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I am a tanker driver I load & drop K1. If you buy from a good station. You will get pure K-1. If it's pink then someone messed up. Don't buy from that station for a few months. A modern station with good tanks should pump clear as water K-1.

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We started using kerosene 2 years ago. While expensive, it is world's cheaper than electric heat. We went with the blue containers and just go and fill them up. I did get lucky about 7 years ago and picked up a bunch of kerosene in 5 gallon containers from hole depot when it went on sale after winter. Didn't have a kerosene heater yet, but. Thought it would be good for the future. Glad we did.

I've used kerosene for over 40 years as a backup/alternate heat source, and have both the 23,800k and 10k heaters (both are Dyna-Glows). I have a small house, like and use the 10k heater more, because you can pull the tank, refill it outside, while the unit continues to run (it's not recomended, but that's what I do), however, the 10k only heats about 500 sq ft (I use it to take the chill off my livingroom/kitchen area on cold nights). I don't use the larger heater unless it's a total outage. I light mine with box matches, since the battery operated electric starter on these heaters usually fail early on. Last year I bought a battery operated siphon hose for a few more bucks than the manual squeeze one and really like it. It fills the tank much faster. The red dye at gas station's is not sold as, or called kerosene, even though it will work in these heaters. It's an off road diesel fuel and is sold as that. One of the main problems with the red dye stuff, besides all the soot and smell, is that it damages your wick and you will have to replace the wick much more often, or you get even more soot, smell and the wick stops burning evenly (I have tried using it). Years ago, you used to be able to trim the wick, since it was cotton, but they no longer sell those. The current wicks being sold today have fiberglass tops and can't be trimmed (they still have the cotton bottom). In my area, rural Northern Michigan, there are no gas stations that sell K-1 kerosene anymore, only the red dye diesel fuel, which I don't use. I buy the 5 gallon cans, when on sale (It's not much of a sale, usually $5. off) and usually keep, on average, 50 gallons in my insulated pole barn, since it can be stored for years. You can also buy Kero-Klean (I find it at Lowe's & on Ebay), which is a kerosene fuel treatment. It comes in different fragrances (pine, vanilla, etc) and an 8 ounce bottle treats 80 gallons of kerosene and helps prevent tar/carbon build up on the top of the wick, extending wick life. I like the fact that these heaters are dependable, need basically no maintenance (my wicks usually last 2 seasons, but it does depend on usage) and are at the ready anytime needed. Having peace of mind is immeasurable. BTW, I subbed and liked.

Great content. I have the same Dyna-Glo kerosene heater. It's my second one. I really like it! I mainly use it as supplemental heat, and power outages, but when it really get's cold I use it also because my gas furnace is older, I don't want to over work it, lol. After I light mine, I let it run about 10 minutes, then turn my dial all the way down. It uses a lot less kerosene and completely heats our 1100 sq ft home. In my area now kerosene is $5 per gallon at the gas station. Thanks, John

I have ,in the past,had to buy 1/2 gallons and 1 gallons of Kerosene from my local small town hardware store.That was the only source I had ! But I was paying $11.99 per gallon,and although clean,it was basically sold as a painters solvent,thus the expensiveness.When I moved to a larger town ,I found a larger retailer that dealt exclusively in fuels and I was glad to find it for 1/3 of that.

I bought a 5 gallon kerosene plastic container from SureCan that has a drop-nozzle and a squeeze valve that makes filling the heater WAY easier. I have the same model Dyna-Glo that you do. Thanks for this video. This is my first year using kerosene as a supplement heat source

I just bought one for this ice storm happening right now so thank you for this video

GREAT PRACTICAL DOWN-TO-EARTH INFO & EXPLAINED VERY WELL

Thank you for your patience in explaining clearly and concisely. We have heating oil, but a lot of power outages here in the Catskill Mountains and we had many days without heat. Tried to get a wood stove, but that's another story. Just bought a 10,000 btu senoku radiant heater for our cottage. Kerosene prepackaged in 5 gallons right now is close to 60 bucks in the big box stores. I have to check out the gas stations after I pick up a container at Tractor Supply. Again, thanks. Looking forward to not freezing this year.

