Diesel

Captndan · Dec 31, 2011

What's the pros and cons of using off road diesel in a wick
type kerosene heater!

Anonymous-0 · Dec 31, 2011

Smoke, mainly, use a CO detector, if you have to use road diesel in your heater.

John M · Dec 31, 2011

It stinks to high heaven!!!! Might be OK outside, but inside a house, forget it!

showcrop · Dec 31, 2011

Don't!

larry from md. · Dec 31, 2011

You don't get an evan burn,the flame will constantly go up and down.

Duane(Pa) · Dec 31, 2011

stench?

rustyfarmall · Dec 31, 2011

Try it. Can't be much worse than the stench given off by the kerosene.

LJD · Dec 31, 2011

I've done it many times with the high-sulfur off-road diesel. Works fine but makes fumes you're not going to appreciate. Can't comment on the dyed low-sulfur that many states are using now. Here in NY, our dyed fuel is still high sulfur (for heating oil) and med-sulfur for farm diesel.

buickanddeere · Dec 31, 2011

The lighter the fuel, the cleaner it burns. Comparing #2 diesel to kerosene is like running a forklift in a warehouse on gasoline instead of LP.
Don't be such a cheapskate and filling your lungs with partiality burned hydrocarbons.

jerry03755 · Dec 31, 2011

Don't use it in a confined space. Anything that burns with a yellow flame has high levels of CO.

David G · Dec 31, 2011

It will smoke a LOT worse than kerosene.

Ray · Dec 31, 2011

They sell heaters at lowes and other stores that use diesel fuel,or kerosene.My brother in law has one in his garage with no fumes.

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