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  • From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Diesel and kerosene
  • Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:34:05 EST


> >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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