Paraffin=kerosene?

renga · 2012-10-26 22:16:56

Hi fellow-gardeners. A technical question: is paraffin the same as kerosene? Can I run a greenhouse paraffin heater on my kerosene home heating oil? Thanks for any help!

26-10-2012 11:16PM

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renga

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Hi fellow-gardeners. A technical question: is paraffin the same as kerosene? Can I run a greenhouse paraffin heater on my kerosene home heating oil? Thanks for any help!

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#2 27-10-2012 11:26AM

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Both are 23 sec oil so I think you can. I run an old paraffin heater on kero, apart from a slight smell theirs no problem. Smell could have been the same with paraffin, I can't remember what it smelt like.
I'm using this to heat my kitchen and keep a window slightly open for the monoxide, just in case. Not dead yet.

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#3 27-10-2012 11:31AM

renga

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Thanks Tommy, it's what I thought. I remember the old paraffin heaters, and to say they smelled a bit was to put it mildly Happy to hear you're not dead yet

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