Burning ULSD in Kerosene Heater?

[mrutkaus]

So I've tried ULSD in kerosene lamps, works fine, just wondering, since it is cheaper, how it will do in a kerosene heater.

When I buy kerosene there is a warning label on it saying it is high in sulfur.

I'm thinking that ULSD might be even "purer" than the kerosene and burn cleaner but I want to ask experts if there's anything I'm missing.

Mike

 

[chambers1517]

I always use ULSD in my kerosene heater. I was working in my garage which is in my basement. I ran out of diesel and ran to a local mart. They don't sell diesel but do have kerosene. After 10 minutes my wife asked what I was doing downstairs, she said I was stinking up the house. Never noticed it or had any complaints while using diesel. This is a fan forces space heater and is about 10 years old. Works great and is always ran with diesel.

 

[mrutkaus]

that's what i was hoping to hear, i'm going to try it tonight, first in a mixture!

thanks

mike

 

[mrutkaus]

50-50 mixture in standard wick type kerosene heater working perfect no smell for several hours...(there was no smell with all kerosene either).

mike

 

[JJZ 109]

I'd like to know how this works out for folks also. Especially now that I've got a 15 gallon drum with a 12 pump/14' hose and nozzle that I use to fill a Kubota B3030.
I guess that I'd just as soon have one fuel both tractor and Kerosun that I use every now and then in the garage.

 

[LBrown59]

I'd like to know how this works out for folks also.

How what works out?

 

[mrutkaus]

NOPE!

Don't do it, even a 50-50 mixture of ULSD and kerosene caused a circular wick type heater to decrease output during the night and when I looked at the cooled down wick, it was encrusted with hard stuff which kerosene doesn't do or else takes way longer to do.

Mike

 

[Wis Bang]

Kero is still a lighter fraction than #2 fuel oil. ULSD is still #2 while Kero can be called #1 fuel oil and is added to #2 in colder climates to slow/stop 'gelling'...

I used to work for the US office of a Canadian Motor Carrier and had a guy load in Panama City, FL and he fueled up there. 24 hours later near Thunder Bay, ON his tanks gelled solid, had to have him towed to a heated shop and after 24 hours & a few gal of HOWES conditioner they got him re-started enough to top him off w/ winterized fuel.

There is more wax, etc. in #2 than #1 and removing the sulfur does not change that.

 

[LBrown59]

I'd like to know how this works out for folks also. Especially now that I've got a 15 gallon drum with a 12 pump/14' hose and nozzle that I use to fill a Kubota B3030.
I guess that I'd just as soon have one fuel both tractor and Kerosun that I use every now and then in the garage.

You don't want to run kerosene in your tractor.

 

[ToadHill]

When kero heaters first came out it was hard to find fuel in out area so I used to go to the airport and pick up jet fuel. It worked great.