I have used kerosene heaters since my childhood, currently, I own two kerosene heater similar to the one displayed in this video, this is my experience; when you put the wick up to light up the heater, count the clicks on the lifting mechanism, lift the wick to its highest, then when lighted, scale down the wick/flame a couple of clicks. When the wick is on its extreme height is not as efficient and tends to produce smoke and fumes as too much fuel is sucked by the wick, putting down a bit less fuel is on the burning edge of the wick and it becomes more efficient. Like the blue flame on other types of kerosene heaters, a higher wick gives a yellow flame, smoke, and fumes.
I plan on buying one this Friday and I’ve never owned one before now should I have it outside when I first turn it on maybe leave it out there for an hour or two just to see if the smell will go away?
Glad to know I just bought ones and was kind of baffled on how high I should keep it or lower it, but you nailed my question at least ,thanks alot Cesar & great Video to the Author TH-cam channel
I have had one as an emergency back up for years. I had to use it for four days in the house after a freeze took out our power. I filled it outside and there was almost no residual smell in the house when it was over.
I have a similar model, but the protective cage is made so that I can heat a pot of something on top. Safety tip, a glass of kerosene may put out a match in a glass, but if it's spilled onto a carpet, clothing, anything that could act as a wick, it will burn. It doesn't have only heat though. You can adjust the flame lower or higher, but not so high that it smokes.
The smell never goes away you get use to it and don’t notice it but if you go away and come back you will notice the smell again and it gets on your cloths and other people will notice it as well.
not setting wick hight causes that to happen mine never smells except lit/extenguished and verry little. wife has asthma and allegies never bothers her. people complain most likely never read its manual to learn how to run correctly. like video here guy says hi/low there is no hi/lo settings.
I have a dura heat model dh 2301 and for two years it is all I have used to heat my apartment. Most of the time I only run it for about 20 minutes because it gets too hot then I turn it off till it gets cold again great heater great way to heat and I only have to heat one room at a time if I want to I love it.
Mine took about 3 tanks until there was no smell. I was quite relieved. I was gonna give mine away. Love it now. Half inch of flame above the flame spreader and your good to go
I just bought a Dura Heat DH2304S from Home Depot and fired it up in the utility room in my basement. The CO detector on a wall outlet nearby never made a peep, but I noticed that the CO2 meter near my seedlings started climbing from the normal ~420 - 440 ppm or so, all the way up to 1000 ppm. That got me worried so I shut off the heater. It definitely made my entire house smell like kerosene, too. I'm not sure if this is because it's new and hasn't run for very long yet, or if I did not have the flame set right, or what. I saw somewhere that you should crack a window, but if I do that it pretty much defeats the purpose when the outside temp is 22 F and forecast to go down to 10 F overnight. I don't plan on running this thing when I'm sleeping or when I'm not immediately nearby, but I'm still a little paranoid about running it at all.
PhilLesh69 Just a precaution. On the first burn always do that outdoors about 5 to 10 minutes to burn off paint and other chemicals. Be sure that the system is completely off before transporting back inside. After that you shouldn't have any fume problems and if so it's a matter of ensuring that the chimney (glass wick chamber) is properly seated. We have used kerosene heaters for 40 years and you get more experienced as the years go by. CO alarms are a must. I usually let ours run until 11pm or 12am then just relight it about 5am to get the chill out. Not sure what your btu's are but just be careful in small spaces which only need around 10,000 or less. This year i bought a 23, 800 btu and it heats the entire house (having all interior room doors open). The highest i've noticed was 83 degrees and that's on a low setting. I prefer to turn it off at around 79 degrees. Be safe.
And every year do the first burn outdoors because the wick has dried out. Clean the stove with a LIGHTLY damp clean cloth including the chimney. And after two years of use i would change the wick. During the off season we cover our heater with a large plastic bag to keep out dust and pet hair.
To start the heater what I did was remove the battery compartment, and solder on a usb cord onto the igniter wire. This lets me plug it into a power bank so I don't need batteries. I keep a 10,000mah pack attached to mine, still at 99% charge and I use it every day.
I have this heater as well as an original Japanese Kero-Sun from the 1980's. This heater is a Chinese built Kero-Sun knock off. Having owned both, I can tell you that the wick on the Kero-Sun is much easier to change, but they are both excellent heaters. If you take the safety grill off, you can cook on top of it too :) 1K kerosene only! Dyed kerosene will emit toxic fumes, and clog the wick. I buy 1K in my area at the pump for around $3.50 per gallon. It will keep forever. I usually have 20 gallons on hand just in case.
Very good you mention this little known fact that propane (and butane as well) will form a layer close to the ground. This is different from many other types of gas that are lighter than air. It is not only dangerous that propane (and butane) will flow to the lowest areas instead be cause this could cause them to easier get ignited accidentally, there is another important aspect to it as well. Both propane and butane are highly toxic and if you were caused to inhale it, especially when a bottle of it would leak whilst your are asleep and thus laying down, it will cause you to become completely incapacitated. Be cause of its toxicity you will not be able to move a limb any more, and won't even be able to lift as much as a finger. It is a very scary thing to experience. If it is such a small throw-away tank that does the leaking, it won't probably get worse than that cause it likely will be empty before it can actually kill you. In that case you will slowly and gradually be able to regain your ability to move over the next half hour or so. But if you'd have a big tank inside the space you're in and it would leak, it would kill you and even if you woke up and became aware, there'd not be anything you could do cause you'd not be able to move your body.
One thing I found about kerosene being "stable", which is very important to understand for a person like yourself, who uses both wood stove and kerosene (I have the same system setup for backup heat, as you, wood stove, kerosene and a Mr Buddy). Anyhow, when Kerosene is hot it is very volatile, and will practically explode like gasoline would. How does this come into play? Well, let's say you accidentally let your fire in the wood stove burn down and go out, but the cast-iron or steel is still very hot. Why not just douse a paper towel with kerosene and use it as a fire starter, since after all it burns slowly and evenly like a fires starter would, right? Well, the second the kerosene hits that metal, it becomes extremely hot. The second you apply a match "boom"!, you've got a fire ball exploding out the door. Luckily for me, the one time I tried it, I decided to quickly throw the match in there just to be sure, and keep my face out of the way. I had mild burns on my hand and arm, and every single hair on my arm up to my elbow was singed. So thankful I didn't light it like I normally would and put my face in front of it. Just hoping that information may give someone some safety knowledge.
