In reply to Judith Lea ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

In article , June Hughes
writes
Blimey, Judith! That has put me off a bit, although my first
father-in-law had several paraffin heaters and never came to any
harm.

When you come to my Mrs. Bucket's urg meet in June next year, you will
see that it is still black. I am a bit scared to use it in case it
blows up when I am in there.

Did it have any ventilation? It is important that it does.

It is possible for a build up of paraffin vapour to exist, especially if it
isn't burning properly.

When the vapour and air mixture reaches a critical point you wouldn't want
to be there.

I would not have a gas appliance (or indeed a paraffin one) on the boat for
the same reason.