Hi All
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I got hold of a couple of old paraffin heaters - Aladdin Series heaters
I did some test run with these in the bathroom where there is a ventilation fan.
They gave a bit of paraffin smell with smoke when initially lit, but after 3-4 minutes, the flames settle nicely to blue and run quite cleanly.
But after 3 days of test run, I found out the ventilation fan on the wall in the bathroom has blackened with carbon particles - definitely from the heaters, as the fan used to be clean before.
From this phenomenon, would it be safe to use paraffin heaters in any enclosed space such as shed, tent or in the house. I think these paraffin heaters were very popular 20 - 40 years ago, and many house hold used to use them as main source of heating.
Is it because these heaters are not made for indoor use? or is it just case of all paraffin heaters are like this? What would be the health risk of using these in regular basis? I was thinking of using these paraffin heaters in the shed and workshop, but not sure if it is ok or not good idea.
Thanks in advance for your feedback in this topic.
Not sure if this is the right area of this posting, if not please move it to suitable area.
I got hold of a couple of old paraffin heaters - Aladdin Series heaters
I did some test run with these in the bathroom where there is a ventilation fan.
They gave a bit of paraffin smell with smoke when initially lit, but after 3-4 minutes, the flames settle nicely to blue and run quite cleanly.
But after 3 days of test run, I found out the ventilation fan on the wall in the bathroom has blackened with carbon particles - definitely from the heaters, as the fan used to be clean before.
From this phenomenon, would it be safe to use paraffin heaters in any enclosed space such as shed, tent or in the house. I think these paraffin heaters were very popular 20 - 40 years ago, and many house hold used to use them as main source of heating.
Is it because these heaters are not made for indoor use? or is it just case of all paraffin heaters are like this? What would be the health risk of using these in regular basis? I was thinking of using these paraffin heaters in the shed and workshop, but not sure if it is ok or not good idea.
Thanks in advance for your feedback in this topic.
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