Kleen-Heat

When we're cruising (and it's chilly), we go through a jug (less than a gallon) a month. We've been able to find it at Home Depot... pick it up this time of year and it's usually on sale.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Captains Cat":1a75doc1 said:
Tried to find it at HD in two places in VA, they never heard of it.... :cry:

Charlie
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I've gone into Home Depot, been told "never heard of it" and then found it on the shelf. Go to Customer Service and give them the spelling and they can look it up. After winter (this stuff gets used in portable heaters), we've found it marked down to around $5 per jug.

That's not saying that every Home Depot is going to have it, but we've found it in Florida, Texas, Washington, etc.

I stocked up last year and still have some left. (No shelf life that I'm aware of)

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Yep, Home Depot carries it, but it's seasonal and they won't get any more until the fall. So you might need to hit a couple of stores to find it. I've struck out on three local stores in the last couple of days, but finally had one of the stores look it up on their computer and found a few stores with quite a bit.

I think we went through two gallons last year, so I'll pick up three or four tomorrow.
 
I went to my local HD; no luck. Only thing they had was extra pure kerosene which claimed to be "low soot" on the bottle. I did find it at Fred Meyer, although I paid nearly $12 for the bottle. :shock:

Matt recommended pure mineral spirits. Opinions, anyone?
 
localboy":26nb3fw4 said:
I went to my local HD; no luck. Only thing they had was extra pure kerosene which claimed to be "low soot" on the bottle. I did find it at Fred Meyer, although I paid nearly $12 for the bottle. :shock:

Matt recommended pure mineral spirits. Opinions, anyone?
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Hi Mark,

We used mineral spirits when we first picked up our boat. Worked fine, but was pricey compared to the Kleen Heat. I think West Marine was selling it for around $16/gal.
 
JamesTXSD":39ykic5d said:
localboy":39ykic5d said:
I went to my local HD; no luck. Only thing they had was extra pure kerosene which claimed to be "low soot" on the bottle. I did find it at Fred Meyer, although I paid nearly $12 for the bottle. :shock:

Matt recommended pure mineral spirits. Opinions, anyone?
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Hi Mark,

We used mineral spirits when we first picked up our boat. Worked fine, but was pricey compared to the Kleen Heat. I think West Marine was selling it for around $16/gal.
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Thanks, Jim. Interesting that the Wallas will work with such different fuels.
 
We find that the Wallas works great on the new ultra low sulfur diesel, plenty hot, no soot or odor. Available at your local gas station. $2.11/gallon!
 
Found a good supply of Klean Heat at the HD in Federal Way today - they stock it in the garden section. At $10.98 gallon with tax its going to be near $12.00. Makes it a lot easier to like Rogers' idea of low sulfur diesel at the pump price. Thanks for the tip, I'll try it next time.

Ron
 
Because it's seasonal, Home Depot moves it to their Hazardous storage area for the summer. I've found it there in July and August by asking someone to go back and look.
 
Last spring our local Home Depot had it on close out. I bought 12 gallons for less than $50.00. A few days later they had reduced it even further. I took back the receipt and they refunded me the difference. At the rate we use the Wallas I probably have a life time supply.

Brent
 
PW":26m4rqgj said:
At $10.98 gallon with tax its going to be near $12.00. Makes it a lot easier to like Rogers' idea of low sulfur diesel at the pump price. Thanks for the tip, I'll try it next time.

Ron
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Ditto....
 
Looks like they will at about $12 a gallon. Not too bad until you add $85 in shipping! I think I'll use diesel or keep looking locally for Kleen Heat.

Thanks though!

Charlie
 
Does Kleen Heat have a shelf life? Does it varnish or break down like other petroleum based fuels? Last time I filled the Wallas I marked the date; May 2005. Is this stuff still good?
Mike "Levity"
 
I'm using Kleen Heat that I purchased in 2004, just prior to taking possession of our new 22'. Still putting out the heat in the Wallas with absolutely no problems. Yesterday, we cruised from Everett to Edmonds and back with the Wallas kicking out heat to take a bit of the chill off. ( 5 years and going strong.....both Wallas and Kleen Heat ).
 
Discovery":3w3w4kt3 said:
Last spring our local Home Depot had it on close out. I bought 12 gallons for less than $50.00. A few days later they had reduced it even further. I took back the receipt and they refunded me the difference. At the rate we use the Wallas I probably have a life time supply.
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I bought about 10 gallons last winter at about $5 per gallon. Only used 1 gallon +/- in 3 months on the boat in Florida. The stove worked perfectly almost every time. One time it did not start and I got worried but I shut it down and restarted, and it worked fine.

I am going to have to put a heater of some sort on the 22, and have been reading the various threads here looking for the best solution.

Warren
 
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