Re: [DMCForum] Kerosene

[Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll have to check with some gas stations. That'd be cool if so. Last
month both Home Depot and Lowes were completely out of it; I was just
SOL for heat during a Christmas weekend DeLorean project I wanted to
work on.

-Ryan

On 1/10/06, timnagin <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kerosene is sold here through regular gas pumps at gas stations, though only
> in rural areas.  They are usually off to the side so people don't mistaken
> them for gasoline.
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> I am not sure about the stability over time but would guess you could mix
> fresh stuff with the older and still burn it.
>
> Greg
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> So I settled on a portable Kerosene convection heater for my garage,
> which will get me by until I buy some property and build a nice shop
> in the next few years. I had some questions, though, and am hoping
> someone here might know enough to answer them.
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> 1. How long does Kerosene stay usable? I read information saying it
> would keep for years, but I had a little leftover in my forced air
> heater from last year and it did NOT burn well. Stunk up the place
> real bad. I put new Kerosene in and that solved it. Was this a problem
> with the way I stored it (small quantity, a gallon or two in the
> bottom of the tank), or just a general problem with storing Kerosene?
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> 2. Where might I look to buy Kerosene for a reasonable price? I only
> use ~10 gallons a season since I only heat the garage when I'm using
> it for more than a few minutes. My problem is the only place I know to
> buy the stuff is in 5 gallon jugs at Home Depot and/or Lowes. It's $6
> a gallon! Seems ridiculously expensive to me.
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> -Ryan
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