Kero stove fuel

[Guest 000]

I have a good old kero stove on board which runs on......kerosine.

I have heard about running these stoves on Jet A-1 fuel - it powers a 747 so it must be good stuff, right?

Apparently, Jet A-1 is just normal kerosine but with a slightly higher calorific value and without the additives so it burns cleaner and very slightly hotter which all sounds desirable to me. (And its also cheaper than kerosine in those little 1 litre bottles). However, I am a bit averse to blowing myself all over the Coromandel so any advice/experience with jet fuel in stoves would be appreciated.

 

Chris

[wild violet 38]

where does one get the fuel I will try some and tell you how i get on.

[Guest]

Hey mate, just get someone else to light it first time!

[Guest]

Someone you don't like so much.

[erice 732]

should be fine

 

as you've been told

 

jet fuel, as opposed to avgas, is basically high purity kero

 

just don't get confused and use high octane avgas, or petrol, once they start burning in a kerosene stove the whole thing gets very hot very quickly as the jet is too big for the fuel. and trying to dump the tank pressure by opening the pressure release valve can lead to the flame also jumping across to the vent so it gets even hotter, quicker, at which stage you would need to smother the whole thing with a foam or powder extinguisher and/or evacuate the boat and call your insurance company

[Surprise 0]

Very common in the Air Force to use fuel drains to run Kero heaters. Works well.

[Guest 000]

Thanks for the replies.

I know someone who flies helicopters so procurement of Jet A-1 is not a problem for me, and he also tells me that at the smaller provincial airports it is usually possible to front up with a jerrycan and get it filled - probably not possible at big international airports, unfortunately.

I was a bit worried that the extra heat from burning jet fuel might make mischief with the stove's burners but this would not be the case??

[erice 732]

it's not a higher octane fuel

 

just a cleaner, more pure fuel

 

the difference in burn temp is negligible

 

but if after everyone telling you it is ok you still have doubts

 

stick to what you are comfortable with

[Guest 000]

An update for kero stove users.

Sunair which I believe have a presence at most airports will sell Jet A1 (kerosine) to the public.

Minimum quantity is 20 litres at $2.50 per litre. Works a treat in my stove and a lot cheaper than hardware store prices.

[erice 732]

An update for kero stove users.

Sunair which I believe have a presence at most airports will sell Jet A1 (kerosine) to the public.

Minimum quantity is 20 litres at $2.50 per litre. Works a treat in my stove and a lot cheaper than hardware store prices.

 

thanks for that, the warehouse want $8 or 9 a ltr for the blue kero

 

and it'd rather cook and breath without the blue dye

 

healthier

[erice 732]

chatting to a semi-homeless guy the other day about cooking rough

 

he said that surprisingly enough

 

he'd found countdown the best place to buy 1ltr containers of kero and meths

 

had to ask the staff where it was

 

but sure enough it was there

 

http://shop.countdown.co.nz/#url=/Shop/SearchProducts%3Fsearch%3Dkerosene

 

http://shop.countdown.co.nz/#url=/Shop/SearchProducts%3Fsearch%3Dmethylated%2Bspirit

 

cheaper than the places you would normally think to get it

 

http://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/red/catalog/product/Andrews-Kerosene-1L?SKU=365684

 

http://www.bunnings.co.nz/search/products?q=kerosene&redirectFrom=Any

[Priscilla II 392]

Ring this guy 09 2782504.

$3.00 per litre.

[speedy 0]

Been in Aviation for many years Jet A1 does burn hotter, ran it in Kero heaters, not sure what the long term affects would be on the stove??? Lots of airlines do water drains from their fuel tanks and need to dispose that fuel as the fuel suppliers will not purchase back from them.