Becky's Homestead 11: Kerosene Heater

In this episode of Becky's Homestead, Becky talks about heating your home with kerosene. Becky also talks about a really good book by Michael Pollan.

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[scotdouglas]

mmmmm.....boobies.

[kentuckyboi777]

The manufactuer of the kerosene heater I have says never to leave your heater on over night.

[GTRPLR01]

i bought some kerosene from a gas station pump that said keronene, and it was red in color, is it safe to use it? i know i need k-1 kerosene, i just thout that is what i would get from the pump

[plojka1]

@jerkbeast81 LOL. That is too funny. He probably put gasoline in the thing! A kerosene heater just can't catch on fire like that. It's almost impossible. It's like saying a wax candle is going to catch on fire by just lighting the wick. Well, I hope no one got hurt.

[jerkbeast81]

@plojka1 well my brother was staying with us at the time, and he's kind of an idiot, and we kept the camp gas, near the kerosene so it's possible he put that in, but I'm not sure.

[plojka1]

@jerkbeast81 Are you sure there was kerosene in it and not something else like gasoline? That is highly unusual for a kerosene heater.

[plojka1]

@kentuckyboi777 That's just legal disclaimer. Last time I checked, though they don't have a sensor on them that tells the machine to blow up as soon as the night comes!! :-)

[jerkbeast81]

I had a heater exactly like that....until it caught on fire one day. Good thing I was home, or the home would have been ashes when I got back.

[mrneal03]

God look at that rack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CBIKAS]

Wow. That was really useful. Thanks Becky!

[DemonicDemolition]

You inspired me to buy my first kerosene heater. I thought of a trick though. I have placed a couple of bricks on top of heater while burning. This way when I turn off heater, the bricks will hold on to the heat longer giving out a little bit more after heater is shut down. Works great.

[Moonteeth62]

@SimonKentSmith sort of, if you want to split hairs, you have to take the efficiency of the entire system that you are supporting by using electric heat. Here in the US, that usually means burning coal to boil water, to turn a steam turbine, to generate electricity, which is sent down wires that lose at least10+% of the energy to wire resistance, to then go to the heater that THEN converts the energy BACK into heat for the house. NOT 99% efficient at all.