Thanks for all the info I'm new to kerosene heaters and the fuel you were very informative

I reuse the clear containers I bought from Lowes or HomeDepot at my gas station. I have about 8 of them now:) I love my heater! What I love the most is that it’s quiet. Not loud like a propane heater. I also would like more info on wicks.

Thank you for all your videos. As a prepper i think i will buy the package K-1. I want the clean burn and im hoping the shelf life is longer than at the pump in cans. Great job! Thank you

Thanks I was hunting learn a little more about these heaters.! Thanks from Florida

The high tech, high efficiency gas furnace ate its controller board in a cold January (highs in 30's, lows in teens). We used the 22,000BTU kero heater for the two weeks that the "3 day" board repair turnaround took. Always filled, lit and warmed up on the screened porch before being brought into the house. Always taken out to shut it off. No smoke and almost no odor in the house for the two weeks we used it. In the second week, I found a gas station with generic red kero for much less than Lowes wanted for the 1K. I have about two weeks worth of kero in the equipment shed out back in case we again have the need for alternate heating (or lighting). Kerosene can be preserved with Pri-D - instructions on the label.

Great video...good going. Covered my questions as I was thinking them.

It used to be difficult to find clear k1 in my area and alot was red dyed kerosene. I cannot stress enough to not use that garbage. They finally built a new rutters down the street from me and it has Clear kero. Its expensive but I don't care. It comes in very handy on extremely cold days.

I am very fortunate. My gas station has K-1 Kerosene, but it's also Low Sulfur (less than 14PPM). Unfortunately it's $5.59/Gal. but still way cheaper than a box store. Most think K-1 is all the same from gas stations. As you noted, some are dyed but they also vary in sulfur content. To make it safe to burn indoors, all K-1 has to have a sulfur content of 400PPM or less. That is why K-2 is harmful to use indoors and should only be used for heaters which are vented to the outside. You are breathing the fumes released into your home from the fuel being burned so the lower the sulfur, the less Sulfur Dioxide SO2 is produced. You are correct about the control knob. The correct flame height is important for soot control and the efficiency of the heater. Too low of a flame, you risk higher CO (Carbon Monoxide) output and fumes. Too high and you get higher levels of NOx (Nitrogen Dioxide) and soot. As a safety precaution, I would recommend a CO detector and if your home is air tight, opening a window about an inch to allow for some outside ventilation isn't a bad idea either. The only other thing I want to mention is, some may be tempted to burn Low Sulfur Diesel in their Kerosene heater. Can you? Yes you can. Will it carbon up and destroy your wick? Absolutely. Diesel has oil mixed in it to lubricate injector pumps for a diesel engine. It will ruin your wick. Letting it burn dry (outside due to fumes and smoke) after 6 to 8 gallons of use will clean the carbon off the wick and will make it light like new again. All modern wicks are fiberglass on the tip. Older heaters made in the 50s and 60s had cotton wicks. A dry burn ruins them....but anything made from around the 70's on, is fiberglass and it works wonders. Lastly, aside from fuel quality, the quality of the wick makes a huge difference in the smell of starting/stopping and running the heater. When the time comes to get a replacement wick, do not get from a box store. Mile's has the best wicks. I replaced my DynaGlo original wick with one of his and it made a huge difference in my heater. It worked better than it did when new. Order one here: www.milesstair.com/alpha_list.html Nice video. Stay Warm and Safe!

Fantastic video! Thanks so much for your advice!

I tried the Kerosene with the red dye in it one time and it set off the smoke detectors in my house. I got rid of that stuff. I found out that some of the Sheetz gas stations carry the clear K-1 kerosene. So that is what I use now, It burns much cleaner and my smoke detectors agree.

