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To: jbe who wrote (521)	12/6/1998 8:34:00 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) of 888

jbe--I have a KeroHeat cylindrical kerosene heater which gives 10-12 hours of heat on one refill. I will check the instructions for the size of the fuel container. (I need to do this anyway to gage what size fuel tank I need.) It cranks 22,000 BTU. I've only had to use it a few times myself. I have heard it mentioned on another thread that you can cook on a KeroHeat if you remove the top grate and place the pan directly on the top of the heater. Never tried it myself. I certainly wouldn't put a large or heavy pot on it. Perfectly safe to heat with, but you will need some ventilation (crack the window.) Store any combustible fuel away from the house. I also have an Alladin watchman lamp. Was also told you could heat food in a pot over the lamp if you had some kind of tripod stand to place the pot on. Never tried it myself. The lamp itself is like a heater and will run you out of the room if it is at all warm outside. If you get the wall mount holder, hang a small mirror behind the lamp and you'll be amazed at amount of light you get. Mine has a conventional style shade to cut the glare which also unfortunately cuts the light, so the mirror really helps and I must say looks rather attractive. Perfectly safe. Again crack the window for some ventilation. (I keep my lamp oil in the garage. It is just highly refined kerosene and I probably should keep it there since it is attached to the house.) I have a coleman propane stove for cooking off numerous 20 lb. tanks using an adapter hose. Coleman makes a propane heater that runs about $100 bucks on sale. I have not had any experience with them. I use my lamp and stoves so infrequently that I have to reacquiant myself with them every winter (or summer in the case of the camp stove.) I think the key to safe operation is do a dry run on each lamp/stove, but only after you've read the instructions again and again. Other than wood for the fireplace, kerosene, propane and lamp oil are my fuel sources. At this point I do not want the attention, noise, and expense of a generator. Solar in the winter is not reliable in my neck of the woods. I won't go off the grid until I can get an affordable proton emission fuel cell. I'll most likely be dead by then. "flatsville"

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