If your three year old high-tech, high-efficiency gas furnace dies when the overnight lows are in the teens, using a kerosene heater is better than being cold or having frozen pipes. A couple of years ago, we did that for two weeks while waiting in the "three day turnaround" of the controller board for the furnace. If you only burn the clear K-1 that's recommended for modern kerosene burners, you will pay $5 or more per gallon. Our kerosene heater is almost 20 years old and is OK with generic red kerosene. The heater was a Y2K buy that got used during an ice storm in January of 2000 (our little Y2K event ;-) I was working for a major telecom in 1998 and I knew some of the people they had checking software for the Y2K bug weren't qualified. The key to nearly odorless kerosene heater use is to do the initial burn-in to get rid of the factory oils and the potential out gassing of the paint. In use, always take the heater outside to light it and let it warm up and take it outside to turn it off. Most of the bad smell is from the startup and shutdown. My wife never complained about the smell so I got it right ;-)
*Install was easy **fireplace.homes** good although I personally had some difficulty with the thermostat I had. Issue was mine though, not realizing that electric heaters couldn't use oil thermostats. Tip: If you are using an external thermostat, run the power to the thermostat, not the unit. Once that was squared away it worked great.*
I normally let my kerosene heater , similar heater the Dyna Glo 28,000 btu, run on high for 5 or 10 minutes, then adjust the wick down where its on low. It uses a lot less kerosene.
You are my here man! The match in the cup thing was also scary but a relief to know if I every dropped one near kerosene my chances of blowing up is less then if it were gasoline!
I love this video and I love your home!! We had a kerosene heater when I was growing up and I missed using it and I may buy one now and this was a greater refresher course for me! Thank you! Michael from New York a prepprr too.
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I have this heater... Used it when my furnace failed on a cold thanksgiving day when an emergency visit from an oil technician would have cost hundreds... I was able to wait for a scheduled visit so therefore I saved more than the price of the heater in one incident. Put it in my cellar and it kept my home warm for days that I needed it.
Your video was so helpful. Answers a lot of questions I had especially surrounding the smell piece that I was worried about. We bought the heater for back up as we have heat pumps and no other heating in the house. Great advice and info Thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻
I love my kerosene heater but it's not efficient enough for every day use. You say you can heat your home on $16/day? That's $480/month. You can't possibly be burning that much wood, natural gas or oil for the same output. These are fantastic for garages, cabins, emergencies, ect but not practical for a home's sole source of heat. Over time they will also leave soot stains, even with proper use, on things like curtains and on the exterior of your home in spots. I love mine for taking the chill out of a room and I feel good knowing I have something in case the power goes out though.
I'm burning one right now just like yours here in Central Florida. It is 8:18 a.m. and 46°f on November 25th. With this being Florida and all I really only need to Burn it for an hour or so after I wake up. Once the sun comes up and warms things up I can turn the heater off. It works great.
You say that the heater will automatically shut off when there is a potential for CO poisoning? I thought that the auto shut-off works when the heater is accidentally hit or shaken.
I have an older one. Different brand, but almost the same. What I like about mine is that the protective grill is very low on the top, so you can heat up a pot or something on it. Maintenance on these is very simple too. These will last 50 years.
@@tammyglen8070 I just found it second hand and paid $50. I’d suggest that if you can’t find one like that, perhaps they don’t make them like that as much anymore, so try second hand? Honestly I wasn’t even looking for that when I got it. I knew nothing about them and just got lucky.
I have used kerosene heaters for over 30 years! Kerosun used to be the best on the market ! I have never used any other fuel but K1 kerosene ! Crystal clear ! Never have had a hard time finding it either! Sheets has a special pump for it and most fuel supply companies ! right now most places I get it at is around 3 bucks a gallon ! I would never put the red fuel in any of my heaters! The K1also burns much better in my Alladan oil lamp ! My Wife has made many large pots of homemade chicken soup on top this large heater ! No problem it is very strong!
I use to have one of those heaters but was stolen from me so this past year I bought another one. I love these as it cuts down on the electric bill in the winter. I have just one issue that nobody on youtube has did a demonstration on and that is cage assembly. When I took the one I have now out of the storage closet, the cage fell of the heater and now I can't figure out how to get it back on correctly. Please do a video on safety cage assembly. You will be the first one that does this and I would greatly appreciate it.
Oh Cathy dear, I'm sorry of your living situation. Hope you are well. Look forward to hearing how this heater does for you. Alaska; nervous to have this kind but now there's vids out there to help.
Kerosene, at $10 a gal [2017] at home improvement stores, negates the use of that. What they won't tell you is, diesel is super clean these days and can be substituted. Recipe: 5gal diesel, + 16 oz 99% ISO + 1oz diesel injection cleaner. Clean burning and won't clog the wick.
Andrew, I know, the price is nuts, right?! Everything that burns [propane, gas, diesel, fuel oil] is about $2.50 a gal. Greasy kerosene is $10?? This recipe is great. Zero smell [after start-up]. There's usually a "puff" of light smoke that will smell. I just point my Reddy 55 out the door, start up and it's good to go. Stay warm!
The wicks are for heaters like this: www.lowes.com/pd/Dyna-Glo-23-000-BTU-Convection-Kerosene-Heater/50274225?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-SeasonalLiving-_-PortableHeat-_-50274225:Dyna-Glo&CAWELAID=&kpid=50274225&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=1824&k_clickID=5e3f3206-2d5f-4fc5-93a6-99e8828b1acd These types don't use wicks, they employ a "siphon-spray" system like an older paint gun: www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/kerosene-propane/kerosene-forced-air-heater-kfa210dgd-180k-or-220k-btu?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5IHEBRCLr_PZvq2_6qcBEiQAL4cQ08FKgVnhFz2-YEMHHdIvIl9GGSqJWAlOczY3z6Hi_GAaAmyE8P8HAQ
In my experience running them on deisel result in a poor cool burn with yellow flame and lots of smell and smoke, over here in England we use heating oil, it costs 45p a litre, and my old and obsolete Aldington blue flame will burn for 20 hours on a full tank and deliver 3.2kKW of heat, it's kept us warm and cosy on the coldest of winter night, when it's not so cold and quite mild, we often turn it off, simply coz it gets too hot, photos.app.goo.gl/XbyfZnO7ypWOTV1o2
I had one of those, zero smell, fantastic heat output. Like sitting around a blazing fire type of heat output. I took it too a party to heat my friends double garage for the smokers. Warm and toasty.
It’s probably the best heater to have on hand for a blackout. The amount of n BTUs it puts out coupled with its ability to burn clean. If you live in a place that’s all electric and a cold climate. It’s worth having. Propane I’m not fond of for indoor use. Kerosene is generally a lot safer if your keeping an eye on it.
We want to buy this for our cabin before we save money for a wood stove. We need something that can pump heat fast, would this be enough and how does it compare to wood stove as speed of heating up a cold room.
How do I shut off A Kero Heat Heaters that does not shut off ? I tried shutting it off to the Shut off Manual and it is still running ? I tried the Adjusting Range But it is still going .
