Burning Diesel In Torpedo Heater

Kerosene diesel and torpedo heaters 01 22 2012 06 14 am.

Burning diesel in torpedo heater.

The disel sublimates at a slightly higher temperature leading to reduced flow and incomplete combustion and the oilier components of diesel gum up the wick and leave unburnt material on the wick clogging it. Just make sure that you have the right amount of air going to the heater. You ll probably get some smoke and odor when you first start the heater and you ll probably get some smoke and fumes when you turn it off. Yes you can burn diesel in a kerosene heater.

Much less odor but lets not kid ourselves you will be burning fossil fuel in an enclosed space so you will get some. Diesel burns surprisingly well in my 23 000 btu kerosun brand kerosene heater. A friend that works at the local fuel co op told me that diesel may reduce the life of the wick but so far i can t tell any difference. Pretty similar to a kerosene heater.

This is the reason why almost all diesel is fuel injected. When the weather warms we plan to insulate drywall and install an electric furnace. To make it burn you have to spray it into very small droplets or a fine mist. We have decided to heat the garage with a torpedo heater the rest of the season.

If you pour diesel fuel on the ground and throw a lit match on it the fuel won t ignite. In your typical wick based heaters ive not had good results burning straight diesel.