Fuel odor in cockpit!

Were can one find kleen heat for my wallas 800 stove in my CC 23we live in Naples Fl. I cant find it anywhere it used to be available at Ace hardwarethanks Jim
 
Check local Home Depot or order online from them and select free ship to store (ACE Hardware does the same). I saw some in Punta Gorda Home Depot in Oct
 
I went to Lowes they said they did not have kerosene /Kleen heat .I did find 1 can of 1-K KEROSENE on their shelves the Lowes workers did not know they had it . I gues heaters and stoves are not big sellers in SW Florida ?
Is this good for our wallas stove model 800 in venture 23 and 26 models ? I've run Kleen heat for the last 7 years I went through 1 can in fact I still have some left but wanted new for the St.John's Gathering .
 
jennykatz":1o7n89og said:
Were can one find kleen heat for my wallas 800 stove in my CC 23we live in Naples Fl. I cant find it anywhere it used to be available at Ace hardwarethanks Jim
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Jim,

I've never tried to buy Kleen Heat in Florida - to say the least - but I've found it in various stores in the Olympia, WA and S.E. Alaska areas. Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Fred Meyer, and Lowe's come to mind immediately, and I think I've seen it elsewhere, also.

I, too, have run into the "I-didn't-know-we-carried-that-stuff" clerk from time to time. Be persistent.

I've talked to SCAN Marine more than once about fuel for the 800 Mini Cooker and the 1300 Kerosene Heater, and have always been told that either Kerosene or Kleen Heat will work. (Actually, SCAN recommends Kerosene. They say they cannot officially endorse the use of Kleen Heat because the manufacturer won't tell them what's in it. BTAIM, I've had 100% success with KH). Just don't put diesel in the thing!

Good luck in your search.
 
We tried to order with Store(Home Depot) delivery but they said they could not get it? When we travel North for summer I will try to get it then .In the meantime I will use the K-1 Kerosene and hope it doesn't smell to bad .
I still have about a pint left of Klean heat about 3yrs old it still works but it takes a long time to ignite ? From what I read fresh kerosene or Klean heat is the way to go with the wallas 800 single burner . BTW it heats up the CC23 venture cabin nicely off course we are in SW Florida the lowest temperature that we stay out is about lower 40 degrees at night .
 
This is what's great about C-Brats. I have the same question about fuel odors, and Mike's original post is exactly what I was going to write. Mike - on August 10, 2010 you described all the actions you planned to take to eliminate the odor, but I don't see a post describing the outcome. It was a long time ago now, but did any of those things make a difference?

Dart
 
Dart,

Since Mike posed his questions, a lot of changes have been made in the portable tanks. EPA and CARB came out with regulations that reduced the permeability in tanks, hoses, pump bulbs, etc. The hoses are also more resistant to ethanol.

http://www.easternmarine.com/downloads/ ... visory.pdf

Most of the changes were phased in by 2011. I'm sure that the regulations weren't to reduce the smell of gasoline, but rather, the health issues associated with smelling gas.

Mark
 
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