I had that exact heater past 2 yrs mine was alot older though. I have to say moving it in and out while it's lite is very dangerous. Other than that I agree with every thing you said, I even cooked on the top of it. It was a life saver I have a propane mr heater now, and it's good ,but I go thru alot of propane well more than I think I should, last yr I spent an average of 12 dollars a day on kero 5 dollars a gal, lasted12 to 14 hrs, 2.5 gal jug refilled, at gas station, lasted a day, day an a half, propane is 4.20 a day refilling tank.(20pd), lasts 4/5 days, so I switched, but I can't cook on it, so during power outages mr heater only heats, I miss my old broken heater, lol btw I'm in 200sq rv it is hard to keep warm.

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Excellent presentation. Thank you.

Concerning the flame height adjustment. True you adjust it to usually the lower/est setting once it is lit for peak performance (fuel burning efficiency). However, raising it will indeed burn more fuel (less efficiently) but it will definitely provide more heat along with possibly soot and smell. We have tested this with a sensitive temperature meter to confirm that it burns some 150 degrees hotter on high vs low. You may want to consider that if say you need a little more heating for 0 / below 0 degree days outside, but I wouldn't put it on high. It is also useful as the wick burns down over the years. We found after about three-four years you will have to put the flame height adjustment all the way up to maintain a decent low burn capability. After a few more months it is time to replace the wick which is a tedious process so take your time and remember how things were taken apart so you can get them back together properly.

I still have those plastic furniture-moving thingys from years ago that you put under things then slide them. They still make things easier to move for me including the heater.

I grew up with a kerosene stove heating the house. It was 26 cents a gallon in 1975 .I still have a kerosene heater for backup and used gas stations. Kerosene for years but its getting harder to get not sure if I'm going to pay for package ki this year but I always liked the heat kerosene puts out compared to propane

Very good video, thanks. I was looking at Aladdin oil lamps online at Leman’s website. They offer one gallon containers of Klein-Heat for $74.95 on December 15, 2023.

K1 or 1K is a purity standard of the Kerosene. To be sold as K1 the kero must meet the ASTM D 3699 Specifications of a maximum sulfur content of 400ppm. This is the heater fuel sold at Lowes or Tractor Supply. The kerosene you see at Rutters or other convenience store pump is higher than 400ppm. You can find the specifications on the side of the pump where you purchase it. Rutters kero is a clear un-dyed Kerosene but not as pure as K1. It will probably have a little more odor on heater start up and shut down and clog the wick sooner.

Indoor pollutants studied from unvented kerosene heaters include: sulfur dioxide, nitric oxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Sulfur impurities in the fuel are converted into sulfur dioxide. Carbon monoxide is produced through incomplete combustion of the fuels, however, CO and CO2 are in low levels. The lower grade kerosene will have higher sulphur content than the kerosene meant for kerosene heaters as mentioned in a post by ABH. As I've said, you can do whatever you want but putting yourself at a higher risk of being poisoned just to save a few bucks seems incredibly silly to me!

👍 description awesome job I have one now I understand it thanks so much 👍

Another consideration when buying the big box Kerosene is disposal of the containers. Whether the 5gal metal can or the plastic bottles, none of them can be chucked in recycling. I had to wait for the annual Residential HazMat day at the local dump to dispose of the containers. I also use puppy pads under the containers and actually set the heater on one when refueling on the deck. Don't want any drips landing on the wood because the smell never goes away, lol.

Good info, Thank you!

Brilliant video

With the blue plastic cans - Amazon has solid caps for them. They seal nice and tight. I don't bother with fuel spouts after getting a kerosene transfer pump. I put the solid caps on all my fuel cans and stopped about major spills from tip overs.

Thank you!

I heat my house with fuel oil, and it runs near what diesel sells for at the pump. Use about 200 gallons per winter. This year (2022) I paid $700 for 200 gallons in October. Also: my gas station sells clear kerosene, $3.99 per gallon, that I use in my dyna-glo for my unheated porches (I have too many house plants!). I love my heater!

I use mine as a supplement heat and run it during the day. It a kero sun 230 the reason is fuel oil costs more than K1. It runs during the day and oil burner at night.

Great info. Thanks.

