[Homestead] Kerosene
Shepperd
shepperd at mail2.pvco.net
Sat Nov 1 21:58:35 EDT 2008
At 08:29 PM 11/1/2008, Gene GeRue wrote:
>On Nov 1, 2008, at 6:07 PM, Rob wrote:
>
> > I have a kerosene heater for backup heat. I'd used kerosene for heat
> > before and knew about the smell, I have 4 gallons of "odorless"
> > kerosene heater fuel in case it's needed. I tried it two winters back
> > and it worked well.
>
>What is the Btu equivalence with propane?
>
>How long does it keep without deterioration?
One gallon of propane will produce 91,600 Btu's. One gallon of
kerosene will produce 134,000 Btu's of energy when burned, which
makes it similar to diesel or gasoline.
I don't know how long kerosene will keep.
Jerry S.
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