[Homestead] Diesel and kerosene

Clansgian at wmconnect.com Clansgian at wmconnect.com
Tue Feb 23 20:34:05 EST 2010


> >What is the downside of using diesel fuel in a standard kerosene heater 
> to heat a greenhouse? 

It will clog up the wick in a hurry and stink mightily in the mean time.  
It won't explode like gasoline in a kerosene heater, so it isn't immediately 
dangerous, but I'd say it's a bad idea.  It will leave an oily residue on 
all and sundry.

Look into a diesel heater, like a Petromax.  </HTML>



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