i am purchasing a double wide mobile home in a park, it is a 1995 and the furnace is oil heat, the owner of the park says its better to use kerosene than oil because it wont gel up in the cold, Is kerosene heat used this way safe and is there an odor,
2006-10-14 01:46:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Does the owner/manager of the park have a financial interest in a kerosene business? Oil heat is inexpensive and safe. Kerosene is a product further refined from oil (gasoline is it's byproduct) and will therefore be more expensive. Oil doesn't have any toxic or flamable fumes with which to deal... and yes, kerosene does have an oder. Gelling up in colder weather isn't an issue (unless you're talking diesel engines). Either the park manager is missinformed or trying to pull a fast one on you. Stay warm.
2006-10-14 04:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by wisconsin joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Furnace oil is cheap and less hazardous then Kerosene because of low flash point
2006-10-14 01:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by evertalall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