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Posted by George on October 11, 2006, 10:54 am
Al Bundy wrote:
> dances_with_barkadas@yahoo.com wrote:
>> which is the most efficent commercially available kerosene furnace?
>
> If it's a kerosene heater used inside then it's pretty much 100%
> efficient. Everything that is burned is released in the room. So many
> BTU's per gallon is exactly what you get. On the other hand, if it's
> really an oil furnace using kerosene, with proper venting and a heat
> exchanger, then the efficiency must be less than 100%. The exact
> efficiency is rated by the manufacturer. This information will be
> readily available when you go shopping.
> With the exception of a few new diesel engines, I find kerosene a very
> messy, stinky fuel to use. I have a brother that heats his tiny home
> with kerosene heaters. The whole inside smells bad all winter and I
> think he has lost more than a few brain cells to the contamination.
>
I remember when it was a fad to use those heaters. You would go to
someones house and they would declare "this is great, I am saving so
much money and you can't even smell it..." . Then leaving with stinking
clothes, watery eyes and a tickle in your throat.
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