No it's the same. Just make sure it's clean with a new wick preferably and you should be fine. Don't forget to light it outside and turn it off outside. Also the carbon monoxide alarm. Mustn't forget that. Thinking outside the box. Nice one 👍🏻
If it's a 'blue flame' heater it's safe indoors. That's what they're for. Greenhouse heaters are generally just for frost protection and have flat wicks that burn with a yellow flame. There's a big difference in emission between a yellow flame burner and a blue flame burner. I just wrote a lengthy comment below. You'll find more explanation there.
The ‘indoor ones’ are built with safety features not present on the cheapo greenhouse heaters. They will include an air quality monitor which will extinguish the flame if CO2 levels exceed safe limits. Also they will have anti-tip protection, so should the unit fall or get pushed over (for example by an animal or child) the wick will withdraw and flame. Don’t be cheap when it comes to safety.
Great vid, thanks! We had four of these when I was a child in the '60s in Edgware, North London. A man from Sherwoods (hardware store about half a mile away in Mollison Way) used to deliver the paraffin on a Saturday morning; there was a dispensing machine at our local garage as well. My dad used to line them up in the morning and lit them all with one match! I've got two now - at the age of 61. I think they're great but my wife hates them!
Brilliant video. Excellent advice to prep’ with a mixture of fuels. Makes prepper-sense to diversify and stock up on fuel. 😁 A thing that I’d add too is start acclimatising to the colder weather. Work in the cold. Except for am/pm hot water, try to keep the heating off until the weather gets nearer to zero. Think about your clothing as well as heaters. Identify the bits of your body that get cold most. Mine are my feet. So I got a foot muffler that I’ve up-cycled to slot in a hot water bottle. Works a treat! I can even work-from-home outside and be comfortably warm even on these UK🇬🇧 chilly autumn days! My spouse gets cold all over! So I got a Selk-bag. It literally looks like the all-in-ones you’d dress a toddler in for the winter! He absolutely loves it and gets into that in the evenings now instead of reaching for the heating switch. Other ideas are instant hand and feet warmers, to slip into socks and gloves. Also usb heated glove warmers, heated socks and heated waistcoats. Those motorcyclists know a thing or two about keeping warm. Some items can be a bit pricey so look about for a bargain. A final tip that works for me and mine. Lather your whole body top-to-toe in a mix of barrier creams like cocoa /Shea butter before getting into your layers, in the morning. I find it helps blood circulation and stops dry skin issues and cracked skin that can occur more often in cold weather. Keep prepping everyone!
We had a parrafin heater in our bathroom when I was a nipper . These things are marvellous and entertaining , I inadvertently reversed into the bars on the hot end and got five stripes branded into my behind . Take care , people will be chuckling about that for years . This would be nearly 60 years ago so the marks are long gone . Great video 👍🇬🇧
@@Romin.777 Petroleum from qlima was 50€ for 20 liters half a year ago, now it is around 80€ they probably noticed that people are buying more of these heaters. They are insane for asking these prices.
Great video - and so true about knowing where you are with energy costs in 2023. Been using a vintage Aladdinette II and a Valor Viceroy that I got from Animal Rescue and carboot sale, respectively for a couple of years. Had totally reconditioned them with new wicks, etc. and they run great. Been using them in the house and the workshop. But, the old paraffin smell gets a bit much and not quite enough power, either. Found out about these modern 'Inverter' electronic paraffin heaters, and bought one. Mine is rated at 3.2kW but you can get them up to 6kW. They seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth, but got one locally for a whopping £410 ! There is supposed to be a 4-year guarantee, BUT you have to agree that the supplier will service it every 12 months for this to remain valid - at a cost of £45+carriage to get it to them ! So will be following your advice and doing routine maintenance myself. Re: using 'lower grade' oil for them, I found this: "There is some good news for owners of these Paraffin Inverter Heaters however, as your heater will run on standard domestic heating oil, which is available for around half of the cost of premium paraffin or odourless kerosene. " at electricheatingcosts.com/buy-premium-paraffin-cheaply/ They don't sell anything; it's advice, a reader forum and tips, etc. Be warned that using fuel other than C1 grade premium paraffin will cancel the guarantee and I have not tried it myself, either - but the site has many +ve comments on this and is most informative on all matters paraffin and fuel generally - worth looking at, at least. I may try a mix of 1:1 and see. The Inverter types are electronically controlled so need mains to work. However, I got a 200W 12V DC to 240V AC box from Sally Army Charity Shop to connect to a car battery that, I'm told, will be plenty to keep the heater running (22W needed for its internal carbon monoxide/CO sensor, fuel ignition, etc.) for many hours.
0:10 Paraffin Heaters in GB, Kerosene Heaters in the US, and Petroleum Heaters in Germany. Those mineral oil product names are all over the place with different meanings for the same stuff.
Interesting video. I've used these types of heaters all my life and I would like to make a few points based on my experience. Firstly both the aladdinette and the value number 20 are very good reliable heaters. Unusual to see the one inch burner in the Aladdin. Mine have normally been two inch. Think one inch is around 800 watts and the 2 inch is one a three quarter kilowatt. Very good, reliable and easy to use. Please check the bottom of the tank regularly as they that into holes unfortunate ly. The val or was made in the 60's I would say based on not having the safety devices on the chimneys. Looks like a number 20 as opposed to the l series heater. The two used to take different wicks, but now use superwick 44. More temperamental than the aladdin, low flame will cause a smell even though blue. So medium to high flame in always necessary (blue only if course) . Whilst these heaters may empty a little odour when lighting, usually more when extinguishing, they should run virtually odour free in operation. The val or is 1 and a quarter kilowatt each burner(2.5 total) . Please bear in mind I gave up on ridiculous combi boilers years ago. Been using the same heaters for over 20 years. Most parts available from basecamp uk. Wicks are made by hattersley Aladdin in Keighley Yorkshire. Always have a little ventilation and I wouldn't move one whilst alight. Best regards, Tim.
Greetzzz from just accross the North Sea, Holland :) Am with you on your advice on finding a heater while you still can. Same goes for fuel. January last after a major blackout we had leaving half of the city in the cold, bought a Tosai 366 for under 200 euros and Qlima (ex Zibro) fuel for 58 euros for a 20 liter can. Nowadays, apart from laser heaters, new wick heaters are on presale only, unclear when stocks arrive, for prices way higher and the fuel is about 80 euros.... Had to go to Belgium to get a reserve heater (for 'just in case') last week. A Tosai 241, a bit smaller, but it will do. Also in Belgium the demand is high and prices have gone up.
Love this video. I restored an old aladdin blue flame last year that I bought a few years ago for 20 quid. It has a 3 inch round wick and heats the room up real fast and is my 2nd reserve after the open fire.
