What fuel can be used in a kerosene heater?

Number one diesel is the optimal type of fuel to use instead of kerosene. It is important to add kerosene additive to the diesel, so it burns cleaner. Otherwise it could possibly cause damage to the wick or heater.

What happens if you put gasoline in a kerosene heater?

Even small amounts of gasoline mixed with a large amount of kerosene is dangerous for this reason. Gasoline comprises short chain hydrocarbons while kerosene is made of much longer chain hydrocarbons. Gasoline is much more volatile and will generate vapors in the tank that, combined with air, is an explosive mixture.

Is fuel oil the same as kerosene?

There are two types of heating oil – gas oil and kerosene. Gas oil (also known as red diesel and 35-second oil) is generally for commercial and agricultural use. Kerosene (also known as home heating oil or 28-second oil) is a lighter oil that is used in many homes.

Can you use fuel oil in a torpedo heater?

Used to run a lot of them torpedo/bullet heaters on construction work. Bought #1 fuel oil and mixed in some unleaded gasoline (about 5/1) when it was real cold. They will give you a headache and make you sick without a lot of ventilation.

What can be used instead of kerosene?

Generic lamp oil can be used as a substitute to kerosene in lamps. Lamp oil is generally more expensive than kerosene but burns cleaner and with less odor than kerosene. Citronella oil can be burned in wick lamps but produces a larger amount of smoke and soot and quickly fouls wicks.

Can you use #2 fuel oil in a kerosene heater?

Heating oil, which is classified as No. 2, is heavier and less combustible than kerosene. When burned in a kerosene heater, heating oil will smoke and emit noxious fumes. Additionally, it will leave unburned deposits on the wick and burning mechanism, requiring increased cleaning and maintenance.

Can you mix gas with kerosene?

If you only add a small amount of kerosene to a large amount of gasoline, it will not be noticeable. Don’t mix gasoline and Kerosene.

Can you get carbon monoxide poisoning from a kerosene heater?

A kerosene heater, as any heater that uses organic fuel, can produce dangerously high amounts of soot and carbon monoxide when running out of oxygen. Failure to follow safety precautions could result in asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Can you burn old kerosene?

Do not store kerosene from season to season, especially left inside the kerosene heater over summer. Old fuel will break down and absorb water, encouraging growth of bacteria and mold. Burning old fuel will cause damage to your heater and lower performance. This can quickly become dangerous.

Is jet fuel a kerosene?

Jet fuel (Jet A-1 type aviation fuel, also called JP-1A) is used globally in the turbine engines (jet engines, turboprops) in civil aviation. This is a carefully refined, light petroleum. The fuel type is kerosene. There are also additives that prevent the growth of organisms in aviation fuel.

Is it OK to mix diesel and kerosene?

Kerosene can be mixed with diesel fuel to gain a couple of benefits. The rule of thumb is that mixing in ten percent kerosene will lower the cold filter plugging point of a diesel fuel blend by five degrees.

What burns cleaner diesel or kerosene?

Kerosene is usually less expensive than diesel as well, due to the road taxes added to the price of diesel fuel. Although diesel fuel has higher BTU’s than kerosene, kerosene burns cleaner.

Can I burn diesel in my torpedo heater?

from Tulsa. my experience is that it will work, it will however smoke a little more, and produce noticeably more fumes. Diesel is much more oily than kerosene, remember that in a diesel motor, the fuel acts as an upper cylinder lube.

Can you burn off road diesel in a torpedo heater?

Yes, you can burn diesel in a kerosene heater.

Can you burn diesel fuel in a kerosene torpedo heater?

Remember, with either fuel, they do produce toxic fumes so use them in a ventilated area only. craddock said: Now the diesel is ultra low sulfer so it should be fine.