in addition to the nut on the Omnifuel's fuel line?  Could it be?  Rats.  Nope.  Not the same.  But they're then close!


Hmm.  What if nosotros could instruct a pocket-size adapter?  Enter our friends at Bluewater Stove Restoration.  Yes, Bluewater Stove Restoration is famous for making soundless caps both for classic stoves similar the Primus 96 in addition to the Svea 123 equally good equally for modern stoves similar the Dragonfly in addition to the Omnifuel, but Bluewater does a whole lot more.  Indeed, they've come upwardly up amongst an adapter to connect an Optimus Nova to the fuel hose of a Primus Omnifuel then that a Nova tin live run on gas. 

An adapter from Bluewater Stove Restoration.  This adapter volition mate the fuel work from a Primus Omnifuel to an Optimus Nova stove.

A give-and-take on safety:  Any fourth dimension you lot alter whatever stove, you lot direct hold your life inwards your hands.  Be aware that you lot could direct hold a fire, in addition to that in that place are serious risks involved including severe burns in addition to perhaps fifty-fifty death.  If you lot "try this at home," live actually careful.  In the representative of using an adapter similar the i shown inwards this post, direct hold attention non to cross thread, in addition to brand certain the fittings are tightened securely.  Always exam amongst a depression book of fuel laid out earlier you lot opened upwardly the valve fully.  In, the specific representative of the Optimus Nova, closed the valve at the burner, opened upwardly the valve at the canister, in addition to listen.  There should live no audio of escaping gas.  If you lot hear gas, something is wrong, in addition to you lot demand to STOP in addition to right the work before you lot lite the burner.  Fair warning.

OK, plenty security talk.  Let's give it a whirl!  First, let's direct hold the Nova's fuel work off.

Disconnecting the fuel work from an Optimus Nova stove

And let's travail out that adapter!

The Bluewater Stove Restoration adapter installed on an Optimus Nova stove

Fits great.  Now for the fuel work from the Omnifuel.

A fuel work from a Primus Omnifuel mated to an Optimus Nova stove via an adapter

The fuel work too fits great.  Now we're ready to laid out cooking amongst gas!

A fuel work from a Primus Omnifuel mated to an Optimus Nova stove via an adapter.

So, let's claw it up.

An Optimus Nova stove attached to a canister of gas

And let's give the axe it up!

An Optimus Nova stove running on canister gas.

It's a piffling difficult to encounter the flames, but the adapter works great, in addition to the Nova runs good on gas.  One could likely instruct slightly amend oestrus output if i had a jet optimized for gas, but the mill installed Nova jet (optimized for liquid fuel) works only fine on canister gas.  I've noticed equally I've tested diverse stoves that in general using a jet designed for a less volatile fuel (like white gasoline) volition operate reasonably good amongst a to a greater extent than volatile fuel (like gas).

I noticed that the stove went out a dyad of times when I tried to instruct a actually depression simmering flame when only adjusting the at-the-canister valve.  It was wide daylight, in addition to the flame was difficult to see, then I don't retrieve the stove going out was whatever reflection on the adapter or whatever indication that a Nova doesn't run good on gas.  However, I idea I'd travail something different:  Running amongst the canister inverted.

An Optimus Nova stove running on gas amongst the canister inverted (liquid feed mode)

Running a stove amongst the canister inverted causes liquefied gas to menstruum out the bottom of the canister.  Liquefied gas is rattling similar to the Nova's intended (liquid) fuels.  When I ran the Nova on liquefied gas in addition to used the at-the-burner valve to regulate the flame, I works life that the stove was able to instruct a actually dainty "barely there" simmer.

An Optimus Nova stove amongst a  depression simmering type flame running on gas amongst the canister inverted (liquid feed mode)

 I did notice the command valve on the Primus Omnifuel's fuel work to live a flake of a hurting amongst the canister inverted.

Inverted canister (liquid feed mode).

So, I only lifted the canister amongst i manus in addition to adjusted the valve amongst the other.  An inconvenience, but no big deal.

As for keeping the canister inwards position, adding a dyad of rocks kept the canister inverted, no problem.  I've seen people role pocket-size plastic tubs, similar the form that margarine or yogurt come upwardly in, to concord a canister inverted.  That mightiness live a flake to a greater extent than convenient, but my stack of rocks did only fine.

By the way, when running on gas, you've got no less ability than when running on liquid fuel.  I works life that I could speedily convey H2O to a vigorous roiling boil.

Passing the "tea test".  You've got oodles of ability when running on gas.

Well, in that place you lot direct hold it, an Optimus Nova stove running on canister gas.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 big give thank you lot you to Gary at Bluewater Stove Restoration for making these tests possible.

HJ

Note:  I was approached yesteryear Bluewater Stove Restoration in addition to asked if I mightiness similar to evaluate the adapter featured inwards this review.  As a business office of the review process, I received an adapter from Bluewater Stove Restoration.  Other than the adapter itself, I received no remuneration for my review.  The receipt of the adapter was non contingent on the nature of my review (in other words I didn't direct hold to hope to produce a positive review inwards supply for the adapter).  Further, I have no business office of the proceeds from the sale of whatever Bluewater Stove Restoration products.  All comments regarding the adapter shown on this page are strictly my ain in addition to produce non necessarily reverberate the views of Bluewater Stove Restoration.

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