Excuse my bad English, but a few years ago I found a Valor 12c for $11.61 at a flea market, I thought it might work as a backup in my little cabin. I haven't tried it yet, I got interested when you told about your kerosene heaters. Thanks and greetings from Sweden.
I bought a brand new one it's quite basic but you can heat water and cook on it , however it cost me £120 and last year the same heater was £80 so yes they're definitely going up. Thankyou for the video it's appreciated.
Your welcome, check the prices next winter and prepare for a shock. This is a key process in prepping. I'm currently eating food that is 25% cheaper than what's available today. It make sense to me
Great advice. I actually have a few restored mining lamps for a complete grid down scenario. Two or three of them will light and warm a room, they are incredibly efficient, and paraffin is a great, stable, fuel. I think its really important to have the means to cook and heat using as many fuel sources as possible. I think this is compounded by the fact that most people these days do not have ANY household goods that run on paraffin, so its probably going to be one of the last fuels to run out.
I was brought up with Paraffin heaters through the 1950/60’s, we had them upstairs and downstairs, the only real problem with them is the amount of condensation they put out! Our windows streamed water all through the cold winters, even the kitchen walls which were painted run with water… other than that they’re great…👍🏻
This was part of my childhood. House built after the war single glazed steel windows,concrete floors . One coal fire no central heating. Winters in the early fifties were brutal. Rest of the house heated by paraffin. The dampness from the heaters frozen on the windows. Some people say the good old days and others tell the truth
I had a similar experience and was raised in the 60's, we didn't have much. One coal fire in the living room that was meant to heat the kitchen and two bedrooms out of three. The First radiator from the fire was directly behind the fire in the kitchen then upstairs to our parents bedroom, then my sisters room but not mine. The fire didn't heat the radiators unless it was blazing, also didn't really heat the last radiator much, just luke warm until the fire went out. At 18 years of age I purchased the Valor model as shown above but it was the single version. I got it second hand/used. I used to light it and sit on it until I warmed up, it worked pretty good but I did turn it up too High once and never checked the wick, I was hard to waken the following morning by my mother and she commented about the stinking fumes and advised me never to sleep with it on again which I didn't, it was cold that winter. Eventually after a few years the wick was gone and paraffin became expensive and harder to obtain. I also remember the ice on the inside of the windows, single pain wooden but draughty windows (probably a Good thing though if using one of these heaters as ventilation is necessary anyway) They were certainly not the Good old days. There was a lot of good things about those days but to be honest, I'm glad that many of those days are behind me except for my youth, I could go back to that for a blast of the past or a youth in todays age as I bet the difference would be like night and day Michael, not sure if I'd like to be stuck there though, I'm happy enough now.
Excellent video Funky, that takes me back, that's the only form of heating I knew as a young kid in the early 80's. Amazing that we are all still here, I don't know if you could get carbon monoxide detectors back then but I know for sure that we didn't have one.
@Richie Reports UK Good point, I remember a type of grate/air brick on the wall near the ceiling of my bedroom too. Sash windows, wooden with single panes of glass.
How do you put the new wick in, this was bought for my birthday from my lovely daughter, who has got everything, but mine is different to hers,,, THIS was the best present ever, ☺ 👍
My dad who used to work for NORWEB electric used to have these in our shed & paraffin tilly lamps I sold them years back. Guess I'm going to have to pay for that deed this winter.
i use an old school paraffin heater back in 1982,83 era, im sure the fuel was esso blue , but after a few years moved to calor gas heater. thinking of going back to paraffin heater when the eletric is not worth using anymore.
Funky, I tried to leave a message about a Zibro R30, I went into great detail about what a life saver its been in terms of heating the house and YT immediately took it down. Go figure!
I remember when I was a kid, seeing these various places. I'm sure there was one in the waiting room at the doctor's surgery. Funny looking things. There was one that was a triangle sort of shape. It looked like it was a gas fire. I never really worked out what they were. Very expensive on eBay now.
I got into these a few years back and have 3 mint heaters. Unfortunately now, paraffin is really expensive. Don't burn diesel, apparently you will die from the fumes if burning in the home.
I remember that Alladin one, ours was Orange too, & in the Bathroom. It was a single walled extension, & proper Baltic on Bath Night. TFS FP, take care & keep busy everyone. ❤️🙂🐶
Great so helpful thanks. Just bought an Aladdinette heater, like your orange one in the clip. Need help please to change the wick. Could you do a short clip to help us Newbys with paraffin heaters please! Pia 🙏
So how much is clean burn liquid parrafin in the UK? Do any agricultural counties still sell it by pump as they would petrol or diesel. For me, kerosene at pump is $5US per US gallon or $1.30 per L this year. It was $3/gal for years, just cents per litre. Went up to $4/gal around 2013. I can never find it when in the city, but I live in a very rural county now. Your viewers might notice that the Aladdin style heaters are really the Aladdin bright mantle lamps, with the mantles removed and a stovepipe replacing the glass chimney.
Thanks for your video Mate! We just ordered a "Valor 525T" on ebay. Should receive it tomorrow. We'll be ordering paraffin from Rye Oil as well 👍. I'd love to order a drum of it...much cheaper but we have no way to move it around the back. Anyway, going for the 20L bottles and we'll be using this to heat our small bungalow this winter...window cracked with a carbon monoxide detector of course 😉
That's fantastic, well done you guys. Always light it outside and leave it for a few mins. Repeat when switching off too. Stops the smells a bit. Absolutely 💯as regards the co2 detector. I wish I had more paraffin but there we are. Well done guys
Those are some of the nicest kerosene heater I have ever seen. Drooling over the Aladdin with the model 23 burner. Have never seen one like that or the Valor. Must say the Valor is also very fascinating. EDIT: I love the fact that the Valor can run one burner for a "Low" setting to save fuel during the warmer daytime temperatures and both burners during the frigid nights for a "High" setting while essentially doubling the heat output. Very versatile. This is important because none of these types of burners run efficiently with low to no odor when running out of range. The adjustment knob only richens or leans them out. It does not increase or decrease the heat output. Their heat output is determined by design, and it it very well engineered.
There are three burner versions too. Valor quote nearly 4 kw for 3 burners. ( their actual words. I have 2 of them. Reminiscent of the big old storage heaters with wooden casings. I believe you could buy a kit to build into your units too.
I got 2 zibro rs 30 one for me and one for my son we both wouldn't be without it I have not needed to use my central heating once, cost me £240 each worth every penny, a sound investment.
Those tiny ones are also useful for keeping greenhouses and poly-tunnels frost-free overnight when your seedlings are getting started in the spring. Thank you Funky!
Paraffin: what is the best way to store outdoors? Is it best to decant what you buy into a metal or durable opaque plastic?? Might not metal rust? If you want to buy Class c1 should it say so on the label?
How do you store paraffin? Do you have to be careful with temperatures it’s stored at? Ie will it be ok in a shed in the cold of winter and heat of summer?
