kerosene evaporation

pa990 · 20-01-2014 01:18AM #1

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 ?

Wearb · 20-01-2014 07:34AM

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.

corkgsxr · 20-01-2014 09:40AM

It has virtually no evaporation

gctest50 · 20-01-2014 11:29AM

The lesser spotted VannusTransitus can sometimes be seen to feed on it though

jimf · 20-01-2014 11:57AM

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:

pa990 · 20-01-2014 02:21PM

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.

pa990 · 20-01-2014 02:32PM

on a slightly different note,
are kero additives of any use?

Dipetane or x01479ho (boilermax / exocet)

Wearb · 20-01-2014 02:44PM

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.

Lanshane · 03-03-2014 10:58AM

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.

kerosene evaporation

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