On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:22:52 -0600, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:12:00 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:


http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Keros...el-CV-2230/dp/
B000A6D1IC

Maybe 2 of them. Want to look locally first to avoid the shipping hit.
Got plenty of room in the garage for a couple 5-gal cans of kerosene.
BTU-wise kerosene looks like a winner. The heater John mentioned is
electric, and probably won't make a dent in the garage when it's in the
teens or lower, as it often is here.

Make sure you use K-1 kerosene. It has a lower sulfur content, and your
nose will appreciate the difference.

Right. Have to find a kerosene supply now, as I ordered 2 of the
heaters above.
You mentioned propane before, and though it has some advantages,
there's a couple disadvantages. The propane cost as you mentioned,
and noise. Irritates some people. I don't like the gas/flame myself
unless I'm cutting metal.
There is some doubt that they pollute the air less than a well-run
kerosene heater too.
Most of guys who use propane also say you usually get substantially
shorted on bottle refills/swaps.
Here's something else that might be of interest.
Went to the Northern Tool site and shipping is $5 less than Amazon for
1 heater and was $14 less for 2 (and that's with 4 wicks thrown into
the order.)
From now on I'll check the supplier's site before I order from Amazon.
A buck is a buck.
Anyway, the wife was all for it too, as she wants a back-up if the
power goes out.

--Vic