I was using the rye oil on my heater ,(same as your zibro type heater) found that the wick ( twice )was having to be replaced due to carbon clogging it ,changed wicks for third time with a different paraffin working fine now ,.
rub carbon off wick with 80 grade wet/dry abrasive paper. Light up. If uneven burn, do it again on the bad side 'til it looks right. and rye oil is a ripoff
I'm planning on using my heaters (have Aladdinette and Zibro) for just 45 to 60 minutes in the morning and evening to 'take the edge off'. Would I still need to open a window for such a short period of time? I can't help feeling that would negate the benefit. Like others, I remember the Aladdins as a kid and we didn't have monitors and I don't remember an open window either.
That's what I do. If it's for a short time then yes. I always air the place after. Gives me time to wake up and get dressed. Coffee and all good. Take care leanne
We call them Kero heaters here aswell in Australia. I picked up a old 70's National kero heater in a second hand shop for my place in the bush with no power I had a few years back. I paid more for the clear low fume Kerosene for it. I recently bought the LPG heater for backup now.
@@funkyprepper I just paid $37 each (Australian) for 2 × 4 litre clear low odour kerosenes bottles. Worked out about double the price to the standard blue kerosene. I gave the kero heater away when I sold my place in the bush. But I thought I would buy kerosene for my kero lamps as another backup source of light. I got low fume to try and reduce fumes for indoor use.
Thanks guy's 👍 I'm looking into getting one and trying to get a rough idea how much fuel I would need to keep my little one's happy below -0 (A LOT lol) Thanks again
@@mikekellow7777 Maybe if you have a window open slightly but personally I wouldn't risk it. I'm planning on an hour in the morning and and hour just before bed if we have a blackout.
I've got a Valor 525-R bought it off eBay just needed a little tlc exhaust paint it heats my fairly large lounge from 13'c up to 22'c in under 45mins! I absolutely love it, people use to laugh at me hmm look who's laughing now I'm not going on about the cost of heating all the time like everyone I know. RYE OIL LTD best prices again on eBay, I'm also going to convert one of my twin burner lamps into a greenhouse heater (for my bathroom) using custom exhaust pipes also getting them of eBay.
Shared on my channel F.P. Ive got a couple of Aladdins that I've restored. Looking forward to another livestream tho I'll probably have to watch it 2 hours late.
Class info buddy, I have 5 around the house 4 alladen and one valor twin burner with a 600 litre tank of good clean burning heating oil from a local supplier , along with an open coal fire with back boiler..with care you will not heat the house any cheaper....OLD SCHOLL COOL.....
My TOYOSET 20K BTU kerosene heater is over twenty years old, I just have to replace the wick every couple of years and I keep a couple of extra wick on hand and give it a good cleaning and it's good as new. Kerosene is getting pretty expensive in my part of NC right now at around $6 per gallon, thats higher than it normally is but I purchased most of mine back in the summer before the price went up. I store my kerosene in free 5 gal. #2 white HDPE stackable containers they throw out at work that had isopropyl alcohol in them.
5.283 us gallons = 20 uk litres. Paraffin/kerro costs £46 for 20 litres over here. 1 us gallon = 3.7854 uk litres. Works out $31.68 for 20 uk litres. £46 = $50.78. You guys are getting a bargain lol
@@funkyprepper There are a couple of things that make it cheaper here in the US, one is that it's one of the many byproducts from refining crude oil so it's not imported and since K1 Kerosene is used for non highway heating purposes there is no federal tax like there is on fuels such as gasoline or diesel we only have to pay 5 cents per dollar state sales tax that my state collects on everything you purchase. Otherwise, we would be paying a Federal and state fuel tax plus sales tax and our cost would be right up there with yours. Regardless, governments are going to get their piece of the pie, even if they only leave you crumbs.
Do not trust carbon monoxide detectors. You can place them but do not neglect the essential precautions to avoid fatal accidents. One of them is not going to sleep with these heaters running.
Keep your paraffin out of sunlight in an airtight container so it can't absorb moisture. Stale kerosine doesn't smell as sweet as fresh kerosene and won't wick fast enough to sustain the flame, it doesn't ignite or vaporize as well.
I was on a calor gas web site a few days ago(spooky coincidence) and most of their models are out of stock, a few of their higher value models still available, shows we are not the only ones getting ready, not sure if that's good or sad.
You forgot to mention how to extinguish them - turn the wick down and blow across the top of the chimney. I got a twin Valmin with stove top about 10 years ago and it's great. It's been good for topping up the heating in the evenings when the Economy 7 storage heaters started flagging. They are not being used this year so the paraffin heater is all there will be. I managed fine last year with one storage heater on, just turned up to 1/3 so will be toasty enough without. Maybe I should get a CO detector though!
I've just bought a vintage valor L210 off eBay for £80 it's like new hard to believe it almost 50 yrs old lol The prices of parafin heaters are going up to silly money now some are 150 plus & rising as people stsrt to look for alternative ways to stay warm this winter
Great video!! Loved it, very informative. I think I'm sold on paraffin. Once I start using it, I think I'm going to listen to some Ella Fitzgerald and The Andrews Sisters and refer to all things prepping as "The war effort". I'm also going to refer to myself as "Chalky Johnson" and constantly talk with the voice of radio news presenter.......... from 1940's BBC of course.
So Kerosene doesn’t go off or stale like petrol does ?? Interesting cos left over Kero in the plastic bottle from the season before smells different . Might be some thing they do to it in Australia ??
It will decline over time. It is a VOC....just not as volitile as petrol/gasoline. In refinery referred to as Sour Diesel. As the sent changes the molecules are converting to a different grade of hydrocarbon. However it is typically still burnable on a wick.
Please use a CO detector with a digital display, so that you can see low levels of CO that are not enough to trigger the alarm. CO accumulates over time, by binding to blood cells, and takes around 30 days to clear out of the body as bound cells are replaced.
I bought some Aladdin heaters back in 2019 and restored them all. The prices on ebay have made a significant jump in recent weeks. They work well on diesel I've found. That Aladdinette seems to have a smaller brass burner/wick unit. Probably make it ideal for smaller rooms and consumption rate.
@@Chaggy1978 Sorry, I've sold all but two of them which I'll need for myself. Any of the Aladdins on ebay will be a good starting point, simple and fairly reliable. Things to watch out for are stuck old wicks (boiling on an outside open flame worked for me), broken wick winders (usually caused by a stuck of sticking wick) and fuel tanks rusted through on the bottom.
@@funkyprepperYeah, diesel seems ok in the Aladdins but like you mentioned in the livestream, I prefer the smell of paraffin for nostalgic reasons :) Keeping prepped as best I can, I'm in my 3rd year of veggie growing. Some success some failures. Mainly bulk carbs, protein and nutrients ( potatoes, runner beans, squashes, onions, parsnips, tomatoes and garlic). I'm big on the foraging to :) Anyhoo, greatly appreciate your continued efforts F.P.
