Can you use kerosene in a oil lamp.?

Answer 1

I'm assuming you mean the kind of oil lamp which uses a wick to burn oil from a resevoir, and contains the flame under a glass chimney.

Lamp oil is just purified, scented, and colored kerosene. Straight kerosene will smoke and has an oily smell, but it's perfectly useable in an oil lamp. So is diesel fuel, for that matter, but you'll have even more smoke and smell. They're the same fuel, just with varying degrees of purity. I've used lamp oil in my diesel car with no problems.

However, you cannot use kerosene in a white-gas burning lamp (like a Coleman lamp) which uses a spun mantle. You will ruin that kind of lamp if you use kerosene or lamp oil.

Answer 2

Kerosene Oil Lamps

Answer 3

Kerosene Lamp Oil

Answer 4

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Can you use kerosene in a oil lamp.?

Answer 5

You sure can. And it works well. I cleaned kerosene chimney type oil lamps when I was a boy. No electricity. When my GG Grandfather was a boy they used whale oil in them. They haven't changed much, and will work on any thin type fuel oil. They smoke less on kerosene. Don't use gasoline, to flammable.

Answer 6

Yes that is what was used long ago.Once you use kerosene stay with it in that one.It will smoke up way more than the oils.So keep that wick low as possible.Can you get kerosene easily???

Answer 7

I have used kerosene for many years, only thing is don't burn the flame to high!

Answer 8

yes you could, but if you live around any dollar store check them out. i can get 32 oz or scented oil for $1.00....smells better than kerosene

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

no you can not kerosene is totaly diff then the oil for oil lamps
plus the wick will get to wet and the kerosene will explode