pros/cons of kerosene in a oil burner, What do i need to do And

Floyd_48

But as was mentioned the air will need to be adjusted, as the the fire will burn differentely. The burner will need to be setup for the kero with a combustion tester...
You can try to add Kero to the tanks, it will break up the sludge and trash the filter and maybe the nozzle, so be prepared to do some changing and cleaning pretty often till the crap is gone...

Floyd

Joe.G

pros/cons of kerosene in a oil burner, What do i need to do And

I was just wondering if there are pros and cons of useing kerosene in a peerless hot water boiler, I have 2 275 gal tanks in doors that have a lot of sluge, I was wondering if switching to kero would be a better cleaner fuel. Thanks

Joe.G

pros/cons of kerosene in a oil burner, What do i need to do And

I was just wondering if there are pros and cons of useing kerosene in a peerless hot water boiler, I have 2 275 gal tanks in doors that have a lot of sluge, I was wondering if switching to kero would be a better cleaner fuel. Thanks

Leo

Generally

Generally "a lot of sludge" is a sign of old tanks, that being the case they should be replaced. Kero is more refined than fuel oil and will act like a solvent and loosen the sludge causing either plugged filters or a leaking tank. In a good tank kero keeps the tank much cleaner. We have upgraded tanks in mobile home parks that usually use kero and they are "extremely" clean inside.

Leo

Joe.G

But what about the boiler itself? what do i need to do? can I just add kero to the tank? is ti alot more expensive?

Leo

Kero is

Kero is more expensive, burns cleaner, and if an outside tank does not gel. If you switch have someone do a combustion efficiency test.

Leo

Norm Harvey

Outside tanks often have kerosene deliveries during very cold weather to help prevent freezing.

Cons: Its more expensive, and it also lacks a bit of the lubricating abilities that #2 oil has. It seems that fuel pumps that run on kerosene only have problems with the gear set after awhile. But I have zero evidence to support that theory, only personal experience.

Joe.G

What about the nozzle does the size need to be adjusted for this switch?

burnerman_2

KEROSENE

I ASSUME U R THE ONE THAT POSTED THE OTHER MESSAGE KEROSENE IS LOWER IN BTU'S BUT CAN BE USED DEPENDING ON CO. FROM 10 CENTS TO 30 CENTS HIGHER IN COST TRY THE WAY I SAID IN OTHER POST A SLOW WAY BUT MONEY SAVER ROYBOY