Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.

There are warm air heaters for small boats that run on diesel fuel which would probably be suitable. but they do need electricity as well to drive the fan.

http://www.webasto.co.uk/general/en/am_marine_3364.html

http://www.safire.fi/en/?Products:Boat_heaters

try googleing in various combinations.

"Bookworm" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.

CH oil is essentially diesel. It does not ignite at atmospheric pressure.

Heaters which use such oil, and old engine oil, do exist, but are probably
not for domestic G/H use. The only ones I've seen are industrial and
expensive.

A diesel car would run nicely on it, but HM customs won't like you, and
anyway, it wasn't me who told you that. No, no, not me.

Steve

On 29 Dec, 19:09, "shazzbat"
wrote:
"Bookworm" wrote in message

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Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
keep filling my heater with parrafin. I was thinking if I could link
it up with the CH Oil Tank it would save a lot of hassle.

CH oil is essentially diesel. It does not ignite at atmospheric pressure.

Heaters which use such oil, and old engine oil, do exist, but are probably
not for domestic G/H use. The only ones I've seen are industrial and
expensive.

A diesel car would run nicely on it, but HM customs won't like you, and
anyway, it wasn't me who told you that. No, no, not me.

Steve

There are heaters which run on central heating oil, the problem is
they have to have a flue to the outside as both Diesel and Gas oil
have much to much Sulfur in them, if burned inside a greenhouse the
sulfur would wipe out ALL of your plants.
Buy yourself a Gas heater and then you can get the large red
cylinders,
http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk/1.html

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:09:22 -0000, shazzbat wrote:

Does anyone know of a greenhouse heater that works off Central Heating
Oil?. I have a tank full of CH Oil and it is a pain in the backside to
keep filling my heater with parrafin.

CH oil is essentially diesel.

Incorrect unless the heating boiler is a *very* old one. Pressure jet
boilers run on 28sec oil, otherwise known as kerosene or paraffin. The OP
can look at his last oil invoice to see what was delivered.

Diesel is 35sec oil also known as gas oil.

So 28 sec heating oil is essentially the same as paraffin. It might be
less refined and not have added parfum to make it smell nice but a heater
designed for paraffin will work fine on heating oil.

A diesel car would run nicely on it, but HM customs won't like you, and
anyway, it wasn't me who told you that. No, no, not me.

I'd rather but straight vegetable oil (SVO) into a diesel vehicle than
heating oil. Heating oil is more volatile than diesel it'll go BANG rather
too quickly. More to the point you can use up to 2,500l of SVO a year in
vehicle without HMR&C getting upset. How the internal parts of the vehicle
react to SVO is another matter...

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:32:53 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill wrote:

There are heaters which run on central heating oil, the problem is
they have to have a flue to the outside as both Diesel and Gas oil

Diesel is Gas Oil is a 35sec oil. Heating oil is kerosene is paraffin is a
28sec oil.

have much to much Sulfur in them, if burned inside a greenhouse the
sulfur would wipe out ALL of your plants.

But only American ones? Pity that spelling is now the adopted one, it
looks wrong to my eyes. And I wouldn't be too sure that the Sulphur
content of most garage pump diesels is that high anymore. Nearly all are
"city" diesels these days or ULSD (Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel).

Sulphur could still be a snag with using heating oil, even though the
heater will work perfectly well with it.

However take a look at this thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.re...hread/5803e7ac
02c5c525/31f692272d3e6225?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#31f692272d3e6225

http://tinyurl.com/3yzb5n

Gosh I'm complaining about kero at 24.1p/l, I'd *LOVE* to pay that now
just had a delivery at 40.59p/l. B-( And Dave still has trouble
distinguishing between 28sec and 35sec oils. B-)

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Heaters which use such oil, and old engine oil, do exist, but are probably not for calm G/H use. The alone ones I've apparent are automated and expensive.