Corona 17-DK Kerosene Heater. Older than me(1987) and wonderfully heats my garage every winter.omw_to_valhalla t1_ja6xcyu wrote
Kerosene heaters in a garage are the shit! It gets it so warm so fast.
I work in an unheated garage all winter. My 100k BTU kero heater is a lifesaver for me!
biggswiggins OP t1_ja6xf8n wrote
Holy shit 100K BTU?? What is that thing??
omw_to_valhalla t1_ja6ybvb wrote
It's fucking absurd. I honestly don't need that much power, but it's the one they bought for the (small) garage I work in.
It's not this model, but looks exactly like it.
It burns a gallon of kerosene an hour 😂
Gnarlodious t1_ja79peu wrote
That sounds… expensive (why does kerosene cost 3x more than diesel ?)
samc_5898 t1_ja7h31x wrote
Because it burns much cleaner. No worries running a salamander on kero in the garage all day
No worries running it on diesel inside all day either but I think that's a side effect lol
Gnarlodious t1_ja8sivg wrote
That must be why. I have a Chinese Diesel Heater in my van that I feed kerosene and it burns a lot cleaner than diesel. The combustion chamber doesn't carbon up either, and it ignites easier at high elevations.
Harupia t1_ja7ajyi wrote
Kerosene is also known as AvGas. It's a special kind of fuel that's more refined.
e1beano t1_ja7mmtp wrote
Kerosene and Av gas are not the same thing lol
ChalupaCabre t1_ja82kgt wrote
AvGas is just 100 octane (aviation) gasoline that also has a small amount of lead added to it.
Jet-A fuel is refined kerosene, used on turboprop and jet turbine aircraft. Kerosene is considered #1 diesel fuel and typical car/truck diesel is considered #2 diesel.
Anyway.. definitely not the same.
Declan_Mulqueen t1_ja7qh6v wrote
Salamander. That’s what I’ve always heard those called.
omw_to_valhalla t1_ja8e078 wrote
Interesting, I haven't heard that
Declan_Mulqueen t1_ja8hz3r wrote
I grew up hanging around shops with dad and his friends in the Midwest, those heaters were ubiquitous. That’s what they called them anyway. 🤷♀️ I dunno where the term came from or when. Maybe cause they are low profile long bois that move around wherever? Lol no idea
XthePirate t1_ja8nyzw wrote
Old myth of salamanders being born in fire/fire spirits.
Declan_Mulqueen t1_ja8ocyi wrote
Never heard of that lol
DEADB33F t1_ja99pw0 wrote
I used to have one of these things... https://www.nationalheatershops.co.uk/p/thermobile-val-6-1-step-infrared-space-heater/
I bought it for 50 quid off of ebay as a faulty unit then fixed it up.
40kW/135k BTU and all via infra red rather than a forced air so would heat the entire workshop fairly evenly via IR rather than just heat the air.
But yeah, for any of these make sure you have good ventilation and preferably a CO alarm or two.
It was too much for my shop though (even on low). In the end I sold it for £700 and got one of those Chinese diesel heaters (Webasto knockoffs) which vent fumes outdoors instead. It doesn't get the place toasty like the big one did but is enough to take the edge off and costs 10x less to run.
omw_to_valhalla t1_ja9g89n wrote
The directional heat works well for me. I point it right at myself in the morning when it's cold and I'm doing my computer work.
Once I get moving for the day, I usually turn it off. My work is active enough that I stay warm.
>But yeah, for any of these make sure you have good ventilation and preferably a CO alarm or two.
Definitely. I open a garage bay door.
>costs 10x less to run.
Work pays for my fuel. They waste so much money on other stuff, my kero cost is negligible 😂
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