You use heating oil in your kerosene stoves ? Isn't it like diesel fuel ? (In France, it is red dyied to prevent using in road vehicles )
No, UK heating oil is standard kerosene. Very few (mostly very old) domestic heating systems in the UK run on diesel (called Gas Oil when used for heating). Most Gas Oil heating systems are industrial. Domestically, Gas Oil is also much more expensive than kerosene - so few systems use it that the tankers have to drive long distances between deliveries. I use a pooling website called Boilerjuice. All the orders from a postcode area are pooled and delivered by one tanker on one day. All the buyers then get the pooled bulk rate. From another supplier, without pooling, I was quoted 46.55p a litre, instead of the pooled 32p rate. That's a saving of £160 on 1100 litres. Terry PS.. If anyone is thinking of ordering via Boilerjuice, do it on a weekend. The system works by pooling the orders placed over a 24 hour period. So if you order on a Tuesday, all the orders in your area placed on the Tuesday will be pooled to get the bulk rate. Obviously the more who order, the lower the rate. But, if you order at the weekend, all the orders placed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are pooled together. At the time you place the order you will be given a rate, based on the current pooled orders, but if more people order after you, the price may come down further, and you will get that reduced rate. I ordered at 8pm Sunday and was given a rate of 33.2p, but due to more people ordering after me, I ended up with the 32p rate.
When aircraft have been standing for some time and are not using fuel to fly there is a time limit (I do not know how long) and the fuel has to be drained and filled with fresh fuel. I am sure that @Big Si told me his. I think at one time he worked for a company that had a contract to remove the old (not very old) fuel from aircraft and dispose of it. Having no knowledge of this I had always thought that aircraft fuel was some super-dooper special fuel. What I did not know was that it is paraffin (kerosene). At one Newark meet, Big Si was offering the aircraft fuel with container for nearly nothing. If I am incorrect about this, not doubt someone will inform me.
I know fuel is normally drained every morning, to take the water away (in case of it could have some water, i.e with condensation). It is a little quantity ( I usually took 1/4 to 1/2 liter per 500 liter tank). You must drain the tank and filling hose of your refuelling station every morning, before the first refuelling, for the same reason, and perform a test to the fuel, for moisture and/or bacteries. Count at least 3 liters each day. Do it everyday as required, and you have some amount of fuel you can't use in aircrafts anymore ! As far as I know, jet fuel is close to Diesel fuel, but more "dry". You can't use it in high pressure modern diesels engines. You can use it in "old" diesel engines, with an additive product. Of course, it is forbidden for road use in France, an the additive isn't sold in shops !
Very interesting site, thank you Kerophile ! It though, until today, that kerosene and kérosène were just "faux amis". I would wait this afternoon and be back to job to perform a check in my fuel catalogue, there's no need anymore ! As you guessed, I have jet fuel in my job, but I don't consider using it in my stove.
@patatwin and @kerophile Where I live, which is on an island that needs all of its fuel (except hydroelectricity) imported, all kerosene sold through the pump is Jet A1 as it is imported for aviation, and it is too expensive to import "heating kero" or other forms of kerosene. What is sold throughout Australia as "household kerosene" is also mostly JetA1, but dyed blue. Tony
G,,day . Tony has said what i was about to regarding Tasmania , a tanker driver i spoke to confirmed this . the only difference is the blue dye . kerry
I see Bunnings NZ sell an Australian brand of kerosene called 'Diggers'. Anyone here had any experience with that brand?
That blue Diggers kero stinks like Rotorua and burns with yellow tips on a stove that burns local kero fine Left half a bottle on the bench in the sun and it went cloudy I think its the dregs they couldnt sell in Australia
Thanks for that geeves. I suspected as much. I have kerosene that is over 10 years old and it is still good but my supplies are getting low. Looks like I have to get to my local airport to try to get some Jet A1. Cheers, John
Hello geeves. I live in rural Otaki and my kerosene supplies used to be obtained locally but not any more since the quality has gone downhill. I found this link for kerosene suppliers in New Zealand which might help members in NZ who are looking for the good stuff. http://www.nzchemicalsuppliers.co.nz/list/search?utf8=✓&search=kerosene
Do you come to Wellington at all? Diesel and Turbo in Petone and the Mobil garage across the road from it both stock bulk Fuelite and Kerosene. The Caltex Garage out the back of Johnsonville also used to but I dont know if its even still there
Hello geeves and thanks for the info. No I don't get down to Wellington much these days but I do have a son who lives down there so I will get him to check out the suppliers you have mentioned. Caltex I have approached about buying in bulk and they were not keen. I think they prefer to sell kero in the one litre bottles. I guess it undercuts their profits too much selling in bulk. Thanks and have a good weekend. John
