Kerosene Heater alternative solution

[@matrixresetinprogress]

Diesel with little less than quart of 91% and up isopropyl alcohol to 5 gallons. Works beautifully. No oder. No gases. Burns hotter. Burns longer. Half the price. I love this once I caught on. Its saving me 100s upon 100s every winter. And the heat is better quality .

[@FourthWayRanch]

Same wick or did u get cotton?

[@89Ayten]

I cut 50% diesel with 50% kerosene. It works fine and saves me a few bucks.

[@eastermister1]

As soon as you Started talking it made me smile

[@davidlomm4424]

You need a Cotton Wick to burn Diesel, newer heaters use Fiberglass wicks & will clog quickly.

[@matrixresetinprogress]

I use diesel . Got to mix with 91% to 99% isopropyl alcohol. About 1quart to 5 gallons is perfect. No issues . And yeah cotton wick but you can easily find them.

[@frydemwingz]

when it got cold last weekend, I used a kerosene heater with about an ounce of that fuel treatment for 1 gallon of gas station diesel and also 2-3 ounces of 99% rubbing alcohol. It DID produce black smoke, a lot actually on low flame. I wasnt paying close attention, then a few minutes later the room was full of smoke, so after I vented it all out, I found out the heater flame has to be extended all the way up to not produce smoke, not like K1 kerosene that you can adjust the flame to whatever you want almost. I have the same model as yours. Also, i've noticed it still does produce a tiny amount of smoke even with the flame cranked all the way up, but it's a very small amount. A small amount of fresh air coming in will be ok for that. For a garage, it's just fine. Im sure there is a fuel mix that would be ideal for this, we just have to find it out. Or they could just make kerosene easier to get at gas stations and we wouldnt have to do this lol

[@FourthWayRanch]

People say a pint of 91% isopropyl to 5 gal diesel runs clean

[@victoryfirst2878]

My trick is 1 ounce of isopropyl alcohol 100 percent, 1 ounce of acetone mixed with gallon of jet fuel A-1 is the ratio that I have been using for years and no problem with wick. Still the same one that came with kerosine heater. Works great and way cheaper than kerosine sold in stores. Ten dollars plus a gallon, real highway ROBERIE.

[@bobmeyers3478]

Buy at gas station for 1/2 the price

[@victoryfirst2878]

K One is 6 dollars a gallon. @@bobmeyers3478

[@hamishr2367]

Kerosene k1 is the best way for indoor use and it's the only one that's recommended

[@azarelthecreator7098]

It's also gotten stupid expensive. The cheapest gallon I've found was 15 bucks most gallons are between 20 and 30. Those prices would make using these to heat as expensive if not more than using space heaters.

[@johnettipio]

​@@azarelthecreator7098 YIKES! A gas station near me sells it for about $5.50/gal. My local Walmart has the prepackaged 1K for $11.50

[@privatepilot4064]

Jet A is a kerosene based paraffin fuel that is much cheaper than kerosene and works great in kerosene heaters.

[@FourthWayRanch]

Ya, 5 bucks a gallon at the local airport. Will the filler fit in a gas can opening? Do they make you have the blue kerosene cans?

[@privatepilot4064]

@ You want to use the proper container. And $5 a gallon ($4.55 at my airport) is better than $15 a gallon at Home Depot. That’s a rip off. At my airport you can pay at the pump and no one really looks at the can you’re using since it’s self serve.

[@FourthWayRanch]

@privatepilot4064 10 bucks a gallon in the 5ers at tractor supply these days. Red diesel and isopropyl alcohol seems pretty cheap but just pouring diesel it stinks.

[@franksummerlin3422]

What you save in fuel cost by burning diesel in a kerosene heater you repay in wicks and wick maintenance.

[@antiglobaljoel532]

If you put a pint of denatured alcohol in a five gallon container of diesel, it works great.

[@josematy3249]

I agree with you. The problem is that sometimes you can't get kerosene. These solutions are good for those who cannot get kerosene.

[@mikerilling2745]

@@antiglobaljoel532 Which kerosene heater do you have that you are doing this in because I’m really thinking about doing this but I don’t want to continuously clog up wicks and have to spend my weekends replacing wicks

[@joeyzammit933]

Hi seen your video im going to try it im in Australia and in Gippsland can get very cold here and I also grew up with a kerosene heater. I know you can use diesel in the lanterns for light and works fine but in a heater it does play up after a while I haven't heard of that additives. I will look for it and try it. The kerosene is very expensive here aswell let us know how yours went incase I can't get that stuff cheers and thanks joey

[@olympusmons4089]

Thanks for sharing your experiance! I have the same Dyna-Glo heater and use diesel in it. I have also noticed that the flame is not quite as high as I would like. I am also thinking about changing the wick. Did changing your wick make a difference for yours?