Airport Jet fuel is Kerosene. I used to get excellent quality kerosene from a fuel delivery service (they allowed people to bring empty cans and they filled them from their pumps.) The prices of these methods was the most competitive. Airports, being "Federally regulated both by the FAA & EPA, will only fill "legally proper containers". (Blue and Labeled)

It's $54.99 from Tractor Supply for 5 Gallons! An $21.99 for the Empty Blue Midwest Kerosene Container. We found a Gas Station that carries the 1K Kerosene for $5.09@ Gallon, almost half of a pre- packaged version! Time will tell if we can save some money on this project! Thank You for this Information!

And to save money on the container to put the kerosene in, if you work at a place the uses 5 gallon containers to ship their products ask them can you have an empty one. Or go to a resturant that uses lots of cooking oil that comes in 5 gallon containers and ask to buy an empty container. You might find they will give one to you for free. Also Walmart sell 3 and 5 gallon water jugs, I think one or either both of them come with a handle. Where I live the 3 gallon one is 8.88 and the 5 gallon one is 11.88. They come in handy for storing Kerosene.

In Washington state, I’ve never seen Kerosene at a gas station. Buying it a Lowes, it’s about $50/5gal. A few years ago I found it at an equipment rental place for $8/gal for “Red” k2. Burned horrible, smelly, Smokey. Messed up my wick. I think it was really red diesel.

Been using Kerosene for 12 years now . Condition new wicks, extinguish outside, most attached garages breath so heat that...when super warm open door and let that heat into the crib. ( or install a closable vent near the ceiling. ) -at 5.99 a gal...only a supplement when temps are below zero or power out.

I have the white colored version of this Dynaglo kerosene heater and I use the k1 clear kerosene and I know it's more expensive BUT I only use it when in case of EMERGENCIES for say a power outage or if I'm home on one of my days off I might use this heater for the day and it puts out great clean heat !!! I don't take it in and outside to start it either for there's NO need to and I simply pump the kerosene from the jug into the fuel tank no fuss and no mess !!!

I buy from cenex, bulk at the fuel island,5.09 a gallon and store in blue 55 gallon sealed barrels. Used in new home as a back up.

These are good back up heaters, will heat a full house. Light and shut down outside let it heat up and stop smoking then bring it in. A stock pot of water on top helps keep humidity in the house and get hot water for a bath in power outage.

Good info. Thanks.

Prepack k1 at the retail level is going for $50/5gal or 6.99/gal at the pump. At least where I live. I remember when I was a kid in the 90's it was under a dollar.

Painting the walls light brown color solves the problem permanently. Besides, very light colors are sensitive to changes either from cooking, dust, air pollution, etc.

New subscriber! Enjoyed the video.

Thx 👍 Have you any experience with burning diesel

It is usually cheaper when you get it delivered. And it’s the connivence. When you need to fill the heater all you have to do is walk out to your tank.

Thanks much! As you know Walmart has a 2.5 gallon for $38 and 1 gallon for $17 ... Not 🚫 a value for those prices

That dial will make it cooler or hotter. Turn it to high and the flame is higher, burns more fuel and puts out more btus. So yeah. And I’ve been running kerosene as heat off and on for more than 30 years. Running it on low is great as long as you find the setting that keeps your house warm without putting out to much odor

Thank you for this video. I would appreciate your discussing wick care and replacement. How long does a wick last? I understand this video was made when your wick was only 2 yrs in use but maybe you have the answer. Also, I have heard that it's good to occasionally let fuel burn up completely and that cleans the top of the wick of any built-up deposits from previous burns.

A point of note here. Gas station kerosene is K1 Kerosene. There's no difference between prepackaged, bulk oil from a company, or the gas station. The only difference is the price.

Good job.

Where I live there is a huge lake and boating is big. Stations here will use pump in summer for boat fuel then switch to kerosene in winter

Thanks

If you have several gas stations in your town that sell kerosene shop around there is a wide range in prices. 5.99 verses 7.24 stations a mile apart.

Nice, informative video ..... current update here is Pa ...... store are running $12.00 ..... gas station are $6.00 😮‍💨

Hi, I heat my home with k1. This year its sky high. I paid 6.97 per gallon.

merci a toi ,,Canada

I buy gas station kerosene exclusively. Just buy it early in the heating season like november and it will be fresh without too much condensation. And then run an additive pretty much all of em are denatured alcohol. ya just need a splash as it mainly evaporates any water in the kero.