I was also looking at Rye oil paraffin for my Aladdin wick heater. It looks like you are using their Kerosene (Heating Oil). Have you tried their Odourless Kerosene and is it worth the extra cost?
I bought myself a paraffin heater last year, similar to the one in the middle. Sometimes it smells really bad and gives me a headache (yes, I'm using premium paraffin oil and using it in a well ventilated area) and it really stinks awful when I turn it off. 😕
Light it outside and give it a few mins, then bring it in. Same when you turn it off. Take it outside and turn it off and leave it for a few minutes. Try it, no smells
@@poobwoy Thanks, I had no idea on amounts, back when I were a kid, I remember the paraffin tanker pulling up outside, granddad running out with a container to buy some.
A lot. I live in a small bungalow and I can use 1 litre per day, in one heater. It's not even cold yet. I've got 2 heaters and 2 pressure stoves. I'm still looking out for bargains and when I see one I'm buying it. For heating alone, on the coldest days, budget a minimum of 2 litres per day. Personally, I'd like to have a bout 500 litres, but I don't have space to store that much, never mind have the money to buy it. Make sure your heater has a good wick and buy a spare, no point being all stocked up on fuel if you can't burn it. Some styles of these heaters are dual use, heater/cooker - and they're probably a wise choice.
@@brianmurphy8790 Do you have an open fire/wood burner in this bungalow? I'm moving into one that does, it's also got oil fed central heating system, large tank in garden which will no doubt cost a fortune to fill up,..at least I'll not be tied to the gas supplier though. I just wonder if burning coal or wood is more cost effective than using the oil central heating system??
I have about two of them and these ones, you can put a pot on the and cook a meal as my mother did when there were regular blackouts. The other major point left out, where to get them to be serviced.
Im curious as to why you chose to burn gas first for heat....ive chosen gas to be used for cooking only and woodstove for heat...anyway...informative vid...😊👍
@@funkyprepper ....I think my point is that gas , if predictions are correct is going to be scarce and expensive, therefore precious for cooking but highly uneconomical for heating...I have used gas for heating and it doesnt last long plus it contains moisture....anyway like you said all situations are different...All the best😊👍
I must admit they do smell a bit but there are people out there with nothing but grid heating and they will be cold, this gets used when there is nothing left "last ditch" thanks for commenting though 😀
Agree with you funky on most things and you're advice is brilliant. My own personal opinion though I wouldn't go anywhere near paraffin heaters. Good luck with the website and future videos.
Why is that then? Apart from the fire risk, the smell at first put me off I agree but when it's freezing,....I grew up with one until I were like 12 years old, then the council fitted central heating.
@@steveclark.. Been using greenhouse heaters instead tube heaters 1,2,3,6, feet ones very economic. Don't feel safe with paraffin or mobile gas heaters.
Can you use a greehouse parafin heater indoors? Looks exactly like the same tech to me? Or do the indoor versions add/do something extra?
No it's the same. Just make sure it's clean with a new wick preferably and you should be fine. Don't forget to light it outside and turn it off outside. Also the carbon monoxide alarm. Mustn't forget that. Thinking outside the box. Nice one 👍🏻
@@funkyprepper yeah I’m glad you asked this! It’s what I think I’m going to have to get!! Just a eBay 30! 40£ one they say are for green houses
If it's a 'blue flame' heater it's safe indoors. That's what they're for.
Greenhouse heaters are generally just for frost protection and have flat wicks that burn with a yellow flame.
There's a big difference in emission between a yellow flame burner and a blue flame burner.
I just wrote a lengthy comment below. You'll find more explanation there.
The ‘indoor ones’ are built with safety features not present on the cheapo greenhouse heaters. They will include an air quality monitor which will extinguish the flame if CO2 levels exceed safe limits. Also they will have anti-tip protection, so should the unit fall or get pushed over (for example by an animal or child) the wick will withdraw and flame.
Don’t be cheap when it comes to safety.
Great video. I love my parrafin heaters. Stoves and lamps.
But fuel is ridiculously high at the moment.
Great vid, thanks! We had four of these when I was a child in the '60s in Edgware, North London. A man from Sherwoods (hardware store about half a mile away in Mollison Way) used to deliver the paraffin on a Saturday morning; there was a dispensing machine at our local garage as well. My dad used to line them up in the morning and lit them all with one match! I've got two now - at the age of 61. I think they're great but my wife hates them!
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Esso Blue 😁
I remember that advert!
Great heaters, Funky.
If only we realised back then!
Brilliant video. Excellent advice to prep’ with a mixture of fuels. Makes prepper-sense to diversify and stock up on fuel. 😁
A thing that I’d add too is start acclimatising to the colder weather. Work in the cold. Except for am/pm hot water, try to keep the heating off until the weather gets nearer to zero.
Think about your clothing as well as heaters. Identify the bits of your body that get cold most. Mine are my feet. So I got a foot muffler that I’ve up-cycled to slot in a hot water bottle. Works a treat! I can even work-from-home outside and be comfortably warm even on these UK🇬🇧 chilly autumn days!
My spouse gets cold all over! So I got a Selk-bag. It literally looks like the all-in-ones you’d dress a toddler in for the winter! He absolutely loves it and gets into that in the evenings now instead of reaching for the heating switch.
Other ideas are instant hand and feet warmers, to slip into socks and gloves. Also usb heated glove warmers, heated socks and heated waistcoats. Those motorcyclists know a thing or two about keeping warm. Some items can be a bit pricey so look about for a bargain.
A final tip that works for me and mine. Lather your whole body top-to-toe in a mix of barrier creams like cocoa /Shea butter before getting into your layers, in the morning. I find it helps blood circulation and stops dry skin issues and cracked skin that can occur more often in cold weather.
Keep prepping everyone!
Fantastic comment, thanks very much for your kind words too
We had a parrafin heater in our bathroom when I was a nipper . These things are marvellous and entertaining , I inadvertently reversed into the bars on the hot end and got five stripes branded into my behind . Take care , people will be chuckling about that for years . This would be nearly 60 years ago so the marks are long gone . Great video 👍🇬🇧
Bought 2 zibros last year and they are amazing, spent this year stocking up on parrafin.
How do you get a mtch close to start the zibro with out batterys?,
Thanks for the video from all at Rye Oil Ltd :)
Really helpful thank you
I just got myself a brand new, build in the Netherlands, Foetsie paraffin heater!
They look great, don't forget the carbon monoxide alarm 😉
@@funkyprepper Will do sir!
Got that one too, but the original from Korea.
Too bad kerosine/parafin is not cheap anymore.
@@Romin.777 Petroleum from qlima was 50€ for 20 liters half a year ago, now it is around 80€ they probably noticed that people are buying more of these heaters. They are insane for asking these prices.
@@pietikke5598 Yep, all prices are linked so it seems.
