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kerosene evaporation

  • 20-01-2014 2:18am
    #1
    pa990
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    If I fill my homeheating oil tank during the summer months (when it should generally be cheaper), should I be concerned about evaporation of kerosene ?


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  • #2
    Wearb
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    pa990 wrote: »
    If I fill my homeheating oil tank during the summer months (when it should generally be cheaper), should I be concerned about evaporation of kerosene ?

    No.

    The old seasonal ups and downs in prices don't seem to happen anymore and it is a bit of pot luck about buying at the cheapest time. The biggest pricing factors now seem to be world crude prices and dollar exchange rates.

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  • #3
    corkgsxr
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    It has virtually no evaporation


  • #4
    gctest50
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    The lesser spotted VannusTransitus can sometimes be seen to feed on it though


  • #5
    jimf
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    gctest50 wrote: »
    The lesser spotted VannusTransitus can sometimes be seen to feed on it though

    and they usually have a major appetite when your away on summer hols:mad::mad:


  • #6
    pa990
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    Was stung once with oil going missing, (i suspect a local person), since then i put a tanklok and a flood light on it, and never a problem since, although the neighbour has since been hit 2 more times.

    Good to know that natural evaporation wont be a big problem.

    as for the seasonal changes in price, I keep an eye on prices, and generally a june fill will either be the same or a little cheaper than october.


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  • #7
    pa990
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    on a slightly different note,
    are kero additives of any use?

    Dipetane or x01479ho (boilermax / exocet)


  • #8
    Wearb
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    pa990 wrote: »
    on a slightly different note,
    are kero additives of any use?

    Dipetane or x01479ho (boilermax / exocet)

    It would be interesting to see an independent report on their value.
    My gut feeling is that they would serve very little use on a well maintained boiler.

    Years ago there was an additive recommended for the old vaporising Aga's. it was short lived for some reason.

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  • #9
    Lanshane
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    Hi all,

    I need to get some Kerosene. I use the oil all through the summer months, to heat water only. In order to get the best value for money I am better buying 1000 ltrs. This will keep us going until November/December this year. My question is this: Is it bad for the Kerosene to be stored in the tank for this period of time (9 months approx by the time it's empty again)?

    I did read that it's better if the tank is full during the summer months as this helps prevent condensate building up inside the plastic tank walls, creating a fungus which eventually falls back into the tank and over time creates a sludge which causes problems. I'm not sure how true this is. I'd imagine I would my loss due to evaporation would be minimul due to tank location and summer temperatures in this county!

    Advice much appreciated, Tks.


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