Adding kerosene will help. The amount of benefit is fuel-dependent, but you might expect a 3-4 degree drop in gelling temperature for every 10 percent kerosene blended.Anyone using additives for cold weather for their diesel heaters? I read that diesel starts to gel around 10 degrees F and can cuase a lot of issues.
Diesel definitely can gel at low temps. BioDiesel is even worse, it starts to gel at even higher temps. You may be able to use #1 diesel which is lighter and has a lower gel point. (as long as the heater instruction manual doesn't say not to use #1)Anyone using additives for cold weather for their diesel heaters? I read that diesel starts to gel around 10 degrees F and can cuase a lot of issues.
If you can find somewhere to by it from the pump it's not too unreasonable, especially if you're using mixing it with diesel. A hardware store near mewas selling kerosene at ~$8 while diesel in the area was around $5.Kerosene, what a great idea. I assume it's way more expensive than diesel, but if you only are using in super cold temps what the the heck. I imagine it's cleaner than diesel (used in jets) so probably less carbon/soot?
I think most people mix about 10% kerosene in the diesel heaters from what I have read. It's my understanding that pure kerosene will wear the little pump out sooner from lack of lubrication. When I hauled and delivered fuel in the 80's we were permitted by the company engineers to mix up to 25% kerosene into the diesel that we delivered to strip mines in Ohio to keep there dozers and draglines from jelling in the very cold part of winter. I believe I'm showing my age a bit!?Anyone using additives for cold weather for their diesel heaters? I read that diesel starts to gel around 10 degrees F and can cuase a lot of issues.
Winter blend sold here in Colorado is 50% #2 diesel and 50% #1 diesel ( kerosene).Anyone using additives for cold weather for their diesel heaters? I read that diesel starts to gel around 10 degrees F and can cuase a lot of issues.
Yes. We were allowed to blend at 50% in sub freezing temperatures, but we had to get permission from the Ashland gurus and the equipment owners as we had to charge a bit more adding the kerosene.Winter blend sold here in Colorado is 50% #2 diesel and 50% #1 diesel ( kerosene).