Great analysis. Pro's, con's, costs, options, bulk fuel. Good ideas. Great job on this video. Stay warm-stay funky. Great tag line.
Great video - and so true about knowing where you are with energy costs in 2023.
Been using a vintage Aladdinette II and a Valor Viceroy that I got from Animal Rescue and carboot sale, respectively for a couple of years. Had totally reconditioned them with new wicks, etc. and they run great. Been using them in the house and the workshop. But, the old paraffin smell gets a bit much and not quite enough power, either.
Found out about these modern 'Inverter' electronic paraffin heaters, and bought one. Mine is rated at 3.2kW but you can get them up to 6kW. They seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth, but got one locally for a whopping £410 ! There is supposed to be a 4-year guarantee, BUT you have to agree that the supplier will service it every 12 months for this to remain valid - at a cost of £45+carriage to get it to them ! So will be following your advice and doing routine maintenance myself.
Re: using 'lower grade' oil for them, I found this: "There is some good news for owners of these Paraffin Inverter Heaters however, as your heater will run on standard domestic heating oil, which is available for around half of the cost of premium paraffin or odourless kerosene. "
at
electricheatingcosts.com/buy-premium-paraffin-cheaply/
They don't sell anything; it's advice, a reader forum and tips, etc.
Be warned that using fuel other than C1 grade premium paraffin will cancel the guarantee and I have not tried it myself, either - but the site has many +ve comments on this and is most informative on all matters paraffin and fuel generally - worth looking at, at least. I may try a mix of 1:1 and see.
The Inverter types are electronically controlled so need mains to work. However, I got a 200W 12V DC to 240V AC box from Sally Army Charity Shop to connect to a car battery that, I'm told, will be plenty to keep the heater running (22W needed for its internal carbon monoxide/CO sensor, fuel ignition, etc.) for many hours.
0:10 Paraffin Heaters in GB, Kerosene Heaters in the US, and Petroleum Heaters in Germany. Those mineral oil product names are all over the place with different meanings for the same stuff.
Interesting video. I've used these types of heaters all my life and I would like to make a few points based on my experience. Firstly both the aladdinette and the value number 20 are very good reliable heaters. Unusual to see the one inch burner in the Aladdin. Mine have normally been two inch. Think one inch is around 800 watts and the 2 inch is one a three quarter kilowatt. Very good, reliable and easy to use. Please check the bottom of the tank regularly as they that into holes unfortunate ly. The val or was made in the 60's I would say based on not having the safety devices on the chimneys. Looks like a number 20 as opposed to the l series heater. The two used to take different wicks, but now use superwick 44. More temperamental than the aladdin, low flame will cause a smell even though blue. So medium to high flame in always necessary (blue only if course) . Whilst these heaters may empty a little odour when lighting, usually more when extinguishing, they should run virtually odour free in operation. The val or is 1 and a quarter kilowatt each burner(2.5 total) . Please bear in mind I gave up on ridiculous combi boilers years ago. Been using the same heaters for over 20 years. Most parts available from basecamp uk. Wicks are made by hattersley Aladdin in Keighley Yorkshire. Always have a little ventilation and I wouldn't move one whilst alight. Best regards, Tim.
Tim that's really kind of you to share this information. If you get a chance can you email on funkyintel@outlook.com please 🙏
Good info. Thank you.
I have emailed I believe👍
Yes, the 'superwick' has reinforced support and stops the 'skating' of the wick to one side, that made the old version jam up.
Greetzzz from just accross the North Sea, Holland :) Am with you on your advice on finding a heater while you still can. Same goes for fuel. January last after a major blackout we had leaving half of the city in the cold, bought a Tosai 366 for under 200 euros and Qlima (ex Zibro) fuel for 58 euros for a 20 liter can. Nowadays, apart from laser heaters, new wick heaters are on presale only, unclear when stocks arrive, for prices way higher and the fuel is about 80 euros.... Had to go to Belgium to get a reserve heater (for 'just in case') last week. A Tosai 241, a bit smaller, but it will do. Also in Belgium the demand is high and prices have gone up.
I paid £410 for an Inverter 3.2kW heater and was lucky to find it in England.
Not seen a paraffin heater for years definitely takes me back 👍🏴
Love this video. I restored an old aladdin blue flame last year that I bought a few years ago for 20 quid. It has a 3 inch round wick and heats the room up real fast and is my 2nd reserve after the open fire.
Well done Stuart, love fixing up these old stoves. Anyone can do it. They work perfectly and kick out lots of heat
Bought myself a paraffin heater yesterday similar to the zibro.and 40ltr of paraffin from rye oil.cheers👍
Good move, the prices will rise and rise especially after Christmas when it gets cold cold
Excuse my bad English, but a few years ago I found a Valor 12c for $11.61 at a flea market, I thought it might work as a backup in my little cabin. I haven't tried it yet, I got interested when you told about your kerosene heaters. Thanks and greetings from Sweden.
I bought a brand new one it's quite basic but you can heat water and cook on it , however it cost me £120 and last year the same heater was £80 so yes they're definitely going up. Thankyou for the video it's appreciated.
Your welcome, check the prices next winter and prepare for a shock. This is a key process in prepping. I'm currently eating food that is 25% cheaper than what's available today. It make sense to me
Great advice.
I actually have a few restored mining lamps for a complete grid down scenario. Two or three of them will light and warm a room, they are incredibly efficient, and paraffin is a great, stable, fuel.
I think its really important to have the means to cook and heat using as many fuel sources as possible. I think this is compounded by the fact that most people these days do not have ANY household goods that run on paraffin, so its probably going to be one of the last fuels to run out.
Tomorrow's video is cooking on a paraffin cooker. Stay tuned
Lol the “ fumes” start off the smoke alarms in the lounge room
I was brought up with Paraffin heaters through the 1950/60’s, we had them upstairs and downstairs, the only real problem with them is the amount of condensation they put out! Our windows streamed water all through the cold winters, even the kitchen walls which were painted run with water… other than that they’re great…👍🏻
This was part of my childhood. House built after the war single glazed steel windows,concrete floors . One coal fire no central heating. Winters in the early fifties were brutal. Rest of the house heated by paraffin. The dampness from the heaters frozen on the windows. Some people say the good old days and others tell the truth
I had a similar experience and was raised in the 60's, we didn't have much. One coal fire in the living room that was meant to heat the kitchen and two bedrooms out of three. The First radiator from the fire was directly behind the fire in the kitchen then upstairs to our parents bedroom, then my sisters room but not mine.
The fire didn't heat the radiators unless it was blazing, also didn't really heat the last radiator much, just luke warm until the fire went out.
