The use of JET A for Fuel Oil Furnance?

Posted by medflight6 on August 13, 2008, 12:28 pm

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I know this sounds wierd but I'm a helo Mech. and get fuel sample every
day and have a 55 gal drum full about every year. Jet A is the same as
disel fuel just filtered more. It would very cheap for me if this is
possible. Hope someone can give me some feed back..Thanks

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Posted by on August 13, 2008, 12:32 pm

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:28:59 GMT, bonebuilt_at_hotmail_dot_com@foo.com
(medflight6) wrote:

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>I know this sounds wierd but I'm a helo Mech. and get fuel sample every
>day and have a 55 gal drum full about every year. Jet A is the same as
>disel fuel just filtered more. It would very cheap for me if this is
>possible. Hope someone can give me some feed back..Thanks

Is it worth the possible $ 200 / year savings to fuck with
it ?

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Posted by Noon-Air on August 13, 2008, 12:48 pm

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> I know this sounds wierd but I'm a helo Mech. and get fuel sample every
> day and have a 55 gal drum full about every year. Jet A is the same as
> disel fuel just filtered more. It would very cheap for me if this is
> possible. Hope someone can give me some feed back..Thanks

Jet A has too low of a flash point... it would be like running gasoline in
your furnace, however JP-5 will work just dandy when you correctly adjust
your air mix. JP-5 has almost exactly the same characteristics as #2 diesel.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 13, 2008, 1:52 pm

http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/FAQ/diesel_fuel.htm
This page mentions some substitutes, for vehicles.

From what I could find, jet A flash point about 38C, where fuel oil is about
60. It's possible that the fuel would work fine, but I would not want to
risk it. It may very well burn too hot, or too cold for the usage. Diluted a
bit (1 to 10) your furnace might not notice the difference.

The web page above said jet a would work well in Dodge diesel engines.

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I know this sounds wierd but I'm a helo Mech. and get fuel sample every
day and have a 55 gal drum full about every year. Jet A is the same as
disel fuel just filtered more. It would very cheap for me if this is
possible. Hope someone can give me some feed back..Thanks

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