I have a yama siphon, and fired it up for the first time the other day. I was extremely bummed out when 30 min of heat passed with no boiling...I reboiled water and poured it in WHILE the heat was going.
I'm using the alcohol lamp...which i didn't know it came with...I thought I'd be getting a butane burner. The lamp is sort of tough to control water temp, but you can always move it off center.
I read the directions and set the wick to 3mm...BS!! I pulled out much further, and nothing...This thing is a major piece. I'm going to try today with a MUCH larger flame and let you know how it works...but just BEWARE...it's a bummer.
I used a camping stove, which was sooooo overkill, but...I'd love if anyone had a spare heat source that they would be willing to lose.
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