At 18 years of age I purchased the Valor model as shown above but it was the single version. I got it second hand/used. I used to light it and sit on it until I warmed up, it worked pretty good but I did turn it up too High once and never checked the wick, I was hard to waken the following morning by my mother and she commented about the stinking fumes and advised me never to sleep with it on again which I didn't, it was cold that winter. Eventually after a few years the wick was gone and paraffin became expensive and harder to obtain.
I also remember the ice on the inside of the windows, single pain wooden but draughty windows (probably a Good thing though if using one of these heaters as ventilation is necessary anyway) They were certainly not the Good old days.
There was a lot of good things about those days but to be honest, I'm glad that many of those days are behind me except for my youth, I could go back to that for a blast of the past or a youth in todays age as I bet the difference would be like night and day Michael, not sure if I'd like to be stuck there though, I'm happy enough now.
Excellent video Funky, that takes me back, that's the only form of heating I knew as a young kid in the early 80's.
Amazing that we are all still here, I don't know if you could get carbon monoxide detectors back then but I know for sure that we didn't have one.
@Richie Reports UK Good point, I remember a type of grate/air brick on the wall near the ceiling of my bedroom too. Sash windows, wooden with single panes of glass.
We had what's called common sense back then. Ventilated spaces. Mind you, old houses always had air gaps all over them lol
How do you put the new wick in, this was bought for my birthday from my lovely daughter, who has got everything, but mine is different to hers,,, THIS was the best present ever, ☺ 👍
Do you think I could safely use an old paraffin heater I found ?
My dad who used to work for NORWEB electric used to have these in our shed & paraffin tilly lamps I sold them years back. Guess I'm going to have to pay for that deed this winter.
Omg nooooooo, why
Thank you Funky Prepper for this information, it's very important to know. God bless and much 💖 .
Hey Lynda your very welcome. Thank you 😊
i use an old school paraffin heater back in 1982,83 era, im sure the fuel was esso blue , but after a few years moved to calor gas heater. thinking of going back to paraffin heater when the eletric is not worth using anymore.
Have both if you can. Options are always good 👍🏻
Funky, I tried to leave a message about a Zibro R30, I went into great detail about what a life saver its been in terms of heating the house and YT immediately took it down. Go figure!
For the first heater, how do you replace the wick please ?
Very interesting
Thanks so much,this is exactly the video I needed 👍👍
Thank you, for all your videos.
Your very welcome 😊
I remember when I was a kid, seeing these various places. I'm sure there was one in the waiting room at the doctor's surgery. Funny looking things. There was one that was a triangle sort of shape. It looked like it was a gas fire. I never really worked out what they were. Very expensive on eBay now.
I got into these a few years back and have 3 mint heaters. Unfortunately now, paraffin is really expensive. Don't burn diesel, apparently you will die from the fumes if burning in the home.
I remember that Alladin one, ours was Orange too, & in the Bathroom. It was a single walled extension, & proper Baltic on Bath Night.
TFS FP, take care & keep busy everyone. ❤️🙂🐶
Great so helpful thanks. Just bought an Aladdinette heater, like your orange one in the clip. Need help please to change the wick. Could you do a short clip to help us Newbys with paraffin heaters please! Pia 🙏
So how much is clean burn liquid parrafin in the UK? Do any agricultural counties still sell it by pump as they would petrol or diesel. For me, kerosene at pump is $5US per US gallon or $1.30 per L this year. It was $3/gal for years, just cents per litre. Went up to $4/gal around 2013. I can never find it when in the city, but I live in a very rural county now.
Your viewers might notice that the Aladdin style heaters are really the Aladdin bright mantle lamps, with the mantles removed and a stovepipe replacing the glass chimney.
Thanks for your video Mate! We just ordered a "Valor 525T" on ebay. Should receive it tomorrow. We'll be ordering paraffin from Rye Oil as well 👍. I'd love to order a drum of it...much cheaper but we have no way to move it around the back. Anyway, going for the 20L bottles and we'll be using this to heat our small bungalow this winter...window cracked with a carbon monoxide detector of course 😉
That's fantastic, well done you guys.
Always light it outside and leave it for a few mins. Repeat when switching off too. Stops the smells a bit. Absolutely 💯as regards the co2 detector. I wish I had more paraffin but there we are. Well done guys
@@funkyprepper Thank you! We will do and we really appreciate your advice 🙏. Enjoying your channel...Great info 😀
rye oil - total ripoff.
Those are some of the nicest kerosene heater I have ever seen. Drooling over the Aladdin with the model 23 burner. Have never seen one like that or the Valor. Must say the Valor is also very fascinating. EDIT: I love the fact that the Valor can run one burner for a "Low" setting to save fuel during the warmer daytime temperatures and both burners during the frigid nights for a "High" setting while essentially doubling the heat output. Very versatile. This is important because none of these types of burners run efficiently with low to no odor when running out of range. The adjustment knob only richens or leans them out. It does not increase or decrease the heat output. Their heat output is determined by design, and it it very well engineered.
There are three burner versions too. Valor quote nearly 4 kw for 3 burners. ( their actual words. I have 2 of them. Reminiscent of the big old storage heaters with wooden casings. I believe you could buy a kit to build into your units too.
We used them in the 1970's when I was a kid remember filling up at the garage,
Just got valor paraffin heater price of £55 where would be best place to get replacement wicks for it ?
Great video
I got 2 zibro rs 30 one for me and one for my son we both wouldn't be without it I have not needed to use my central heating once, cost me £240 each worth every penny, a sound investment.
Nora you done well, the prices will continue to rise. All about family 👪
Those tiny ones are also useful for keeping greenhouses and poly-tunnels frost-free overnight when your seedlings are getting started in the spring. Thank you Funky!
Absolutely, it all works. The bigger the space the bigger the heater. Nice and simple 👌🏻
I'd like to see how much time will you heat with only one refill and how much parrafin it takes by refill please?
Thanks!
I have purchased 3 greenhouse heaters ,I plan to put one in each bathroom if we have a bad winter....I don’t want any burst pipes.
Always good but don't forget the carbon monoxide alarm 😉
I think, I am a hundred percent done ✔️ we can live of quid and work if I can get fuel for my van for two months!!!
Many thanks brother 😎
Paraffin: what is the best way to store outdoors? Is it best to decant what you buy into a metal or durable opaque plastic?? Might not metal rust? If you want to buy Class c1 should it say so on the label?
Its fine in thick plastic and metal
How do you store paraffin? Do you have to be careful with temperatures it’s stored at? Ie will it be ok in a shed in the cold of winter and heat of summer?
I was using the rye oil on my heater ,(same as your zibro type heater) found that the wick ( twice )was having to be replaced due to carbon clogging it ,changed wicks for third time with a different paraffin working fine now ,.
rub carbon off wick with 80 grade wet/dry abrasive paper. Light up. If uneven burn, do it again on the bad side 'til it looks right.
and rye oil is a ripoff
Fortunately I picked one up a couple years ago and it's great 👍
I'm planning on using my heaters (have Aladdinette and Zibro) for just 45 to 60 minutes in the morning and evening to 'take the edge off'. Would I still need to open a window for such a short period of time? I can't help feeling that would negate the benefit. Like others, I remember the Aladdins as a kid and we didn't have monitors and I don't remember an open window either.
