Hi Folks. After purchasing my last lot of Paraffin from a fairly local garage I have now found out after restocking they sell it as Kerosene now. I was wondering if any members have tried these types of paraffin in there pressure lamps or heaters and your findings please. Thank you in advance
If it's advertised as kerosene, I don't see why it can't be used in pressure lanterns. Unfortunately for me, I live across the pond and the term "paraffin" is usually associated with thicker more viscous fuel, like oil for a wick lamp. Here you wouldn't want to use it in a pressure lamp and they actually freeze into a solid in relatively cold temperatures and are famous for expanding almost their entire volume when heated, dangerous combination.
@Dashwood Hello thank you for returning to my post. Lots of folks use kerosene in there pressure lamps in the U.K. I should have probably mentioned has either any of the two examples of containers in my post been used in doors and was there less smell and did the lamp / appliance run ok on these alternatives. (C1 Paraffin) Best regards.
A properly fettled and tuned pressure lamp shouldn't produce any fumes when burning brightly regardless of the grade kerosene used. What matters is the time between decoking or replacing the vaporizer/carburator/generator you're willing to tolerate. The lower the sulphur and aromatic content, the better and longer your lantern's vaporizer will last before getting coked.
@Dashwood Thank you for a speedy sensible reply. Yes all my lamps run nicely with no complaints. I have noticed more brands of fuel being sold in 20ltr containers. I was trying to get some comments from these particular fuels before making a purchase as most of my lamps are used in the home when I feel like a light up. Best regards Nigel.
The best way to see if your kerosene is of a good quality or not, is to compare the MSDS data to that of known, high quality, kerosene (for example Jet-A). Tony
@Tony Press Thank you for your advice. I have purchased a small amount of paraffin yesterday to give it a try out today. Best regards.
