source of KLEAN HEAT in Anchorage, AK
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:beer $9.99 Home Depot in Kenai has it also.Boomer-
I can't seem to find any direct reference to a shelf life for Klean Heat, but others may be able to do so.
Considering that Home Depot and others store it over the summer and sell the same stock again the following winter, it must have a shelf life of 12 +12 months or so, probably longer.
It would logically have a longer shelf life than basic distilled kerosene because of its very low concentration of aromatics and sulfur. Since it's obviously been purified several times, it's probably much more uniform in the range or types of hydrocarbon molecules present and more chemically stable, lacking the volatile odds and ends that can break down or recombine and produce "bad guy" molecues!
For an anology, we can look at gasoline. Automotive gas goes bad without additives in a period of several months to a year, depending on who you want to believe and what standards are applied. "White gas", such as that used in Coleman lanterns, is said to be indefinitely stable and have no shelf life for all practical purposes. It too, is a more uniform, more highly refined product.
Maybe some petrochemical engineer or someone else more knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrong on any of this!
Joe. :teeth
I can't seem to find any direct reference to a shelf life for Klean Heat, but others may be able to do so.
Considering that Home Depot and others store it over the summer and sell the same stock again the following winter, it must have a shelf life of 12 +12 months or so, probably longer.
It would logically have a longer shelf life than basic distilled kerosene because of its very low concentration of aromatics and sulfur. Since it's obviously been purified several times, it's probably much more uniform in the range or types of hydrocarbon molecules present and more chemically stable, lacking the volatile odds and ends that can break down or recombine and produce "bad guy" molecues!
For an anology, we can look at gasoline. Automotive gas goes bad without additives in a period of several months to a year, depending on who you want to believe and what standards are applied. "White gas", such as that used in Coleman lanterns, is said to be indefinitely stable and have no shelf life for all practical purposes. It too, is a more uniform, more highly refined product.
Maybe some petrochemical engineer or someone else more knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrong on any of this!
Joe. :teeth
Water Bill
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My local Home Depot in Durango, CO is carrying Kerosene from the same company that makes Klean-Heat.
http://www.kleanstrip.com/
They may be getting Klean-Heat in neat week.
They have Kerosene in the one gallon metal container for $8.95. I was wondering if anyone has used this product in their Wallas.
Bill Roche
http://www.kleanstrip.com/
They may be getting Klean-Heat in neat week.
They have Kerosene in the one gallon metal container for $8.95. I was wondering if anyone has used this product in their Wallas.
Bill Roche
Bill-
I haven't used either, but there is a difference.
Both will probably work, with the KleanHeat and KleanStrip about equally free of residue.
You might notice the difference in flashpoints. KleanHeat will be slower to ignite. This is probably why battery voltage must be high and wiring must be large to allow the heater to start and operate properly.
Here's the comparison sheet between KleanHeat, Klean Strip Kerosene, and regular commercial K-1 Kerosene:
HTH!
Joe.
I haven't used either, but there is a difference.
Both will probably work, with the KleanHeat and KleanStrip about equally free of residue.
You might notice the difference in flashpoints. KleanHeat will be slower to ignite. This is probably why battery voltage must be high and wiring must be large to allow the heater to start and operate properly.
Here's the comparison sheet between KleanHeat, Klean Strip Kerosene, and regular commercial K-1 Kerosene:
HTH!
Joe.
A little change in subject,
Think I’ll be using the ultra-low sulfur Diesel from the pump, it has a lower flash point for faster starting, easy to find, and its what Wallas recommends. :idea:
Quote from their site “The fuel for these diesel oil-operated devices can be taken from the boats main tank.”
The way I see it, if the diesel from the pump works fine in my turbocharged direct injection diesel pickup it should do a fine job cooking my eggs. :teeth
Think I’ll be using the ultra-low sulfur Diesel from the pump, it has a lower flash point for faster starting, easy to find, and its what Wallas recommends. :idea:
Quote from their site “The fuel for these diesel oil-operated devices can be taken from the boats main tank.”
The way I see it, if the diesel from the pump works fine in my turbocharged direct injection diesel pickup it should do a fine job cooking my eggs. :teeth