That's what I do. If it's for a short time then yes. I always air the place after. Gives me time to wake up and get dressed. Coffee and all good. Take care leanne
Very cool, as usual.
Why thank you 😊
We call them Kero heaters here aswell in Australia. I picked up a old 70's National kero heater in a second hand shop for my place in the bush with no power I had a few years back. I paid more for the clear low fume Kerosene for it. I recently bought the LPG heater for backup now.
Good move Dave, how much does the fuel cost out there?
@@funkyprepper I just paid $37 each (Australian) for 2 × 4 litre clear low odour kerosenes bottles. Worked out about double the price to the standard blue kerosene. I gave the kero heater away when I sold my place in the bush. But I thought I would buy kerosene for my kero lamps as another backup source of light. I got low fume to try and reduce fumes for indoor use.
Thanks pepper 🌶 😘
Have you got a link for the parrafin please regards
On ebay 20l cheapest price 1st
@@funkyprepper 👍
What sort of burn time would you get out of an 'average' tank of fuel roughly?
Depends on lots of things. The temperature, the state of the wick, the quality of fuel, wind etc etc
Thanks guy's 👍 I'm looking into getting one and trying to get a rough idea how much fuel I would need to keep my little one's happy below -0 (A LOT lol)
Thanks again
Sorry one more question!
Can you trust them enough to sleep whilst there burning on a low heat?
@@mikekellow7777 Maybe if you have a window open slightly but personally I wouldn't risk it. I'm planning on an hour in the morning and and hour just before bed if we have a blackout.
@@mikekellow7777 See what manufacturers say.
All usually need ventilation.
I've got a Valor 525-R bought it off eBay just needed a little tlc exhaust paint it heats my fairly large lounge from 13'c up to 22'c in under 45mins! I absolutely love it, people use to laugh at me hmm look who's laughing now I'm not going on about the cost of heating all the time like everyone I know. RYE OIL LTD best prices again on eBay, I'm also going to convert one of my twin burner lamps into a greenhouse heater (for my bathroom) using custom exhaust pipes also getting them of eBay.
Shared on my channel F.P. Ive got a couple of Aladdins that I've restored. Looking forward to another livestream tho I'll probably have to watch it 2 hours late.
Thanks very much 👍🏻
I have 2 valor no1s that i got at a car boot for 50p!
They both need new wicks but I cant seem to find online.
Can they still be bought?
Paraffin or butane heaters? Premium paraffin is quite expensive compared to 15kg butane
Class info buddy, I have 5 around the house 4 alladen and one valor twin burner with a 600 litre tank of good clean burning heating oil from a local supplier , along with an open coal fire with back boiler..with care you will not heat the house any cheaper....OLD SCHOLL COOL.....
Hey 👋 funky do you know were I can get a empty calor gas bottle??? 15 kg please??
You and me both. Ebay is a wash with profiteering atm
If you are on Facebook, they have them for cheap in the marketplace.
Thanks for the video Funky. I want the Zibro heater but they are about £300 new on flea bay. Not cheap.
I know, I'm glad I knew the right people at the right time. Got this in 2013
Aladdin paraffin heaters need up draft to work safely so if you have no window 'glass' tin can with 5mm hole will do the job
My TOYOSET 20K BTU kerosene heater is over twenty years old, I just have to replace the wick every couple of years and I keep a couple of extra wick on hand and give it a good cleaning and it's good as new. Kerosene is getting pretty expensive in my part of NC right now at around $6 per gallon, thats higher than it normally is but I purchased most of mine back in the summer before the price went up. I store my kerosene in free 5 gal. #2 white HDPE stackable containers they throw out at work that had isopropyl alcohol in them.
5.283 us gallons = 20 uk litres. Paraffin/kerro costs £46 for 20 litres over here. 1 us gallon = 3.7854 uk litres. Works out $31.68 for 20 uk litres. £46 = $50.78. You guys are getting a bargain lol
@@funkyprepper There are a couple of things that make it cheaper here in the US, one is that it's one of the many byproducts from refining crude oil so it's not imported and since K1 Kerosene is used for non highway heating purposes there is no federal tax like there is on fuels such as gasoline or diesel we only have to pay 5 cents per dollar state sales tax that my state collects on everything you purchase. Otherwise, we would be paying a Federal and state fuel tax plus sales tax and our cost would be right up there with yours. Regardless, governments are going to get their piece of the pie, even if they only leave you crumbs.
Do not trust carbon monoxide detectors. You can place them but do not neglect the essential precautions to avoid fatal accidents. One of them is not going to sleep with these heaters running.
Absolutely do not sleep with any of these off grid heaters. That's madness. Warm the room before sleep and turn off
…and how do you test a CO detector.
I guess these heater make plenty, so put it next to the exhaust.?
Hello can you use kerosene in either of these heaters. Tks
Keep your paraffin out of sunlight in an airtight container so it can't absorb moisture. Stale kerosine doesn't smell as sweet as fresh kerosene and won't wick fast enough to sustain the flame, it doesn't ignite or vaporize as well.
just got an r15tc for 119! very excited for its arrival!!😎
also been looking at the hozelock porta showers, surprised you haven't made videos on washing shtf yet. Vevor do stainless steel pump version as well.
We had the orange one as a kid too, nan had the turquoise one 😁
Haha fantastic. Your the only one I know to have had the same model and colour. Were the para twins lol
Nice vid and good advice about hunting about - they're asking for about 230 quid for a new Zibro currently (eep)
The bargains are out there, good luck 👍🏻
I was on a calor gas web site a few days ago(spooky coincidence) and most of their models are out of stock, a few of their higher value models still available, shows we are not the only ones getting ready, not sure if that's good or sad.
The people are waking up. Soon they will be unavailable or very expensive
You forgot to mention how to extinguish them - turn the wick down and blow across the top of the chimney. I got a twin Valmin with stove top about 10 years ago and it's great. It's been good for topping up the heating in the evenings when the Economy 7 storage heaters started flagging. They are not being used this year so the paraffin heater is all there will be. I managed fine last year with one storage heater on, just turned up to 1/3 so will be toasty enough without. Maybe I should get a CO detector though!
I've just bought a vintage valor L210 off eBay for £80 it's like new hard to believe it almost 50 yrs old lol
The prices of parafin heaters are going up to silly money now some are 150 plus & rising as people stsrt to look for alternative ways to stay warm this winter
Great video!! Loved it, very informative. I think I'm sold on paraffin. Once I start using it, I think I'm going to listen to some Ella Fitzgerald and The Andrews Sisters and refer to all things prepping as "The war effort". I'm also going to refer to myself as "Chalky Johnson" and constantly talk with the voice of radio news presenter.......... from 1940's BBC of course.