There really is no heat adjustment (warm to hot) but it's a control knob for the height of the wick...which is important to control the soot level I think it mentions in y instruction 10 mm (the flame height 1/2 inch). SooOOOoo, if it gets to hot inside the 'house' then ya either gutz-ta shut it off or open a window. If ya shut it off it will stink a bit until the vapors bleed away if ya open a window...ya get to heat the outdoors a bit...but! you are also getting in fresh air and if opening two windows...not all the way (one high and one low) then cool fresh air will come in the low open window and hot stinky air will (sort-ta) drift out the opened high window. Regulate the opening of the windows to adjust the heat level!!!
Raised on kero heater... Always lit Outside, warm up than Bring in.. also Only Maintenance I do is Make Sure the Wick is EVEN and Not All chewed up... Kero Is Amazing heat. I would Bet That My kero puts Out As Much Heat Than My 5 brick wall mount propane
nice review but...doesn't kerosene stink the whole house? I have a torpedo one for the garage and it stinks to high heaven even my clothes, is the indoors one different somehow? thanks
What about the first time use? Is there a process to get it started before it's safe for indoor use? I understand it has to be done outside for safety to allow a first burn for some good number of hrs before it's considered safe to bring it inside for use?
my lights and gas is off on my rental property should I use a propane heater or a kerosene heater which will be cheaper and more efficient? I waiting for the electric company they say it takes up to 3 weeks to cut on service it's 27 degrees at night ... I'm scared my pipes might bus.
I've had a couple or them over the years BUT when kerosene went to 50 dollars for 5 gallons I got rid of those heaters. they worked great but you have to use clean kerosene or you will get a foul odor. I'm in a cold climate and that's expensive heat to use continuously. propane is better for me as an alternate fuel. There's no reason kerosene should be that expensive. I hook my big[dual panel] buddy heater to a 100# tank and use the long hose to connect. Propane is 3 dollars per gallon here'
I bought bulk kerosene at a fuel station. Died red so you can't use in a car and avoid tax (even tho it would ruin your car) it was not clean and gunked up wick . I use to love my kerosun. Now it is despised of. If you use one get spare wicks while you still can.
Kerosene is over $5 a gallon now. I use diesel fuel with Seafoam in it instead. It burns cleaner and doesn't stink like kerosene and gives off more BTUs.
It’s really a give and take kinda of call. Uhhhmmm, with the kerosene heater, it will heat your space for up to 11 to 12 hours. But with the Big Buddy, that will only last I think for 4 hours. Please correct me if I’m wrong. Unless of course you have a 20 gallon propane tank. Then I’ve heard you can run it for 35 to 40 hours. Again. Please correct me if I’m wrong. But I live in an apartment. And I don’t know how safe I would feel with a 20 Gallon propane tank in the house. Please let me know if you’ve ran them in your home thank you.
Is the knob-controlled ratcheting mechanism a little touchy about engaging at max rotation before lighting? Mine sometimes wants to slip backwards unless I sort of let off grip slowly. Is this normal?
One second he said you can get kerosene for cheap at a gas station, then he said use the good stuff, k1. Do all gas stations that all kerosene stock with k1 then?
There is one station in my area that sells a red colored kerosene for less than $4/gallon. It is not 1-K kerosene. For indoor use, 1-K in the only approved kerosene. There is another station that sells 1-K at a pump for $7.50/gallon. The single gallons of 1-K sold at Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Tractor Supply currently run $10/gallon. Our heat pump will not keep up when temperatures get down into the low 20s so I use the kerosene heater to supplement. Our power was recently knocked out for 11 hours due to an uncharacteristic southern snow storm and a Dyna-Glo heater of the same size as the one in the video kept the main part of the house a very warm 74. We kept the bedrooms closed off due to our rambunctious cats but I have no doubt that these rooms would have been comfortable too if we had kept the doors open.
We have now located a place about 35 miles away that has it for $4.65/gallon. It's an old family owned home supply and lumber company. I will be topping of my cans there this weekend even though the hard freezing weather in Alabama will probably be over for the winter. It never hurts to be ready.
I have seen lots of folks on TH-cam refer to "K1". The correct term is "1-K". Yes it refers to the ASTM K1 spec, but the market and label term for consumers is 1-K. Essentially it is referring to the same thing. Most kerosene heaters today only allow "1-K" grade Kerosene, and that is what you should use. Using the wrong term "K1" confuses a lot of newbies on TH-cam who come here for help and guidance because product is labeled 1-K for consumers. Stupid I know, but Just saying.
I have never seen CO detection on a kerosene heater. The systems I've seen were pure mechanical for tip overs, and I suspect that's what this heater is equipped with.
I have used ker heaters for 30 years,the round ones are useless,the heat goes straight up,get 2 of the box type and it will work a lot better,you will stay a lot warmer for the same cost because the heat comes out towards you not up towards the ceiling
Does the smell of kerosene go away after a while? I bought the same one after watching your video, I’ve been using it for 2 days, 8 hours in total and it still stinks. It’s a kerosene smell not burning paint or metal. Does this smell go away? Plz and ty, great informative video btw!
Mine stopped smelling after two weeks, make sure you wick is correctly adjusted, if the flame is to high it can create smoke. I found for about the first 30min I had to gently keep adjusting the wick, just a little to get it perfect.
My concern is how often do I need to refill the kerosene and how costly is it going to get on my wallet? I need to run the heater for about 16 hours a day.
USMC, On guard post Mount FUJI Japan. Freezing. One of the Gates. There was a Construction trailer...Japanese contractors. Dead of night freezing (canteens froze) "gained access 🤫", tiny trailerbox. Had never seen anything like this mysterious machine, like R2D2 from Starwars. It had a round ring,circle, coffee stain on top. All written in Japanese, smelled like fuel. Yeah...I figured it out,took awhile, necessity is the mother of ingenuity. We Marines are resourceful, we break alot of stuff (sorry) but we can come up with damn near anything. I hope the contractor fellows didn't get too confused their kerosene supply was dwindling so rapidly. I always cleaned & wiped away all traces when I left😁 Guarded the gate every night for a week. To be just standing there outside FREEZING in the wind would be stupid. Anyone trying to gain access/assault/break in, at those temperatures would have been meaner bastards than I. 🤔I have bought and owned two since then..awesome with a tiny $5 USB 4.5 fan (any 99c store) gently circulates enough to cook you out! Even lowest setting. Don't like the TINY filling port, gotta use a funnel & NEVER transfer fuel at night or if it's hot. SAFETY.😀
Jay W Yes that is a convection heater. The cold air is drawn up from the bottom and is discharged through the top vent. The unit he is using is a very common design which outputs roughly 22,000 BTUs. I use one to heat a space roughly 1,200 sqft. With adequate air flow throughout it heats and holds the room temp well. Radiant heaters are generally more directional in respect to how the heat is discharged.
Currently available kerosene heaters are certainly NOT as good as a now discontinued brand once was -- something about the wicks and raising and lowering it and how it is held -- it has changed in a drastic way and turning them off and back on w/o burning off the wick w/o ending up w/stench and even smoke is rare if even possible. The older it is the worse it gets even if you follow all the directions. Make sure you buy K1 clear kerosene -- not the red dyed stuff.
