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Is there any way to keep my Kerosun type kerosene heater from smelling? I am using 1-K kerosene. Brand new wick and kerosene can. The unit is in the garage and my wife claims that she can smell fumes upstairs (I can't).Typical fifties ranch style house so the garage is under the living space. I am keeping the vent window in the garage open.
Any sugestions?
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tough to not get the smell if you're using K1. I've been fortunate enough to have access to JetA for years, and I use that in the kerosene heaters in my shop. (I've also been known to run it in the TDI and PowerStroke with a lubricity additive) JetA runs pretty much soot and smell free in a K heater, but public access to it is very limited. I think it's just something you're going to have to live with unless you can get sump fuel from the airport.
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Is there any way to keep my Kerosun type kerosene heater from smelling? Any sugestions?
What levrluvr said above... Or, just shut it off.. I've not found one yet that doesn't smell, but I've no access to JetA either..
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i ran mine in my living room yesterday from noon til 10 or so... a bit of odor on start up, and a bit when i shut it down... no problem...
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I notice some smell when I start mine up and when I shut it off as well.Now I fire up/shut down outside.
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Cross, I think she would rather smell the kerosene fumes!
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Afriend had one in his down stairs living room. He turned it off and went to bed ,awakened to a house full of soot. Thousands of $ in damage. Be carefull. Allan
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Pardon the pun but, that would stink!
Wonder what happened there?
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My dad has one in his office. His has a big handle and he takes it outside and lights it then brings it in. Startup it kinda smokes just a tad then you can't really smell it.
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It's important to make sure wick is fully soaked before lighting.
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best way to get rid of smell is get rid of kerosun heater.
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i ran mine in my living room yesterday from noon til 10 or so... a bit of odor on start up, and a bit when i shut it down... no problem... Same here. I have friends over including females and have gotten no complaints so far. Bear Running red dye here.
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Sometimes you just gotta put up with it. Ours always smelled after lighting.
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Is there any way to keep my Kerosun type kerosene heater from smelling?
Any sugestions?
Yep , get rid of the kerosene heater Mike
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put a clothes pin on its nose.
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Kerosene heaters are going to smell like kerosene , that's what they do.
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It's important to make sure wick is fully soaked before lighting. Yes! After the heater is off, turn the wick all the way down to low so as much of the wick as possible gets soaked in kerosene. The kerosene heater that produces the least fumes is also the cheapest of my kerosene heaters. I have three of them. Rarely use them anymore. Unvented propane heaters aren't quite as noxious as kerosene heaters in most cases....they just kill you slower than kerosene....... Casey
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