K-1 is pure and clear and little smell at all. It is NOT like reddish/yellow kerosene and does not burn the same way. Get K-1 for kerosene heaters or lamps...

Great video.. I get my K1 from the gas station... the pink kerosene in our area is non-taxed diesel for farming equipment

Consider getting a small tank installed and having it delivered, then you can fill up your containers to fill the stove

My gas station has k-1 clear kerosene , it's all I've ever used. And YES, the flame adjustment IS THE THERMOSTAT, put a stove thermometer on it and you'll see.

I did get it delivered onetime back in the 80s it was $80 for 55 gallons drum the beauti of running this way is no one can shut your heat off I keep one on hand for emergency

The can from prepackaged kerosene can be refilled at station. Cost of a container plus content might be about same price first time purchase.

You might mention that brand new kerosene heaters should be burned outdoors for at least several hours, preferably a whole tank. This will burn off manufacturing oils on metal parts, anti-rust surface treatments, and burn off residual volatile components of the binders used in the paint finish. Basically, whatever materials or coatings that will decompose or out-gas when they're heated up to the normal operating temperature of several hundred degrees.

Been buying my Kerosene from Marathon gas station for over 10 years. In fact, I've never bought the packaged Kerosene. The Kerosene I've got from the gas station has always been clear.

Thanks for sharing all the do's & don'ts with these kerosene heaters Is there a need for carbon monoxide dectectors or other gas testers with running these kerosene heaters in a home

I had to see the date on this video because as of today December 22nd 2022 the price of kerosene at a service station is 7.24 but I found it at another station for 5.99. So as of now it is no cheaper than the big box stores kerosene. To help the heater to stay burning better make sure you let it burn completely out and then "burn" the wick. And it will burn a whole lot better.

Uh boy I got that same unit right there you have . I used it when my furnace blower broke in the middle of the of winter it was cold out . Me wife and 3 kids we was all dizzy I threw that shit out lol 😂 diesel Chinese heater works great for us . Leave entire unit outside and the heat discharge duck hose through the window heats up the home really nice no fumes no kids dizzy 😂 is no electric I can run the China diesel heaters of generator in a amergency. Great video them heaters really give some good heat . That’s for sure . But that smell makes us all dizzy .

Bulk delivery vendors typically have a minimum, often 100 gallons or more!!

November 2022 local fuel delivery provider in western PA has K1 kerosene at $5.999 per gallon...

Thanks for update, blessings !

I have one of these heaters it's about 30 years old it never smokes I lighted in the house I don't use it everyday just supplemental heat four or five times a year maybe another four or five times a year in the garage the only reason that heater will smoke is if you let it run out it burns the wick if you burn the wick replace the wick it will not smoke and the control is an adjustment for the height of the flame more BTUs less BTUs it don't smoke no make any difference where it's at if you keep the wick unburnt

You can fill it while it is still lit to reduce the smell of shutting it down and re-lighting. Also, fill it outside just in case you spill any.

Thank you for a great video. You have a very clear way of explaining things and you covered a lot. Also, thanks for covering transport of filled kerosene containers. That stuff is not easy to clean up before the smell is dispersed throughout the area. Our furnace repairman did a stupid thing and left with the kerosene running into the ductwork in the floor of our mobile home. What a disaster! My nose and throat were burning, I was trying to mop the kero out of the ductwork, our sheer curtains were stained beyond repair, etc. My husband was on the road trucking. He was beyond furious. You definitely don't want kerosene uncontained.....not even a small amount if you can help it.

Price on kerosene is way up right now. I just filled my jugs today for the coming blizzard and it was $7 a gallon. Still a lot cheaper than $35.

Waiting for the landlord to get someone out here to fix the furnace that is possibly older than me. It was 5 degrees outside and when I am running the heater its like the furnace didn't break. Thankfully I live in the Midwest near a gas station that sells K-1.