So Kerosene doesn’t go off or stale like petrol does ?? Interesting cos left over Kero in the plastic bottle from the season before smells different . Might be some thing they do to it in Australia ??
It will decline over time. It is a VOC....just not as volitile as petrol/gasoline. In refinery referred to as Sour Diesel. As the sent changes the molecules are converting to a different grade of hydrocarbon. However it is typically still burnable on a wick.
Please use a CO detector with a digital display, so that you can see low levels of CO that are not enough to trigger the alarm. CO accumulates over time, by binding to blood cells, and takes around 30 days to clear out of the body as bound cells are replaced.
I bought some Aladdin heaters back in 2019 and restored them all. The prices on ebay have made a significant jump in recent weeks.
They work well on diesel I've found.
That Aladdinette seems to have a smaller brass burner/wick unit. Probably make it ideal for smaller rooms and consumption rate.
Do you have any left for sale?
@@Chaggy1978 Sorry, I've sold all but two of them which I'll need for myself. Any of the Aladdins on ebay will be a good starting point, simple and fairly reliable. Things to watch out for are stuck old wicks (boiling on an outside open flame worked for me), broken wick winders (usually caused by a stuck of sticking wick) and fuel tanks rusted through on the bottom.
They are great all round heaters. Didn't know about the diesel thing. Mind you... the price of it might be a non starter 🤔
@@funkyprepperYeah, diesel seems ok in the Aladdins but like you mentioned in the livestream, I prefer the smell of paraffin for nostalgic reasons :)
Keeping prepped as best I can, I'm in my 3rd year of veggie growing. Some success some failures. Mainly bulk carbs, protein and nutrients ( potatoes, runner beans, squashes, onions, parsnips, tomatoes and garlic). I'm big on the foraging to :)
Anyhoo, greatly appreciate your continued efforts F.P.
I was also looking at Rye oil paraffin for my Aladdin wick heater. It looks like you are using their Kerosene (Heating Oil). Have you tried their Odourless Kerosene and is it worth the extra cost?
I bought myself a paraffin heater last year, similar to the one in the middle. Sometimes it smells really bad and gives me a headache (yes, I'm using premium paraffin oil and using it in a well ventilated area) and it really stinks awful when I turn it off. 😕
Light it outside and give it a few mins, then bring it in. Same when you turn it off. Take it outside and turn it off and leave it for a few minutes. Try it, no smells
@@funkyprepper I read that before, but it's quite heavy and I daren't carry it around when it's lit 😕
@@Tekoa80 Put two bowls of vinegar near the heater. Some swear that takes away the start up and shut down fumes. It's worth a try.
I use Qlima kristal petroleum, it's expensive but it does not smell.
Thank you for your suggestions - I'll give them a try 😊
Jealous you got those cheap! Even the ropey old ones are fetching top dollar now 😭
Hi there Andrew it would be nice to be able to contact you directly and compare notes? I can’t find a link if you have one?
Thanks for this video Funky. How much paraffin would you suggest to store at a minimum for a whole winter?
Depends on how much you plan to use. Size of room, how long it will be lit for etc
To heat a medium size flat, one room, maybe four hours per day. Is 20 litres in the ball park or more like 60 litres or more?
@@poobwoy Thanks, I had no idea on amounts, back when I were a kid, I remember the paraffin tanker pulling up outside, granddad running out with a container to buy some.
A lot.
I live in a small bungalow and I can use 1 litre per day, in one heater.
It's not even cold yet.
I've got 2 heaters and 2 pressure stoves.
I'm still looking out for bargains and when I see one I'm buying it.
For heating alone, on the coldest days, budget a minimum of 2 litres per day.
Personally, I'd like to have a bout 500 litres, but I don't have space to store that much, never mind have the money to buy it.
Make sure your heater has a good wick and buy a spare, no point being all stocked up on fuel if you can't burn it.
Some styles of these heaters are dual use, heater/cooker - and they're probably a wise choice.
@@brianmurphy8790 Do you have an open fire/wood burner in this bungalow? I'm moving into one that does, it's also got oil fed central heating system, large tank in garden which will no doubt cost a fortune to fill up,..at least I'll not be tied to the gas supplier though. I just wonder if burning coal or wood is more cost effective than using the oil central heating system??
I have about two of them and these ones, you can put a pot on the and cook a meal as my mother did when there were regular blackouts.
The other major point left out, where to get them to be serviced.
Keep house warm
Im curious as to why you chose to burn gas first for heat....ive chosen gas to be used for cooking only and woodstove for heat...anyway...informative vid...😊👍
Gas as a back up for when I can't get decent wood. Gas is great at heating and cooking. Cheers
@@funkyprepper ....I think my point is that gas , if predictions are correct is going to be scarce and expensive, therefore precious for cooking but highly uneconomical for heating...I have used gas for heating and it doesnt last long plus it contains moisture....anyway like you said all situations are different...All the best😊👍
How about using dollars
How about use a currency converter
@@funkyprepper how about keeping your videos in . Your country and out of mine fucked up prepper
No thanks this reminds me of my childhood 60 plus years ago . I remember the smell and the dampness created by burning paraffin
I must admit they do smell a bit but there are people out there with nothing but grid heating and they will be cold, this gets used when there is nothing left "last ditch" thanks for commenting though 😀
Four pounds 🤯🤯🤯 oh well glad I have one...
Lucky find at an auction
Pretty sure the Zibro is made in Japan. At least it says that on my box
Omg your right.... I said Italy, what was I thinking lol. Oops. Thanks for pointing that out.
@@funkyprepper As with the motorcycles I've had, the Japanese are masters at refining a product, making it the best it can be.
Kerosene is not paraffin in the U.S.
Kerro heaters use kerosene
@@funkyprepper parafin oil is derived from wax. Kerosene is a derivitive of gasoline refining.
Agree with you funky on most things and you're advice is brilliant.
My own personal opinion though I wouldn't go anywhere near paraffin heaters.
Good luck with the website and future videos.
Thanks and your absolute right, everyone has the right to their own opinion. Thanks for watching 😃
Why is that then? Apart from the fire risk, the smell at first put me off I agree but when it's freezing,....I grew up with one until I were like 12 years old, then the council fitted central heating.
@@steveclark..
Been using greenhouse heaters instead tube heaters 1,2,3,6, feet ones very economic.
Don't feel safe with paraffin or mobile gas heaters.
@@minifanblade7869 I don't know anything about them to be honest, what fuel source do they use then??
smelly
Light outside to stop the smell.
Would you use Rye oil odourless kerosene for indoors, it looks more expensive, but is it worth it? ..Great videos.
Entirely up to you, if you can afford it then yes absolutely a better option.
I have a zibro rs30 , it’s great
Nice heater, they are seriously good