I had used a kero-sun heater for supplemental heat for our main heater cause it did not heat the upstairs well and it worked fine till the problem could be solved and not much smell, I would one again. Thumbs Up.
Not a problem.... Have used this exact heater for weeks at a time... The only time any smell is noticeable is during the lighting or extinguishing of the flame. ( because the combustion at those moments is incomplete) Dogs and small children are to be taken into consideration if you have one of these.... The 23,000 btu unit is the absolute best ( in my opinion) for fuel efficiency and clean burn together. Been using one of these at various times for nearly 20 years.... In my cellar it will adequately will keep my 1000 sq ft. Home and cellar warm when outside gets down to as low as 20 to 25° F. Good Kerosene Is a bit pricey right now so I prefer my woodstove but I highly recommend this heater for anyone who has reason to use one.
need one of this, my apartment owner don't turn on heater only when temperate comes below 30F, electric bill is killing me i had to give up my aquarium lol i hate winter. what would Canadian people think of their weather?
According to the fire Marshall your landlord is required to provide heat at 68 degrees 3 foot off the floor. If you are not provided with heat you are not required to pay rent till sufficient heat is provided. Call your local fire Marshall and he will come out and check. He WILL fine your landlord if he does not comply
franklin hughes So who get a fine or who do we complain to when the electric company shuts off the electricity in the dead of winter? They cut off my electricity 3 years ago over a 4,000 bill that is not mine! Called attorney and they said to me "You should pay your bill!"(Assholes) They claim I ran up 2,200 dollars my first month in my place!(1 bdrm apartment with only a stove). Then refuse to put the electricity in anyone else's name in my family! I found every attorney in my city is afraid of the electric company! Anyways for the past 3 years I've been using Kerosene in the winter!..(Real life crap!) Should be a law about winter shut offs in ohio!
I have new unused one stored in my garage for 12 years now just Incase there’s a power outage ( we are all electric) along with some fuel . For the sake of the smell, is it better or would it help to maybe to have it on out side for a few hours before using it in a house and what is the best way to vent it once it’s in a inclosed house or shop ? Would you use it by slightly open window ?
dominique michaud Not a good idea. I have done bacon and eggs on one but the weight of a lot of water could well be dangerous. I don't think it should be done. That's what camp stoves are for. I set mine on the opened oven door. Yes it would be more convenient to set it on top of the cooking stove but melting the microwave/ exhaust fan over the stove isn't on my list of things to do.
You can easily bake potatoes on one by first wrapping them in foil. Also, anything that can be covered and that's not too heavy can be cooked on one in a pinch.
The RADIANT kerosene heaters are the best both in warming and conserving fuel. But this large round convection heaters use too much fuel and are ugly as hell. I got an old Valor 525t that heats my living nice and is a great on conserving fuel.
Low sulfur and ONLY low sulfur diesel is my primary fuel in my kerosene heater. It is always less costly and a tiny bit more stable than kerosene. I have heated my lab this way for 4 years. When ever I used K1, even with a new wick, my heater would smoke for 2 minutes. When I began using diesel I quickly noticed it only smoked around 5 seconds. As for maintenance, the same applies. Clean or replace your wick at least once per season. If the wick is fibreglass, be sure to run it dry outside at the end of the tank to extend the wick life. I will NEVER go back to K1.
#1(which is only sold in winter anyway). If you plan to begin using D1, start by having a 30/70 mix (with 30 D1) . Then the next tank use 50/50, 70/30. I have found the transition makes it easier for the wick this way.
I have used kerosene heaters since my childhood, currently, I own two kerosene heater similar to the one displayed in this video, this is my experience; when you put the wick up to light up the heater, count the clicks on the lifting mechanism, lift the wick to its highest, then when lighted, scale down the wick/flame a couple of clicks. When the wick is on its extreme height is not as efficient and tends to produce smoke and fumes as too much fuel is sucked by the wick, putting down a bit less fuel is on the burning edge of the wick and it becomes more efficient. Like the blue flame on other types of kerosene heaters, a higher wick gives a yellow flame, smoke, and fumes.
I plan on buying one this Friday and I’ve never owned one before now should I have it outside when I first turn it on maybe leave it out there for an hour or two just to see if the smell will go away?
Glad to know I just bought ones and was kind of baffled on how high I should keep it or lower it, but you nailed my question at least ,thanks alot Cesar & great Video to the Author TH-cam channel
I have had one as an emergency back up for years. I had to use it for four days in the house after a freeze took out our power. I filled it outside and there was almost no residual smell in the house when it was over.
I had one of these back in the early 90’s. Used it to heat my base quarters when I was a lowly E1 - E4. Saved a lot of money on the electric bill.
I have a similar model, but the protective cage is made so that I can heat a pot of something on top.
Safety tip, a glass of kerosene may put out a match in a glass, but if it's spilled onto a carpet, clothing, anything that could act as a wick, it will burn.
It doesn't have only heat though. You can adjust the flame lower or higher, but not so high that it smokes.
The smell never goes away you get use to it and don’t notice it but if you go away and come back you will notice the smell again and it gets on your cloths and other people will notice it as well.
not setting wick hight causes that to happen mine never smells except lit/extenguished and verry little. wife has asthma and allegies never bothers her. people complain most likely never read its manual to learn how to run correctly. like video here guy says hi/low there is no hi/lo settings.
Light and shut down outside. If you’re using K-1 and your wick is trimmed and set right, you shouldn’t smell it.
I have a dura heat model dh 2301 and for two years it is all I have used to heat my apartment. Most of the time I only run it for about 20 minutes because it gets too hot then I turn it off till it gets cold again great heater great way to heat and I only have to heat one room at a time if I want to I love it.
I have heard lots of people say you can throw a match into kerosene and it won't ignite but I've never seen anyone do it...until now! Neat!
That’s cause kerosene like diesel needs to be heated up before they combust. If you held a torch to kerosene it will engulf in flames
Mine took about 3 tanks until there was no smell. I was quite relieved. I was gonna give mine away. Love it now. Half inch of flame above the flame spreader and your good to go
I just bought a Dura Heat DH2304S from Home Depot and fired it up in the utility room in my basement. The CO detector on a wall outlet nearby never made a peep, but I noticed that the CO2 meter near my seedlings started climbing from the normal ~420 - 440 ppm or so, all the way up to 1000 ppm. That got me worried so I shut off the heater.
It definitely made my entire house smell like kerosene, too.
I'm not sure if this is because it's new and hasn't run for very long yet, or if I did not have the flame set right, or what. I saw somewhere that you should crack a window, but if I do that it pretty much defeats the purpose when the outside temp is 22 F and forecast to go down to 10 F overnight.
