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Gnarlodious t1_ja79peu wrote

Reply to comment by omw_to_valhalla in Corona 17-DK Kerosene Heater. Older than me(1987) and wonderfully heats my garage every winter. by biggswiggins

That sounds… expensive (why does kerosene cost 3x more than diesel ?)

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samc_5898 t1_ja7h31x wrote

Because it burns much cleaner. No worries running a salamander on kero in the garage all day

No worries running it on diesel inside all day either but I think that's a side effect lol

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Gnarlodious t1_ja8sivg wrote

That must be why. I have a Chinese Diesel Heater in my van that I feed kerosene and it burns a lot cleaner than diesel. The combustion chamber doesn't carbon up either, and it ignites easier at high elevations.

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Harupia t1_ja7ajyi wrote

Kerosene is also known as AvGas. It's a special kind of fuel that's more refined.

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e1beano t1_ja7mmtp wrote

Kerosene and Av gas are not the same thing lol

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ChalupaCabre t1_ja82kgt wrote

AvGas is just 100 octane (aviation) gasoline that also has a small amount of lead added to it.

Jet-A fuel is refined kerosene, used on turboprop and jet turbine aircraft. Kerosene is considered #1 diesel fuel and typical car/truck diesel is considered #2 diesel.

Anyway.. definitely not the same.

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