Anyone in here have experience of using Paraffin heaters in a small shed ?

Do heaters such as the Paresene Super 10 or BIG Red Heater 591A smell much
?

What sort of heat do they put out, KWhours equivalent or BTUs ?

Stuart.

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| Anyone in here have experience of using Paraffin heaters in a small shed ?

Perhaps, but it's not an activity that is generally recommended.

| Do heaters such as the Paresene Super 10 or BIG Red Heater 591A smell much
| ?

Forget that - think of the ventilation. Even if they are burning
correctly and not producing carbon monoxide, burning 500 grammes
of paraffin will reduce the oxyen level in an 8'x8'x6' shed enough
to make most people lose consciousness. From them on, it is
downwards the whole way ....

| What sort of heat do they put out, KWhours equivalent or BTUs ?

Er, what difference is there between Imperial and metric heat?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick Maclaren wrote:

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Er, what difference is there between Imperial and metric heat?


you have to adopt the Euro first to appreciate the answer - then it's too
late.

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There are Paraffin heaters designed for domestic use;

http://www.shoppersworld.co.uk/templ...oduct.asp?s=33
0&d=2043&p=17054&c=13&s1=159&s2=0&s3=0

So I was just wondering about soem of the greenhouse ones I have seen.

Accepted that you need decent ventilation.


Stuart.

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| What sort of heat do they put out, KWhours equivalent or BTUs ?

Er, what difference is there between Imperial and metric heat?

Imperial heat is much better, of course.

Got bottom, what?

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Anyone in here have experience of using Paraffin heaters in a small shed ?

Many of us, I'd guess.

Do heaters such as the Paresene Super 10 or BIG Red Heater 591A smell much
?

Never heard of either. Paraffin heaters which rely on a wick usually
smell unless you keep the wick trimmed scrupulously, and don't buy cheap
(!?) paraffin. You can improve the paraffin by adding one mothball per
gallon.

What sort of heat do they put out, KWhours equivalent or BTUs ?

Not a great deal. Fractions of a KW/Hr, I'd estimate.

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On 22 Sep 2003 12:35:45 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

Forget that - think of the ventilation. Even if they are burning
correctly and not producing carbon monoxide, burning 500 grammes
of paraffin will reduce the oxyen level ...

And produce 500g of water, another reason for good ventilation. I use
an old upright paraffin heater in the garage with the up and over door
open. It takes the chill off when outside is hovering around freezing
but that is about all.

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Thanks for your reply.

Stuart.

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from se (Stuart Robinson) contains these words:

Anyone in here have experience of using Paraffin heaters in a small shed
?

Many of us, I'd guess.

Do heaters such as the Paresene Super 10 or BIG Red Heater 591A smell
much
?

Never heard of either. Paraffin heaters which rely on a wick usually
smell unless you keep the wick trimmed scrupulously, and don't buy cheap
(!?) paraffin. You can improve the paraffin by adding one mothball per
gallon.

What sort of heat do they put out, KWhours equivalent or BTUs ?

Not a great deal. Fractions of a KW/Hr, I'd estimate.

Your unit is non-existent

Franz.

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Not a great deal. Fractions of a KW/Hr, I'd estimate.

Your unit is non-existent

In which case you'd need a lot of them........

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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

Not a great deal. Fractions of a KW/Hr, I'd estimate.

Your unit is non-existent

In which case you'd need a lot of them........

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