Just found this on the Bay KEROSENE / HEATING OIL 20 LITRES (CLASS 2) 20 L | eBay I assume it's ok to use this?, as it works out a lot cheaper per Litre than the stuff down at the local petrol station. £24.95 not bad with delivery in that price......
Johnny ... take your container (s) to AZTEC OILS Worsley Brow, Sutton, St Helens, Saint Helens WA9 3EZ ..... 01744 371180 Pumped kerosene ...that is what have seen 76p per ltr , Paraffin C1 95 p per ltr ...from the pumps. so 20 ltrs is 15.50. .... I get this stuff ,,,very very good ..
Johnny.... give them a ring . they will only be pleased to give you some , when it was Caldo they had loads ... free 20 litres ...since take over by AZTEC they have been stashed somewhere ?...I bet as a new customer they will oblige ... if not I have a few spare let me know .... Alb
Excellent. I went to Aztec Oils, and helpful fella pointed me to the pump, just like getting petrol! 90p per Litre. Premium paraffin. Thanks @Alby, know where to go next tome!
The way to go Johnny ... hey beats higher prices , sometimes I just run my lamps on Kerosene 28 sec from there no problem ... perhaps a tad smellier , but little difference ... I also add Holts Brake cleaner a small squirt this is obtainable or around 12 pounds on Ebay ... it is light hydrated Naptha alcohol based .... NOT WATER ..BASED ..... Panel wipe very similar ...like Swan lighter fuel .... I have winter handwarmers that run on it ...so a big 5 litre can is 12 pounds .... last all season lamps and handwarmers. Aztec has just bought that site ... it used to be Caldo oils but he sold it ... for cash. anyway good price eh ! ttfn .. Albert
@Alby for my white Gas Lamps I got 5L of Aspen 4 from a Garden Centre, it's a lot cheaper than the Coleman fuel. Yes good call for that Paraffin. That will last for ages now.
Yes .. good stuff that Aspen.... but I cannot travel far on the Covid lockdown Mullarkey .. it is no more than about 5 miles from home that is it....... when this is lifted I will visit the Lawnmower shop , Shakespeare St , Southport for my Aspen , they sell i in litre bottles for less than a fiver
Here Kerosene is available at the pump for about 0.60 cent a litre. I have used it in Primus and Petromax type lanterns with 0 issues.
Kerosene over here was headed for $4.00 a gallon the last time I checked (a year ago - ?). Hopefully, it's dropped since I checked.
Thats the great thing about these forums. Sharing knowledge, and things like where to buy stuff. That Aspen 4 was £18 for 5L. Coleman fuel is over £6 for 1 litre. @george I wish we still had Gallon measurements here. It's mad because we still have Miles on the roadsigns, and certain weights are still in the old money!
Yeah but they are not the same gallons. A US gallon is 128 floz and an imperial gallon 160 floz so they don't compare. US liquid measure is based on a 16 oz pint and our old imperial pint is 20oz but both are 8 pints to the gallon and 2 pints to the quart. One consequence of this is with tank capacities given in lamp instructions. The one and a half pint stated for a Tilley is 30 floz which is near enough a quart in US measure which is 32floz. Not a vital difference perhaps but does affect consumption times. ::Neil::
It's a real consideration in a bar in the USA. You ask for a pint and you get 16fl oz - so already 20% down on the deal. Then there is the question of how much head or froth you get. I will leave that aside as it is contentious here in the UK as well. Then there is the obligatory 20% tip. So a "pint" of beer in the USA has a better headline price than the UK, but actually costs more. Not sure what that has to do with everything but I have typed it now.. Chris
And not forgetting the 1/6 gill pub measure of Whisky in England, against 1/5 in Scotland, and I heard 1/4 in NI?
In the UK, 28 sec kerosene is heating oil. Begging some off a friend or neighbour who has oil fired heating is the cheapest way to get some. I just syphon some out of my storage tank. If you use a lot or can share with friends, one option is to buy a used 500l storage tank which is the minimum delivery for most suppliers. Best to use a consolidation site like Boilerjuice. Currently, 500l delivered is 41.31p (57c) a litre. Actually, the price has gone up quite a bit recently - I paid 26.76p (37c) a litre for 600 litres in November. Terry
@Trojandog That amount would keep You going for a while! But it shows the more You buy the cheaper it is.....
Hi Bud .. current update on the Aspen fuel .. 5 litres .. 24 pounds at Lawnmowers , Shakespeare St , Southport PR8 5AJ ... interestingly shop owner told me it has a shelf life of 5 years .. does not deteriorate like normal U/L petrol
