Heating with kerosene without soot
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Rmankty
Kerosene is an excellent source of heat! I bought a round 23,000 BTU heater last year-2014, when electricity was out for 4 days. It provided excellent reliable heat with no smell, except a little when shut-off.
However, I noticed soot built up on ceiling fan blades and lightly on one part of the ceiling. I want to eliminate that! :) Any ideas for ways to use a kerosene heater that prevents soot?
However, I noticed soot built up on ceiling fan blades and lightly on one part of the ceiling. I want to eliminate that! :) Any ideas for ways to use a kerosene heater that prevents soot?
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I hope you had windows open when running this unit. The soot is a byproduct of the combustion process. This oily material often builds up on cooler surfaces such as those were attics are located above. Unless your able to put the heater in a chimney or fireplace your out of luck on this. You will find that this oily surface is on more than just your fan and parts of ceilings. These heaters are used in rooms that are well ventilated in which the fumes of combustion cannot collect. Simply cracking a window open is not enough to safely use them. Another reason for soot is the wick. If its up to high, assuming yours has one, can cause this to occur. Its not all that different than a candle. If a candle wick gets to long it begins to soot. So be sure your wick is properly trimmed according to the manufactures recommendation and not up to high. That's all you can do.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Feb 09, 2015
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