Desa International Reddy Heater R40 40,000 BTU Kerosene Heater "kerosene fuel" Questions

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fuel, kerosene , jp8, #1 #2 fuel oil! I tried #1 diesel and it wont work. # 1 kerosene does. If i have to mix kerosene with diesel then whats the point im confused cuz kerosene is hard to come by here

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...or the name plate says kerosene, no you cannot. diesel fuel is slightly more viscus and burns cooler, this will cause smoke/ odor issues. the label says kerosene or #1 fuel oil. What is #1 fuel ...

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...Kerosene or No.1 Fuel''. Which is correct, or are all 3 types correct? Also, What is the difference between kesosene and No.1 fuel? Thanks, Dave Dave you can use all three types that you have listed. ...

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...and under operating instructions it says: Use only Kerosene or #1 fuel oil. Never use gasoline, naphtha, paint thinner, alcohol or other fuels of any kind. What would you say Diesel fuel is? Mack ...

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...anymore no it will noy damage the heater,but you may consider using deisel fuel.the red stuff which is used in farm equipment or just the plain auto deisel fuel,its cheaper then kerosene.mush ...

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...or #1 fuel oil or #1 kerosene. #2 fuels are dirty and will crud up the heater faster. The other problem with diesel fuel is that it gels at very cold temperature. Anti-gel additives are

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...What kind of servicing is recommended ? clean all of your filters and the spark plug and go back to useing K1 kerosene. Diesel fuel has a higher ignition temp. burns dirty and has a tendency to

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kerosene/#1 diesel heater. It will only ignite if I have the whiole top cover off. If I put the cover back on the flame goes out. It sat for 3-4 years. It has new diesel in it. sounds like fuel filter

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kerosene and diesel fuel have different thermal characteristic during the burning process so the heater designed to run on kerosene may not be capable of handling the burning characteristics of diesel

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