I don't plan on running this thing when I'm sleeping or when I'm not immediately nearby, but I'm still a little paranoid about running it at all.
PhilLesh69 Just a precaution. On the first burn always do that outdoors about 5 to 10 minutes to burn off paint and other chemicals. Be sure that the system is completely off before transporting back inside. After that you shouldn't have any fume problems and if so it's a matter of ensuring that the chimney (glass wick chamber) is properly seated. We have used kerosene heaters for 40 years and you get more experienced as the years go by. CO alarms are a must. I usually let ours run until 11pm or 12am then just relight it about 5am to get the chill out. Not sure what your btu's are but just be careful in small spaces which only need around 10,000 or less. This year i bought a 23, 800 btu and it heats the entire house (having all interior room doors open). The highest i've noticed was 83 degrees and that's on a low setting. I prefer to turn it off at around 79 degrees. Be safe.
And every year do the first burn outdoors because the wick has dried out. Clean the stove with a LIGHTLY damp clean cloth including the chimney. And after two years of use i would change the wick. During the off season we cover our heater with a large plastic bag to keep out dust and pet hair.
If you use a kerosene heater, make sure to put a sturdy metal water filled teapot on top to keep humidity in the air.
not something you have to do, but it does not hurt
To start the heater what I did was remove the battery compartment, and solder on a usb cord onto the igniter wire. This lets me plug it into a power bank so I don't need batteries. I keep a 10,000mah pack attached to mine, still at 99% charge and I use it every day.
I have this heater as well as an original Japanese Kero-Sun from the 1980's. This heater is a Chinese built Kero-Sun knock off. Having owned both, I can tell you that the wick on the Kero-Sun is much easier to change, but they are both excellent heaters. If you take the safety grill off, you can cook on top of it too :) 1K kerosene only! Dyed kerosene will emit toxic fumes, and clog the wick. I buy 1K in my area at the pump for around $3.50 per gallon. It will keep forever. I usually have 20 gallons on hand just in case.
I live in Michigan and it was six dollars a gallon
Learned a lot here, thanks, all of you. I'm using it now, amazing heat output :)
Very good you mention this little known fact that propane (and butane as well) will form a layer close to the ground. This is different from many other types of gas that are lighter than air. It is not only dangerous that propane (and butane) will flow to the lowest areas instead be cause this could cause them to easier get ignited accidentally, there is another important aspect to it as well. Both propane and butane are highly toxic and if you were caused to inhale it, especially when a bottle of it would leak whilst your are asleep and thus laying down, it will cause you to become completely incapacitated. Be cause of its toxicity you will not be able to move a limb any more, and won't even be able to lift as much as a finger. It is a very scary thing to experience. If it is such a small throw-away tank that does the leaking, it won't probably get worse than that cause it likely will be empty before it can actually kill you. In that case you will slowly and gradually be able to regain your ability to move over the next half hour or so. But if you'd have a big tank inside the space you're in and it would leak, it would kill you and even if you woke up and became aware, there'd not be anything you could do cause you'd not be able to move your body.
Neither propane or butane are toxic (i.e. poisonous). It's not-air so it can asphyxiate but its not toxic at all.
One thing I found about kerosene being "stable", which is very important to understand for a person like yourself, who uses both wood stove and kerosene (I have the same system setup for backup heat, as you, wood stove, kerosene and a Mr Buddy).
Anyhow, when Kerosene is hot it is very volatile, and will practically explode like gasoline would. How does this come into play? Well, let's say you accidentally let your fire in the wood stove burn down and go out, but the cast-iron or steel is still very hot.
Why not just douse a paper towel with kerosene and use it as a fire starter, since after all it burns slowly and evenly like a fires starter would, right?
Well, the second the kerosene hits that metal, it becomes extremely hot. The second you apply a match "boom"!, you've got a fire ball exploding out the door. Luckily for me, the one time I tried it, I decided to quickly throw the match in there just to be sure, and keep my face out of the way. I had mild burns on my hand and arm, and every single hair on my arm up to my elbow was singed. So thankful I didn't light it like I normally would and put my face in front of it.
Just hoping that information may give someone some safety knowledge.
Sounds like your talking about J 2 jet fuel.
Touching on a similar point. You need to be just a little bit careful relighting a hot Kerosene Heater.
It's the vapors that do that. Never light a wood stove with flammable liquids
If your three year old high-tech, high-efficiency gas furnace dies when the overnight lows are in the teens, using a kerosene heater is better than being cold or having frozen pipes. A couple of years ago, we did that for two weeks while waiting in the "three day turnaround" of the controller board for the furnace. If you only burn the clear K-1 that's recommended for modern kerosene burners, you will pay $5 or more per gallon. Our kerosene heater is almost 20 years old and is OK with generic red kerosene. The heater was a Y2K buy that got used during an ice storm in January of 2000 (our little Y2K event ;-) I was working for a major telecom in 1998 and I knew some of the people they had checking software for the Y2K bug weren't qualified.
The key to nearly odorless kerosene heater use is to do the initial burn-in to get rid of the factory oils and the potential out gassing of the paint. In use, always take the heater outside to light it and let it warm up and take it outside to turn it off. Most of the bad smell is from the startup and shutdown. My wife never complained about the smell so I got it right ;-)
*Install was easy **fireplace.homes** good although I personally had some difficulty with the thermostat I had. Issue was mine though, not realizing that electric heaters couldn't use oil thermostats. Tip: If you are using an external thermostat, run the power to the thermostat, not the unit. Once that was squared away it worked great.*
I normally let my kerosene heater , similar heater the Dyna Glo 28,000 btu, run on high for 5 or 10 minutes, then adjust the wick down where its on low. It uses a lot less kerosene.
You are my here man! The match in the cup thing was also scary but a relief to know if I every dropped one near kerosene my chances of blowing up is less then if it were gasoline!
I love this video and I love your home!! We had a kerosene heater when I was growing up and I missed using it and I may buy one now and this was a greater refresher course for me! Thank you! Michael from New York a prepprr too.
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I have this heater... Used it when my furnace failed on a cold thanksgiving day when an emergency visit from an oil technician would have cost hundreds... I was able to wait for a scheduled visit so therefore I saved more than the price of the heater in one incident.
Put it in my cellar and it kept my home warm for days that I needed it.
Your video was so helpful. Answers a lot of questions I had especially surrounding the smell piece that I was worried about. We bought the heater for back up as we have heat pumps and no other heating in the house.
Great advice and info
Thank you.
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I love my kerosene heater but it's not efficient enough for every day use. You say you can heat your home on $16/day? That's $480/month. You can't possibly be burning that much wood, natural gas or oil for the same output. These are fantastic for garages, cabins, emergencies, ect but not practical for a home's sole source of heat. Over time they will also leave soot stains, even with proper use, on things like curtains and on the exterior of your home in spots. I love mine for taking the chill out of a room and I feel good knowing I have something in case the power goes out though.
