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Had them in the house growing up as a kid but don't really know if that was an okay thing or a really bad thing. Have a couple extras and thinking about it while making preparations for upcoming cold weather. Read stuff online and it's about 50/50. What do you guys think?

I used one, it didn't kill me. K1 costs too much now.

Long as you got a blue flame

we've used them.

often sold as "emergency" heat.

different grades of kerosene i believe.

i dunno. with little kids might be needed.

for adults, just wrap up in blanket, jumpsuit.

would i use one, yeah. would i be comfortable?

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Keep the wick low, trimmed clean.

Use them in a pinch.
As stated above , not as economical as they once were...

We had them, have a couple at the deer lease in the cook shack, nobody sleeps in there.

If you can find it.

Most here prolly don't even know what 1K is.

Ventilation is your friend, along with a CO detector.

I'd use one in a pinch, not while you might drop off to sleep. As Mike said, ventilation is necessary.

I read that. Kinda defeats the purpose if you have a window open. Idk. I use them in my shop every winter but my shop is also an improved rickety old shed with lots of "natural "ventilation". Ha! Was thinking about putting one in the bathroom of the house to help the space heater since that's the coldest room in the house. Might just buy another infrared. Eden pure.

Used them temporarily for quick heat a few times during winter power outages.

Never had any problems other that some residual scent of kerosene that lasted a few days after in the general area as well as clothing.

The larger 18,000btu ones put out quite a bit of area heat.

Don't know why but they seem to radiate a more satisfying warmth than traditional forced gas or electric heat does.

Hence the CO detector. That stuff will give ya a nice long nap.

Used them in the equipment barns when I worked in trenching anbd underground construction years ago, big salamanders really noisy and the kerosene stink would drive you out.

Any type of Non-vented petroleum heaters are asking for trouble.

They are dangerous, and should be outlawed.

Even with a “blue” flame, they can be burning inefficient, and putting out dangerous amounts of Carbon Monoxide.

The CO detectors in stores are all junk. You need a “good” LOW LEVEL CO detector to alert you before it gets to a dangerous level.

Low level CO has been attributed to SID (sudden infant death) syndrome, Parkinson Disease and can bring on a heart attach in the elderly.

Non-vented heaters or gas logs can get bumped, knocked around in transport, and move the burner / flame away from where it was located when built, and start producing high level CO, “even with a BLUE FLAME".

The old in-wall natural gas heaters they use to put in bathrooms / homes would put out around 65 PPM CO.

Fire departments will vacate a building, and ventilate it once it hits 35 PPM CO, so let that sink in for a second while you think about the old in-wall heaters putting out 65 PPM CO or any other type of propane heater attachments or kerosene that claim they are safe, THEY'RE NOT.

They are DEATH waiting to find another victim.

Gas ovens can be just as bad.

Sears, a long time ago, used to offer CO testing for their ovens. They “stopped” when they discovered their ovens were emitting dangerous levels of CO instead of doing the right thing and recalling them.

Ladies would stand over them cooking dinner, and when it came time to eat, mom wouldn’t be hungry or might have a slight headache. Gee, I wonder why, after standing and breathing dangerous levels of CO for an extended period while cooking dinner.

What about the baby she might be holding on her hip while cooking dinner?

"Ventilation is your friend, along with a CO detector."

Here here! I'd hate to wake up dead (channeling Yogi Berra)! -TomT

For less than $300 you can get a 30,000 BTU propane vent less heater and it don't require electricity.....I'd far rather do that than buy Kerosene and keep a window open..

^^^This^^^

We had one when I was a kid, in the 70’s. I can remember my dad buying the kerosene at the gas station. Is that normally where one bought kerosene?

My folks had one when i was a kid. The kind the took the long rectangle metal tank. Filled it up and then turned upside down.

Finally they moved on to hank hill’s propane amd propane accessories.