Kerosene in a diesel heater?

[Refueler]

All fuels are subject to static electric charge build up during movement / passing through pipes etc. Its why the tanker when delivering fuel to your home should (I know many are too lazy and don't) connect a grounding cable .... you'll see it on a reel on the truck ...
Its same with Tanker ships - they connect a grounding cable when alongside.

The lighter the petroleum - the bigger the problem.

We actually supply Anti-Static additive for injecting into middle distillate fuels to reduce it.

Kero is similar to gasoline in that it has a vapour phase that sits on top of the liquid. This can ignite if static discharges and sufficient oxygen is present.

 

[owen-cox]

The Autoterm (planar) factory only recommended diesel to the specs of normal pump diesel in the UK. They temperatures of burning are different on the different fuels so safeties etc. Will not be to the correct temperature. While they may work on kerosene they were designed to run correctly on diesel only. We have seen problems with damaged burners from using fuel third party additives for example however any sold at pumps are to a known spec and are fine.

 

[JerryHawkins]

The diesel that I use is still high sulfur, because my supplier also supplies many of CalMac West Coast ferries. Although good for the engine, I found that my Eberspacher hated this fuel. The burner pot became totally clogged up with a hard deposit, which was almost impossible to remove. I changed to white diesel for a while, before finding a source of kerosene. I've now been using exclusively kerosene for about three years, at the rate of about 100 litres per year. Absolutely no problems, and it's half the price. ?

I found exactly the same. On high sulphur red, I was stripping and decoking my Eber Hydronic 5 about twice a year. Since running on white road diesel (3 years or so), not had to do it once. Needed a replacement combustion blower motor a little while ago and when stripped for this I found it all very clean

 

[peteK]

I have been running kerosene in a Chinese heater for over 12months no problems whatsoever.

 

[Beneteau381]

I seem to remember someone saying that occassionally running a diesel heater on kerosene will clean it out. Any thoughts? Yes or no?

This went on a few years ago! Reply from Eberspacher UK re regular monthly use, decoking with paraffin, etc

When I saw this I laughed my socks off!

Eberspaecher fined 68 million euros over parking-heater cartel

They weren’t nice to anyone who dared to stand up to them! I love Planar and the Chinese versions, true market forces working well!