[@nomadicsound2589]

Thank you for comment too. I have same problem that flame is not high enough. I changed new wick after this video but same. I removed dish looking cover to get more air on wick, but didn't do well. So my answer, unfortunately this diesel fuel alternative idea is not do well. SInce they don't sell Kerosene here, no reason to keep the heater here anymore. I maybe experiment beyond: drill hole or bend air slit, make bigger air intake to get more air in to wick. I am guessing they need more air when you burn Diesel. (with fire extinguisher ready)

[@NORSKGARDEN]

@@nomadicsound2589 I’ve heard it will work better with diesel if the wick is set slightly higher.

[@nomadicsound2589]

@@NORSKGARDEN Thanks, I think so too. Need some cutting metal work, extend wick rail to get slightly higher than now. I will try it sometimes.

[@blaiseroche]

The burning part of the wick, that 1/2" top for most kerosene heaters especially Dyna-glo heaters is made out of fiberglass and clogs very easy. Unless you can find an all cotton wick which are consumable but work great with straight #1 and #2 diesel and with no need for additives. However, those things are very hard to find these days. Burning straight #2 diesel even with anti-gel additives and with mixing kerosene has always lead to problems for me in the long run. Always greatly shortens the life of fiberglass wicks which with straight kerosene usually last 5 years. Even mixing at 20% diesel and 80% kereosene still usually means a wick cleaning every second time after use and a wick change every year. But the higher the ratio of kerosene to diesel does work the best for the longest.

[@11silver-bullets]

I keep my wick turned to low after starting . I start mine up on high . Burns too rich when left on high . You can also mix diesel with isopropyl alcohol too same as that additive. I only use kerosene. Never changed my wick . Use it every winter for the last 15 yrs in British Columbia Canada winters .

[@wemcal]

great video and information, thanks for sharing

[@conessw]

Can you burn 100% alcohol in a kerosene heater?

[@pmcbride59]

When I tried this (with another additive) it worked great the first time. The second time it was not so good. The third time it smoked so bad we had to take it outside. The wick was ruined. I tried another additive but it did not work. I love my kerosene heater but kerosene is so scarce and when you do find it, it is expensive. I did not try this additive. It may be worth a try to try this additive. This would be much cheaper than kerosene.

[@rccccc8657]

I have always wanted to try diesel! Luckily I actually have a gas station that sells kerosene at the pump it’s $5.39 a gallon which is much cheaper than the stuff they sell at Walmart! And oddly enough the it has a very low odor the stuff from Walmart gives me a migraine

[@otisarmyalso]

Ditto my experience

[@rccccc8657]

You should also look into the propane top heaters! Pretty cost effective as long as you have a propane place close to where you live. Company by me only costs about $14 bucks to refill compared to the gas station $25 bucks to exchange and they don’t even fill the bottles up all the way!

[@antoniomolina6200]

add rubbing alcohol to the diesel. it will burn much cleaner.

[@nomadicsound2589]

Nice to know. I will try that!!

[@rsz90182]

That is a myth. Alcohol is never 100% there is water in it and it makes a foul smell.

[@maxstrata9967]

Thank you!

[@thomasmetayer3631]

Most jet fuel is treated with Prist, a fuel additive. It doesnt smell nice when burned in a heater.

[@PainterD54]

If you would close that overhead door the heater would do a much better job!

[@otisarmyalso]

Ran 10 gal kero thru my used Aladden & all ok. Buy new wick just in case. Next tried diesel with additive on the used kero heater & wick crudded up 1st tank. Try burn off then try wire brush... nothing fix my wick. It burn about 15 min n die.... will do new wick n stick to kero or mix diesel kero 50/50 with additive.

[@theusconstitution1776]

The high paraffin content in the diesel fuel actually plugs up a little fibers that with the fuel up to the top so you run out of fuel after 15 minutes you should try going to walmart.com and see if you can order kerosene and have it shipped to the Walmart store and yes when you run diesel fuel or home heating fuel in a wet burner it is quite over it and sometimes sorry that’s probably what your headache is from I always used to light the heater outside give it 10 minutes to get up to temperature and then carefully carry it in without tripping the emergency shut off and do the same when you turn it off do it outside that’s the most odorous time

[@dafawty9thstate830]

I only got 4 hours burn on my wick, by doing this, before the flame and heat went way down and the smoke became too strong. This isn't a good solution in my opinion, because the additive didn't solve the problem of destroying my wic.

[@glynn2023]

Love your voice! Cool accent!

[@doccarew9103]

Add a small amount of 90% isopropyl alcohol to your diesel and diesel additive.

[@fabioquintana7148]

Let us know more about Japanese way! ✌️

[@ascensionlady5318]

日本人ですか？こちら米国では灯油売っていても非常に値段が高いですよね。日本の10倍の値段。今でもディーゼルで灯油ストーブ使ってます？何か問題ありました？日本語でチェックすると、灯油の代わりにディーゼル使うと灯油ストーブから火の手が上がるという実験ビデオが幾つかありました。そんな問題は未だに起きてませんか？

[@doktorparadox1791]

With the higher prices of diesel and electricity i'm thinking about it

[@100BlaQRaok.el_1]

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[@adventuresofdavid]

Stop diesel clogs the wick eventually won't work