I'm burning one right now just like yours here in Central Florida. It is 8:18 a.m. and 46°f on November 25th. With this being Florida and all I really only need to Burn it for an hour or so after I wake up. Once the sun comes up and warms things up I can turn the heater off. It works great.
You say that the heater will automatically shut off when there is a potential for CO poisoning? I thought that the auto shut-off works when the heater is accidentally hit or shaken.
YES. Kero will Not Shut off Unless Shut off Or Knocked
I have an older one. Different brand, but almost the same. What I like about mine is that the protective grill is very low on the top, so you can heat up a pot or something on it.
Maintenance on these is very simple too. These will last 50 years.
Wow how can I get one
@@tammyglen8070 I just found it second hand and paid $50. I’d suggest that if you can’t find one like that, perhaps they don’t make them like that as much anymore, so try second hand? Honestly I wasn’t even looking for that when I got it. I knew nothing about them and just got lucky.
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Thank you so much for sharing with us all. I just ordered mine and I am happy that you shared the instructions with us. Blessings !
I have used kerosene heaters for over 30 years! Kerosun used to be the best on the market ! I have never used any other fuel but K1 kerosene ! Crystal clear ! Never have had a hard time finding it either! Sheets has a special pump for it and most fuel supply companies ! right now most places I get it at is around 3 bucks a gallon ! I would never put the red fuel in any of my heaters! The K1also burns much better in my Alladan oil lamp ! My Wife has made many large pots of homemade chicken soup on top this large heater ! No problem it is very strong!
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I use to have one of those heaters but was stolen from me so this past year I bought another one. I love these as it cuts down on the electric bill in the winter. I have just one issue that nobody on youtube has did a demonstration on and that is cage assembly. When I took the one I have now out of the storage closet, the cage fell of the heater and now I can't figure out how to get it back on correctly. Please do a video on safety cage assembly. You will be the first one that does this and I would greatly appreciate it.
look up beckys homestead i use her videos as how tos and she shows how to completly disassemble the heater and reassmble it cage and all
Awesome! Thank you so much
I live in an uninsulated shed. So far this has been wonderful! It did take a few hours to burn the smell off.
Oh Cathy dear, I'm sorry of your living situation. Hope you are well. Look forward to hearing how this heater does for you. Alaska; nervous to have this kind but now there's vids out there to help.
Kerosene, at $10 a gal [2017] at home improvement stores, negates the use of that. What they won't tell you is, diesel is super clean these days and can be substituted.
Recipe: 5gal diesel, + 16 oz 99% ISO + 1oz diesel injection cleaner. Clean burning and won't clog the wick.
Hey Tommy Rad, I've been reading about this very same thing! Thank you so much for the recipe...it's driving me nuts, the price of kerosene.
I also read that you'll need to use a cotton wick as opposed to a fiberglass wick if you try the diesel. No idea why.
Andrew, I know, the price is nuts, right?! Everything that burns [propane, gas, diesel, fuel oil] is about $2.50 a gal. Greasy kerosene is $10??
This recipe is great. Zero smell [after start-up]. There's usually a "puff" of light smoke that will smell. I just point my Reddy 55 out the door, start up and it's good to go. Stay warm!
The wicks are for heaters like this: www.lowes.com/pd/Dyna-Glo-23-000-BTU-Convection-Kerosene-Heater/50274225?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-SeasonalLiving-_-PortableHeat-_-50274225:Dyna-Glo&CAWELAID=&kpid=50274225&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=1824&k_clickID=5e3f3206-2d5f-4fc5-93a6-99e8828b1acd
These types don't use wicks, they employ a "siphon-spray" system like an older paint gun: www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/kerosene-propane/kerosene-forced-air-heater-kfa210dgd-180k-or-220k-btu?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5IHEBRCLr_PZvq2_6qcBEiQAL4cQ08FKgVnhFz2-YEMHHdIvIl9GGSqJWAlOczY3z6Hi_GAaAmyE8P8HAQ
In my experience running them on deisel result in a poor cool burn with yellow flame and lots of smell and smoke, over here in England we use heating oil, it costs 45p a litre, and my old and obsolete Aldington blue flame will burn for 20 hours on a full tank and deliver 3.2kKW of heat, it's kept us warm and cosy on the coldest of winter night, when it's not so cold and quite mild, we often turn it off, simply coz it gets too hot,
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I had one of those, zero smell, fantastic heat output. Like sitting around a blazing fire type of heat output.
I took it too a party to heat my friends double garage for the smokers.
Warm and toasty.
I find Kerosene too expensive for regular use but it works well if I lose power. It keeps things warm enough to endure a blackout.
It’s probably the best heater to have on hand for a blackout. The amount of n BTUs it puts out coupled with its ability to burn clean.
If you live in a place that’s all electric and a cold climate. It’s worth having. Propane I’m not fond of for indoor use. Kerosene is generally a lot safer if your keeping an eye on it.
..read somewhere that if you start them outside, let them heat up good for a few minutes, then bring them back indoors...no/less odour...
Thank you , I couldn't decide between Kerosene and Propane heater, This helped me a lot. going to get mine
Thanks Mike, great clip. Thank you for posting...
We want to buy this for our cabin before we save money for a wood stove. We need something that can pump heat fast, would this be enough and how does it compare to wood stove as speed of heating up a cold room.
It's a wonderful heater but over here in the UK at UK prices to run it for a day using 4 gallons of fuel would cost the equivelent of $40 per day.
I prefer the square type kero heaters they don't suck up fuel as bad as the rounds one but are not as many btu.
I just bought a smaller round one. It's only 10,000 btu's which is perfect for me.
Thanks for uploading this video, I couldn't figure out how to turn it on with a match even after reading instruction manual.. Thanks
Does it (kero) provide much radiant heat to the sides, like on a table outside?
How do I shut off A Kero Heat Heaters that does not shut off ? I tried shutting it off to the Shut off Manual and it is still running ? I tried the Adjusting Range But it is still going .
There really is no heat adjustment (warm to hot) but it's a control knob for the height of the wick...which is important to control the soot level I think it mentions in y instruction 10 mm (the flame height 1/2 inch). SooOOOoo, if it gets to hot inside the 'house' then ya either gutz-ta shut it off or open a window. If ya shut it off it will stink a bit until the vapors bleed away if ya open a window...ya get to heat the outdoors a bit...but! you are also getting in fresh air and if opening two windows...not all the way (one high and one low) then cool fresh air will come in the low open window and hot stinky air will (sort-ta) drift out the opened high window. Regulate the opening of the windows to adjust the heat level!!!
