Can we fix this kerosene heater?

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PetesProjects

2 жыл бұрын

I picked this up at a flea market. It is not working well and I suspect somebody was not using kerosene as fuel.

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@shawnmaslak318 2 жыл бұрын

They do have pink kerosene. They dye it because where I live they don't tax it for home heating and for use in off-road vehicles. So that could be pink dyed kero you have in that heater and it stinks when used in wick type heaters. I have very few places to get clear kero here and it's expensive. Just to let you know.

@PetesProjects0 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Thanks for commenting.

@dontknowbrian Жыл бұрын

That pink dye is done here n New York.

@thomasskokan2001 Жыл бұрын

@@dontknowbrian Here in Pa. also ! Local Sunoco changed over from another Oil Co last season & they sold the red dyed stuff ...It was definitely NOT diesel & it burned as well as the clear stuff the former station sold. Very hard to find KERO @ the pump ⛽ this season ...finally did a month ago ...the other day it went up from $4.25 to $ 6.99 in one shot ! Still , propane is 3-4Xs more than the $7 price ! ! For equivalent burn time / BTU output ....1 gal in KERO heater can last 12 hrs + @ 20,000 BTUs 20lb tank of propane 14 hrs @ 20,000 + BTUs ...getting propane tank filled , approx $30ish dollars !

@antrimhill8488 Жыл бұрын

Red dye is also put in Kerosene to prevent use in meth making. I use it all the time in my heater.

@PetesProjects0 Жыл бұрын

I learn something new every day. Thanks

@JoeAnshien Жыл бұрын

Nice - Thanks for the video. You may have been able to just empty the old fuel and dry burned the wick, scraped it, and it would have been ok.

@raybaker8726 Жыл бұрын

I tried red dye kerosene in mine. Clogged the wick. I cleaned it out, replaced the wick. Works great now with normal kerosene. Dont use the red kerosene

@ChrisHirner Жыл бұрын

Just replace one of those wicks myself a month ago. Even with the manual there are quite a few "damn it Bobby!" moments.

@brandonshoot3897 Жыл бұрын

There’s red dye off-road kerosene as well…

@-o-The-Duke-o- 7 ай бұрын

All our Kerosene has red dye in it as well.

@chrisbond7324 3 ай бұрын

The fuel in that thing costs more than $5.She did good there pal

@philplasterer1547 5 ай бұрын

WELL DONE SIR, WELL DONE!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️🇺🇸🫡

@MrTonyharrell Жыл бұрын

That’s not diesel, it’s dyed kerosene to keep it out of diesel vehicles. .

@johncassani4610 5 ай бұрын

FYI, I buy red kerosene at my local gas station!

@dlfleischerlmt 8 ай бұрын

I have a red stone heater almost like yours it smokes and it's brandnew

@DoctorSuezz Жыл бұрын

I got a Sendoku, does anyone know if that COMES WITH A WICK ALREADY IN IT? I just received it today. Thank you for your video. I'll subscribe. I love how you taught us how to clean them. Very good information.

@WildInNewEngland Жыл бұрын

Yes they do.

@quinton3997 Жыл бұрын

Music to loud

@gregandcarrie2 Жыл бұрын

how did you fix the faulty trip? You mention about the 4 wing nuts, but was that it?

@PetesProjects0 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe only have 2 wing nuts on it, twisted the mechanism enough to bind up the release.

@rsd379 6 ай бұрын

I have a DH 2 304S model used it once last year brand new going to use it today and it smokes. A lot of black smoke and suck what’s wrong can you help?

@brucebeaver6929 5 ай бұрын

after each season you need to do a "dry burn" which means that you empty almost all the Kerosene out and put it outside and let the heater burn until it goes out. It self cleans all of the build up out of the wick. Then you should be good.

@colofsco1 7 ай бұрын

Missed a massive step putting the wick back on. It has to be put on as if the wick is turned up to the maximum. Otherwise when you press the release button the wick does not go down.

@PetesProjects0 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for passing that along.

@philliphall5198 6 ай бұрын

Yeah you’re correct on max 😊

@suesspot5930 Жыл бұрын

The clear kerosene is referred as K1 KEROSENE K2 Being the red dyed kerosene. There are probably less than a dozen gas stations in the United States that sell K1 at the pump. For a single gallon of (no sulfur) K1 kerosene in a metal jug at Lowe's is $35 per gallon Home depot is $3 less per gallon.

@cloudbase7799 Жыл бұрын

I purchased/pumped 1-K grade water-clear Kerosone at both Sheetz and Rutter's this season. I know a Sunoco in my area that sells it too. Maybe it's a regional thing.

@brucebeaver6929 5 ай бұрын

We must be lucky, there are several gas stations here that sell it.

@cloudbase7799 Жыл бұрын

It looks like you're missing a wick cover / bonnet. Or maybe the RMC-95-C2 didn't use one...

@geyser3445 7 ай бұрын

I live in PA and my kerosene is red.

@jaed2630 8 ай бұрын

Holy cow guy. Red doent mean it has to be diesel. They dye kerosene the same way they do for diesel for tax reasons! Haha. You do come up in the searched for these devices. And being its a public media you should at leastknow what you are talking about. I mean this isnt political rhetoric

@paulwizzall 6 ай бұрын

Yeah man, this is immediately misinformation and I don't appreciate it.

@olgreywolf9688 Жыл бұрын

Very aggravating video!!! Lots of extraneous talking ... worst of all ... I had the same 'problem' you had near the end ... with the wick sticking UP .. and not properly retacting when the tilt system is triggered. HOWEVER ... you utterly failed to explain what you did to solve the issue!!! You appeared to simply "skip it" .. and went on. Now I have no idea how to remedy that.

@NC_SUGAR Жыл бұрын

I was able to learn from them video. Maybe you're just frustrated and you've tried but can't get it done? Take a break. I get the same way. I hate trial and error projects. I want a straight shot fix that I can fully understand. Human nature. Chill and go back to it later. I can so relate. I hope you got it. Browse around on youtube and find a person you can follow easily. We all learn differently. You'll get it.