kerosene heaters w/diesel fuel
01-18-2007, 01:50 PM
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kerosene heaters w/diesel fuel
Does anyone know if diesel fuel can be used in a kerosene heater?
Any benefits or drawbacks, besides the price of diesel being a lot less than kerosene.
Any benefits or drawbacks, besides the price of diesel being a lot less than kerosene.
01-18-2007, 03:07 PM
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If you're talking a torpedo heater, then pump diesel #1 or #2 should work. If your talking a wick type, Kerosun ect. They should only be run on K-1 Kerosene. Diesel fuel will shorten the life of the wick a lot!!
01-18-2007, 05:42 PM
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What's a wick type?
01-18-2007, 05:51 PM
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...Ok, just found out that the heater is a torpedo. I'm going to try diesel fuel this weekend. Looks like we're getting a snow storm out here in NM.
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01-18-2007, 06:29 PM
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No problemo.
I have a 55,000btu torpedo that I use to heat my garage.
Yeah it certainly IS noisy.
But in 1/2 hour, it will raise the temp inside the garage 30 degrees.
I have a 55,000btu torpedo that I use to heat my garage.
Yeah it certainly IS noisy.
But in 1/2 hour, it will raise the temp inside the garage 30 degrees.
01-18-2007, 06:39 PM
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Before you get too carried away, some torpedos can burn Diesel, and some will not tolerate it.
I have dumped diesel in a couple different ones to have them quit and have to be disassembled and cleaned, before they would work again.
Also, diesel puts off a much stronger smell.
If it will abide diesel, without gumming up the works, then by all means, pour it to it.
The only drawback to torpedos is they are like standing next to a jet engine at full throttle, sort of head-splitting.
I have dumped diesel in a couple different ones to have them quit and have to be disassembled and cleaned, before they would work again.
Also, diesel puts off a much stronger smell.
If it will abide diesel, without gumming up the works, then by all means, pour it to it.
The only drawback to torpedos is they are like standing next to a jet engine at full throttle, sort of head-splitting.