Raised on kero heater... Always lit Outside, warm up than Bring in.. also Only Maintenance I do is Make Sure the Wick is EVEN and Not All chewed up... Kero Is Amazing heat. I would Bet That My kero puts Out As Much Heat Than My 5 brick wall mount propane
Thank all of you for your information on kerosene heaters.🙏🙏👏👏👍
nice review but...doesn't kerosene stink the whole house? I have a torpedo one for the garage and it stinks to high heaven even my clothes, is the indoors one different somehow? thanks
What about the first time use? Is there a process to get it started before it's safe for indoor use? I understand it has to be done outside for safety to allow a first burn for some good number of hrs before it's considered safe to bring it inside for use?
my lights and gas is off on my rental property should I use a propane heater or a kerosene heater which will be cheaper and more efficient? I waiting for the electric company they say it takes up to 3 weeks to cut on service it's 27 degrees at night ... I'm scared my pipes might bus.
If you have to light it manually, don't stick your second hand in there to lift the screen, just push the lighter and it will lift it for you..
I've had a couple or them over the years BUT when kerosene went to 50 dollars for 5 gallons I got rid of those heaters. they worked great but you have to use clean kerosene or you will get a foul odor. I'm in a cold climate and that's expensive heat to use continuously. propane is better for me as an alternate fuel. There's no reason kerosene should be that expensive. I hook my big[dual panel] buddy heater to a 100# tank and use the long hose to connect. Propane is 3 dollars per gallon here'
I bought bulk kerosene at a fuel station. Died red so you can't use in a car and avoid tax (even tho it would ruin your car) it was not clean and gunked up wick . I use to love my kerosun. Now it is despised of. If you use one get spare wicks while you still can.
use k1 pump kerosene if you pay 50 for 5 gallons they are bending you over ,
lowes and walmart sell wicks 9.99 per wick
Kerosene is over $5 a gallon now. I use diesel fuel with Seafoam in it instead. It burns cleaner and doesn't stink like kerosene and gives off more BTUs.
My Mr Heater smells. It seems inherent in the heater since I tried 2 diff ones and they both smelled.
Thanks for sharing!
What was that background Noise?
It’s really a give and take kinda of call. Uhhhmmm, with the kerosene heater, it will heat your space for up to 11 to 12 hours. But with the Big Buddy, that will only last I think for 4 hours. Please correct me if I’m wrong. Unless of course you have a 20 gallon propane tank. Then I’ve heard you can run it for 35 to 40 hours. Again. Please correct me if I’m wrong. But I live in an apartment. And I don’t know how safe I would feel with a 20 Gallon propane tank in the house. Please let me know if you’ve ran them in your home thank you.
I wonder if biodiesel would burn as well or smell less?
Is the knob-controlled ratcheting mechanism a little touchy about engaging at max rotation before lighting? Mine sometimes wants to slip backwards unless I sort of let off grip slowly. Is this normal?
One second he said you can get kerosene for cheap at a gas station, then he said use the good stuff, k1. Do all gas stations that all kerosene stock with k1 then?
There is one station in my area that sells a red colored kerosene for less than $4/gallon. It is not 1-K kerosene. For indoor use, 1-K in the only approved kerosene. There is another station that sells 1-K at a pump for $7.50/gallon. The single gallons of 1-K sold at Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Tractor Supply currently run $10/gallon.
Our heat pump will not keep up when temperatures get down into the low 20s so I use the kerosene heater to supplement. Our power was recently knocked out for 11 hours due to an uncharacteristic southern snow storm and a Dyna-Glo heater of the same size as the one in the video kept the main part of the house a very warm 74. We kept the bedrooms closed off due to our rambunctious cats but I have no doubt that these rooms would have been comfortable too if we had kept the doors open.
1K kerosene at the pump here in Indiana is running about $3.70 / gallon
We have now located a place about 35 miles away that has it for $4.65/gallon. It's an old family owned home supply and lumber company. I will be topping of my cans there this weekend even though the hard freezing weather in Alabama will probably be over for the winter. It never hurts to be ready.
My K1 is sold at the pump for 3.87 gal.
I have seen lots of folks on TH-cam refer to "K1". The correct term is "1-K". Yes it refers to the ASTM K1 spec, but the market and label term for consumers is 1-K. Essentially it is referring to the same thing. Most kerosene heaters today only allow "1-K" grade Kerosene, and that is what you should use. Using the wrong term "K1" confuses a lot of newbies on TH-cam who come here for help and guidance because product is labeled 1-K for consumers. Stupid I know, but Just saying.
I have never seen CO detection on a kerosene heater. The systems I've seen were pure mechanical for tip overs, and I suspect that's what this heater is equipped with.
I believe so too!!!
He is confused on this
Are you going to ever come back to TH-cam and create more content?
Hi,
Do I save money by using kerosene ,
Tnx
I have used ker heaters for 30 years,the round ones are useless,the heat goes straight up,get 2 of the box type and it will work a lot better,you will stay a lot warmer for the same cost because the heat comes out towards you not up towards the ceiling
George Strickland Use fans to circulate the heat
What’s the sound at the end? Is it the heater ?
Does the smell of kerosene go away after a while? I bought the same one after watching your video, I’ve been using it for 2 days, 8 hours in total and it still stinks. It’s a kerosene smell not burning paint or metal. Does this smell go away? Plz and ty, great informative video btw!
Mine stopped smelling after two weeks, make sure you wick is correctly adjusted, if the flame is to high it can create smoke. I found for about the first 30min I had to gently keep adjusting the wick, just a little to get it perfect.
The odor comes from the kerosene itself. There is an additive that supposedly"eliminates" the odor. Search the web for it.
Standard Japanese household heater in winter. Can't bury gas line in Japan due to earthquakes.
Can you use parrafin oil in these heather.
My concern is how often do I need to refill the kerosene and how costly is it going to get on my wallet? I need to run the heater for about 16 hours a day.
Where do you get the clear Kero? Mine is dyed red. You sound like you are in Mass.
USMC, On guard post Mount FUJI Japan. Freezing. One of the Gates. There was a Construction trailer...Japanese contractors. Dead of night freezing (canteens froze) "gained access 🤫", tiny trailerbox. Had never seen anything like this mysterious machine, like R2D2 from Starwars. It had a round ring,circle, coffee stain on top. All written in Japanese, smelled like fuel. Yeah...I figured it out,took awhile, necessity is the mother of ingenuity. We Marines are resourceful, we break alot of stuff (sorry) but we can come up with damn near anything. I hope the contractor fellows didn't get too confused their kerosene supply was dwindling so rapidly. I always cleaned & wiped away all traces when I left😁 Guarded the gate every night for a week. To be just standing there outside FREEZING in the wind would be stupid. Anyone trying to gain access/assault/break in, at those temperatures would have been meaner bastards than I. 🤔I have bought and owned two since then..awesome with a tiny $5 USB 4.5 fan (any 99c store) gently circulates enough to cook you out! Even lowest setting. Don't like the TINY filling port, gotta use a funnel & NEVER transfer fuel at night or if it's hot. SAFETY.😀
Is that a convection heater cause mines a radiant kerosene heater and it’s only rated for 10,000 btu’s but it still warms an area pretty good
Jay W Yes that is a convection heater. The cold air is drawn up from the bottom and is discharged through the top vent.