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My heater went out in my house and thank God I had purchased 3 kerosene heaters when I was working plus the thick plastic cans that I filled with kerosene about 5 years ago. I bought the red and didn't know about the blue but they were never used for anything else except kerosene and i took a black marker and wrote kerosene all over each of them about 20 times. They were too expensive to not use. I just fired up my kerosene heaters for the first time ever and the 5 year old K 1 kero is working fine. There are videos that say that had kero for 10 years and it was still good. My smaller Dyna Glo 10,000 BtU one gives off a strong kero smell and I am not sure why. I have read others have this issue as well. I have to read the book to learn how to make the flame lower than it's lettine me because the flame is too high. I do have the bigger Dyna Glo 23, 800 BTU and also the Dura Heat 23,800 Btu. These heaters toss alot of heat and thank God I bought them when I was working for such a time as this. When I get my new house heater I am going to refill all of the containers with more kero in case we loose power because I have a feeling that alot of ppl are gonna loose power this year = 2024.

My gas station sells clear K1 and its so much cheaper than Lows and Tractor supply. I dry burn my wick once a week and clean any carbon build up on it with a tooth brush. It reduces smoke and burn more efficient.

I would have kept the metal cans and reused them for the gas station kerosene. We had a kerosene heater like yours and it did ok but the fumes were too much. #1 diesel is the same thing but it has more oil and dye so yes it will have more smoke.

I don't think I saw anyone mention having kerosene being delivered from an oil Co. Typically, a fuel oil company won't deliver anything less than 50 gallons at a time. My dad owned a heating oil company when I was a kid and he wouldn't deliver less than 50 gallons at a time, but he had a kerosene pump at work he sold it by the gallon for heater use. So having it delivered isn't a viable option unless you have a 55 gallon drum for kerosene at your house and could refill your 5 gallon container with it.

Hi abh…. Jet fuel A1 is used for helicopters and other. It is clean and cheap. Don’t even think about avgas. Check some small airports

I have had one of these heaters for about 4 years heating my garage. This year Kerosene was $8 a gallon. I found out that these heaters burn diesel fuel with no change in smell or smoke. All you need to do is add 1 cup of 91% isopropyl alkanol to 5 gallons. I would not recommend you use these heaters in your living spaces.

I'm a rookie to kerosene lighting and heating. Im in So. California so heating is not a big deal really but I want to be ready for a SHTF situation. There is NO stations selling Kero here. Only option is Klean heat from Home depot for about $20 bucks a gallon.

I got yellow diesel 5 gal. containers from Menards for $15. Then I got the good K-1 clear kero from Fleet Fleet Farm gas station for $5.50/gal. 11/11/2022. Since we don't have little kids or a dog, we run ours without the cage. You can cook food on the top of the unit.

Hey great video. I know a lot about them lol. I have done a few videos on them my self. on my channel. One thing you should talk about. hint for your next video. The BTUs it puts out One thing I have found. Walmart sells the K1 for about $10 a gallon . Yes I have subscribed Helping you get to your 1K subscriber count. Keep up the good work. In times like these. We need all the help we can get. Take care

our gas station offers nice clear kerosene for 3.99 a gallon. im in a rural part of ohio so i dont know if thats a contributing factor.

I get k1 from gas station. Do a search. Many places came up in my area.

I got one of these on salt for 119 bucks at menards it’s 5.95 a gallon for the k1 from the gas station and I have it set where it is running 14 hrs on a full tank

So, you said to take the unit out of the house to turn the unit on and off. That is to avoid the smell and the soot emited by the unit to avoid discoloration of walls. Is that what you said? So each time I turn off or on I leave the unit 5 minutes outside, right? And can I assume that I will not poison myself inside the house by using the unit in the house? What if, if I want to use the unit in the car? Is that dangerous and perhaps may poison myself? I work inside a booth, 7 1/2 feet x 9 1/2 feet booth.

Great for backup heat, but way too expensive to run as your primary heat source. What do you see as the advantages of using kerosene for your heat?

Would it be ok to leave it running unaccompanied. I was looking for a shop heater for over nights.