THE SUMMERLANDS CHUFFER

In order to fit the chuffer, Katie's smokebox has to be removed. The box is fastened with two screws from underneath. (Note that the normal way is to remove the three screws holding the front foot-plate so that it is removed with the smoke-box. Wolf has used the two screws underneath which are not always accessible - cb).

Here Wolf Schlegel has fitted a Summerlands Chuffer to a Roundhouse Katie. His photos and notes complement the original instructions supplied with the chuffer.

"The first photo (left) shows Katie before the conversion, the chuffer and instructions provided by Summerlands.

To make the chuffer less eye-catching, it can be chemically blackened using the blue solution provided by Regner. Before blackening the chuffer, it needs to be thoroughly cleaned as the oxide layer produced by the blackening agent is likely to wear off otherwise. Wolf has used benzine for this purpose, spirit and lighter fuel (or thinners cb.)should do the job as well.

When working with any kind of chemicals, always refer to the instructions for use and always wear eye and skin protection.

The chuffer is easily mounted by pushing it onto the stubs of the twin exhaust pipes. Apart from a firm push, no further fastening is required - see photo far left.

Photo left shows the Chuffer position in the chimney. (and ensure that the sound slot is clear of the side wall of the chimney - cb.)