The unit he is using is a very common design which outputs roughly 22,000 BTUs. I use one to heat a space roughly 1,200 sqft. With adequate air flow throughout it heats and holds the room temp well.
Radiant heaters are generally more directional in respect to how the heat is discharged.
Is it possible to easily remove the guard on top of that heater so that one could cook on it?
Yes, I like your idea.
It's a no-no but seemingly good idea. My heater manual reads that it should not be used as a cooking device.
Finally bought one while they were on sale........holy shit, so long big buddy
Currently available kerosene heaters are certainly NOT as good as a now discontinued brand once was -- something about the wicks and raising and lowering it and how it is held -- it has changed in a drastic way and turning them off and back on w/o burning off the wick w/o ending up w/stench and even smoke is rare if even possible. The older it is the worse it gets even if you follow all the directions.
Make sure you buy K1 clear kerosene -- not the red dyed stuff.
I had used a kero-sun heater for supplemental heat for our main heater cause it did not heat the upstairs well and it worked fine till the problem could be solved and not much smell, I would one again. Thumbs Up.
It's nice to have one specially in winter time.
Thanks for the info! Very helpful!
Thank you for your video. I am curious as to how often do you have to adjust the wick?
What about exhaust fumes?
Not a problem.... Have used this exact heater for weeks at a time... The only time any smell is noticeable is during the lighting or extinguishing of the flame. ( because the combustion at those moments is incomplete)
Dogs and small children are to be taken into consideration if you have one of these....
The 23,000 btu unit is the absolute best ( in my opinion) for fuel efficiency and clean burn together.
Been using one of these at various times for nearly 20 years.... In my cellar it will adequately will keep my 1000 sq ft. Home and cellar warm when outside gets down to as low as 20 to 25° F.
Good Kerosene Is a bit pricey right now so I prefer my woodstove but I highly recommend this heater for anyone who has reason to use one.
The kerosene heater does NOT have a carbon monoxide auto shut off. It has a tip over shut off.
need one of this, my apartment owner don't turn on heater only when temperate comes below 30F, electric bill is killing me i had to give up my aquarium lol i hate winter. what would Canadian people think of their weather?
According to the fire Marshall your landlord is required to provide heat at 68 degrees 3 foot off the floor. If you are not provided with heat you are not required to pay rent till sufficient heat is provided. Call your local fire Marshall and he will come out and check. He WILL fine your landlord if he does not comply
franklin hughes So who get a fine or who do we complain to when the electric company shuts off the electricity in the dead of winter? They cut off my electricity 3 years ago over a 4,000 bill that is not mine! Called attorney and they said to me "You should pay your bill!"(Assholes) They claim I ran up 2,200 dollars my first month in my place!(1 bdrm apartment with only a stove). Then refuse to put the electricity in anyone else's name in my family! I found every attorney in my city is afraid of the electric company! Anyways for the past 3 years I've been using Kerosene in the winter!..(Real life crap!) Should be a law about winter shut offs in ohio!
The utilities commission in your state
Why doesn't a match light it in a cup but lights it on a wick?
Looks like Russian "kerosinka". But you could use it for cooking first of all and then for heating: if you put a couple of bricks on the top...
Turn the wick down as low as it will go and burn right after you light it. Even if it is presoaked, Your wick will last longer.
Are you still happy with it. I'm about to sink 350 into buying one. After you start it up does the smell disapear?
+Psaltrymom about a 150 tractor supply If you want heat the smell Minimul is ok
+Psaltrymom about a 150 tractor supply If you want heat the smell Minimul is ok
Have you check out catalytic filters for your heater? Good vid.
Great video. I just bought the duraheat from Home Depot
Great video and demo, thank you
Good info. - thanks a lot. Good comparison to propane in terms of safety. I just ixnayed the propane idea.
I have new unused one stored in my garage for 12 years now just Incase there’s a power outage ( we are all electric) along with some fuel .
For the sake of the smell, is it better or would it help to maybe to have it on out side for a few hours before using it in a house and what is the best way to vent it once it’s in a inclosed house or shop ?
Would you use it by slightly open window ?
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I like the smell of kerosene. The word "stink" does not apply here. Love my kerosene heater.
I hate the smell of frostbite.
Me too. Also I like the smell of gasoline, and whatever it is they use to permeate railroad ties. Is this normal, lol.
@@bramblebop1904 I use gasoline for cologne. And i have a glass for breakfast every day
You, Sir, are a man of iron!
Are you constantly having to adjust flame?
Can i use parafin for this ovn ?
Thank you for video.
will it burn diesel ?
Have you ever tried cooking on it?
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Not a good idea. I have done bacon and eggs on one but the weight of a lot of water could well be dangerous. I don't think it should be done.
That's what camp stoves are for. I set mine on the opened oven door. Yes it would be more convenient to set it on top of the cooking stove but melting the microwave/ exhaust fan over the stove isn't on my list of things to do.
You can easily bake potatoes on one by first wrapping them in foil. Also, anything that can be covered and that's not too heavy can be cooked on one in a pinch.
The RADIANT kerosene heaters are the best both in warming and conserving fuel. But this large round convection heaters use too much fuel and are ugly as hell. I got an old Valor 525t that heats my living nice and is a great on conserving fuel.
In my opinion, the Buddy Heater is a better choice for Indoor&Emergency applications.
What is a buddyheater? Giveus a link?
Do you have information regarding platunum catalytic filter that are used for kerosene heaters? Like your vid..
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How much carbon monoxide does the kero heater put out?
Low sulfur and ONLY low sulfur diesel is my primary fuel in my kerosene heater. It is always less costly and a tiny bit more stable than kerosene. I have heated my lab this way for 4 years. When ever I used K1, even with a new wick, my heater would smoke for 2 minutes. When I began using diesel I quickly noticed it only smoked around 5 seconds. As for maintenance, the same applies. Clean or replace your wick at least once per season. If the wick is fibreglass, be sure to run it dry outside at the end of the tank to extend the wick life. I will NEVER go back to K1.
so you can put Low sulfur in any kerosene heater?
MrJoel125 "Winter mix", of course that would be the only time you need it.
For the first run, I advise 50/50 mix. Diesel + Kero.
#1(which is only sold in winter anyway). If you plan to begin using D1, start by having a 30/70 mix (with 30 D1) . Then the next tank use 50/50, 70/30. I have found the transition makes it easier for the wick this way.
You still use diesel? Do you mix it with anything? I have this same heater but kerosene is high here compared to diesel
Less costly? Diesel is more expensive than Kerosene
Do you think it could heat a room up to 120 degrees?
Depends on the ambient temp and the size of the room. But yes, theoretically.