On Dec 7, 2:07*pm, "H the K (I post with a Mac)"
wrote:
Scott Dickson wrote:
On Dec 7, 3:06 am, thunder wrote:
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:25:29 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:
Don't want anything but K-1 in a wick heater. *Some guys burn diesel in
kerosene salamanders though.
I found a source that seems pretty informative. *If you haven't already,
you may want to check it out. *Bye the bye, the guy suggests Jet A fuel
is the cleanest.

http://www.milesstair.com/

But where do you "just run out and buy" Jet A? I dont think you can.
Jet A is just a higher grade of Kerosene, I believe.

loogy brews it in the still in his backyard. His toothless relatives are
out there right now, stomping on the ingredients to make a mash.

That's our Harry, he'll even lie about things he knows nothing about!

On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:48:20 -0600, thunder
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:28:13 -0800, Scott Dickson wrote:


http://www.milesstair.com/

But where do you "just run out and buy" Jet A? I dont think you can. Jet
A is just a higher grade of Kerosene, I believe.

Beats me, K-1 used to be hard enough to find. To be honest, I haven't
burned any kerosene since the '70s.

I had read his site before I bought the heaters. He recommends the
model I bought. Seems he's got some "survivalist" blood in him.
Knows more about kerosene burning than I ever want to know.
Think I'll follow his "seasoning" advice when the heaters show up.
As to the fuel, I called around and found I could do the on-line "ship
to store" for the $33.49 5-gal K-1 jugs, or just go to the store and
pick up 2 1/2 gal jugs for $19.95.
I'll pick up a couple of those. Crafty Beaver Hardware, plenty around
here.
The smaller jugs will be easier to handle and store. They also have
gallons for $10.
If I was heating my house with the stuff I'd look to get bulk Jet A.
Palwaukee Airport is about 15 minutes away.
But I just want to heat the garage when doing occasional car repairs
and have a backup for the house if the power goes out.
Not worth shmoozing airport fuelers for what I need.

--Vic

On Dec 7, 2:07*pm, "H the K (I post with a Mac)"
wrote:
Scott Dickson wrote:
On Dec 7, 3:06 am, thunder wrote:
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:25:29 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:
Don't want anything but K-1 in a wick heater. *Some guys burn diesel in
kerosene salamanders though.
I found a source that seems pretty informative. *If you haven't already,
you may want to check it out. *Bye the bye, the guy suggests Jet A fuel
is the cleanest.

http://www.milesstair.com/

But where do you "just run out and buy" Jet A? I dont think you can.
Jet A is just a higher grade of Kerosene, I believe.

loogy brews it in the still in his backyard. His toothless relatives are
out there right now, stomping on the ingredients to make a mash.

Do ya' think if we told them they could make mash out of Loogys head,
they'd stomp on it, too????

Scott Dickson wrote:
On Dec 7, 2:07 pm, "H the K (I post with a Mac)"
wrote:
Scott Dickson wrote:
On Dec 7, 3:06 am, thunder wrote:
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:25:29 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:
Don't want anything but K-1 in a wick heater. Some guys burn diesel in
kerosene salamanders though.
I found a source that seems pretty informative. If you haven't already,
you may want to check it out. Bye the bye, the guy suggests Jet A fuel
is the cleanest.
http://www.milesstair.com/
But where do you "just run out and buy" Jet A? I dont think you can.
Jet A is just a higher grade of Kerosene, I believe.
loogy brews it in the still in his backyard. His toothless relatives are
out there right now, stomping on the ingredients to make a mash.

Do ya' think if we told them they could make mash out of Loogys head,
they'd stomp on it, too????


Can you make mash out of mush?

On Dec 6, 8:12*pm, John H wrote:
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:12:00 -0600, Vic Smith



wrote:
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 08:49:31 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:

I've got one of those kerosene wick heaters for my garage. They do a
fantastic job, and also is nice when to power goes out in an ice
storm. I remember when I lived in western NY and had to change a water
pump on a very cold night in the dead of winter. My fingers didn't
have any skin on them because they'd stick to the frozen parts.

Yeah, looks like I'll go with that.
There's a 23k BTU model that should take the chill off the garage.
I really like the idea it can do double duty in the house if the power
goes out. *I always worry about that happening, and my pipes freezing.
Even the kitchen stove needs electricity to open the oven gas valve.
You can light the range burners though.
Already decided I don't want a generator.
Dan got me looking, and think I'll get this:
http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Keros...-2230/dp/B000A...

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.

--Vic

Yeah, you're right. It's not going to do much for the whole garage.
Usually, if I'm working in the garage it's on a bench project or the
motorcycle, something where I'll be in the same spot for the most
part. Then it works pretty well.

That heater above looks like a pretty good deal. Decent price anyway.
--

John H

Those things do a good job, but then again, anything that burns
kerosene will still put off fumes that smell like kerosene. even when
using #1 or Jet fuel.

I used one of these for years. I had it clipped on top of a 100 lb
propane bottle.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...ML._AA280_.jpg