28 second Kerosene (heating oil) in Tilley lamps?
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There's very little difference between diesel, 28s heating oil and paraffin; they all burn with about the same amount of energy and they all give off smoke if combustion isn't quite right. Lamp oil gives off less smoke in my experience but I have frequently used diesel and 28s oil in my lamps and burners.
If you want to use 28s oil in a diesel engine (like a generator), you're advised to add a small amount of 2-stroke oil. BTW, it is legal to use red diesel for domestic generators
Sorry, more than you asked, but others may be interested. I particularly wanted to run my generator from the heating oil which is why I looked into it in depth.
If you want to use 28s oil in a diesel engine (like a generator), you're advised to add a small amount of 2-stroke oil. BTW, it is legal to use red diesel for domestic generators
Sorry, more than you asked, but others may be interested. I particularly wanted to run my generator from the heating oil which is why I looked into it in depth.
Many thanks! I found a service station, that sells heating oil from a pump, apparently they have many customers putting the new, low sulfur 28s in their lamps. I am definitely stocking up then and forget the hyperinflated £2.2+/L stuff.
Yes, generator use, although very limited might come up, glad for the info! At least I can keep only one kind of fuel at home, definitely an advantage. 2T oil I have, for a boat engine anyway.
Yes, generator use, although very limited might come up, glad for the info! At least I can keep only one kind of fuel at home, definitely an advantage. 2T oil I have, for a boat engine anyway.
I am, just driving troughHey, you're not that far away
. Actually I'll use another one, both quoted around £1.30. Insane pricing, but still far cheaper than the pre-packed stuff.I have just joined the forum today to learn more about how I can improve my resilience in a remote community. I have a selection of camping equipment, ranging between older stuff like 1940's paraffin stoves and Tilley lamps, to modern Primus and Optimus multifuel stoves. The Tilleys are mostly 246's and of course even the fanciest stoves are useless if you can't see what you are doing, so I am now about to test some 'Chinese lanterns' with mantles, that screw onto modern camping canisters. I also have also a few new wick-type 'hurricane' lanterns along with much older Aladdins. I am wondering which lamp types can be used indoors when filled with 28-sec heating oil and which must run off 'paraffin'.
I spend most of my time in a town in Orkney but a couple of months each year on another island, 15 miles from its only shop. I have a diesel car, spare batteries, an inverter and access to red diesel. I think I'm reasonably prepared but I'm most interested in folks' thoughts about the fuels suitable for indoor wick lanterns.
Thanks in advance for any comments, advice and questions. H
I spend most of my time in a town in Orkney but a couple of months each year on another island, 15 miles from its only shop. I have a diesel car, spare batteries, an inverter and access to red diesel. I think I'm reasonably prepared but I'm most interested in folks' thoughts about the fuels suitable for indoor wick lanterns.
Thanks in advance for any comments, advice and questions. H
There in no reason, other than smell, that you can't use heating oil instead of paraffin; it's no more dangerous either for its flammability or burnt gases. The lamp won't know the difference.
Yes, if you don't mind the fumes possibly tainting what ever it is you cook on it.
I'm happy to use it in a high pressure stove like my Primus's or my Brit army no.12 stove as you don't seem to get the smell
That's interesting BigScott. Does it smell different in a Tilley from what it smelled like when I was under Rescue 137 in a Coastguard RIB?
