TOSAI stove 241 A

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I’m very tempted to try the Cherry fragranced additive, but the heaters instruction book says not to use fuel with additives. I’m not sure exactly what they mean by additives, maybe they mean impurities?? The Electronic versions, being fan based have a greater degree of control and temperature accuracy, including a Digital Electronic Thermostat which modulates the heat from the burner, so the closer the heater gets to reaching the desired room temperature, the burner output is reduced automatically. By buying heating oil kerosene from a local depot reduces my cost of the fuel from 70p per litre to 53p per litre, this means that the real cost of running my Inverter heater falls even further, from 7p per KW to 5.3p per KW – making it almost as cheap as mains gas, and even less than the cost of Economy 7 overnight electricity which my (useless) storage heaters use. You could probably reduce this to below 5p if you shopped around, and had the space to store a bulk heating oil delivery.

Failing that, you can buy Kerosene scent, which you add to Kerosene to sweeten the smell when burning, inevitably they only seem to be available in Pine, which makes the room smell like toilet cleaner, but they do work. This will only mask the issue of course rather than solving it, but may be the only option if the above advice doesn’t work, and you don’t feel confident about servicing the heater. The Inverter 5086 is the same as the Inverter 5096. The name has been updated for 2020, the product is identical otherwise. On it's lowest setting theSTR-4600 can run for up to69 Hours on a single 7.0L tank of fuel. At maximum output (4.60kW) it will typically run for10-12 hours on a single7.0 litre tank of fuel.When the tank nears empty an audible alarm sounds to remind you to refill.

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Unfortunately, you will always get a smell of paraffin when these heaters are first turned on and again when they shut down. These type of heaters don’t have an outside flue, so where else can the smell from the combustion process starting and stopping go. I have my doubts about how effective the Cherry Fragrance will be, certainly not enough confidence to buy 2000 litres of it just on description alone without trying, but again there is no harm in giving it a try if you want to make that committment, I can’t see how a tiny amount of what will probably be some kind of Fragranced Essential oil based product will damage a heater, will the supplier sell you a small sample of this to try before buying 2000 litres worth? – they should do, assuming they have any confidence in their product!. To me it’s no worse than the smell I get when I’m putting diesel in my car, or the oily rag smell in a local garage whilst I’m waiting to pay for my MOT, and the exposure time is about the same to fill the tank. There are a couple of possibilities here. First of all it could simply be stale or contaminated fuel, and just like Diesel, Kerosene can be affected by bacteria growth in the fuel when stored for extended periods or in less than ideal conditions. Has the fuel that you are using currently been stored in the machine fuel tank over the summer?, Kerosene (Heating Oil) whether in the home or retail environment should be stored in an airtight container out of direct heat or sunlight, equally it could have been stored for several months in tanks at the Vendor in less than ideal conditions and I, myself, have had fuel from yards in the past which has been in tanks which previously were used for (and so contaminated with) small quantities of red diesel or other fuels which gave rise to running issues, which were corrected when a new batch of fuel was used. So my first piece of advice would be to start with the basics and try a new batch of fuel, ideally from another vendor if possible. These filters are excellent at filtering out water and dirt, but they won’t help at all in cases of stale or fuel which has been contaminated by other fuels or bacteria growth. The heat it puts out is impressive and once to room has warmed up, I switch it to “MIN’ and it keeps the temperature around my desired level for most of the evening.

If you do decide to use standard heating oil in your inverter heater, then I do strongly advise filtering the kerosene into the heater tank using a “Mr Funnel” . The Mr Funnel filter will ensure that any dirt and rust particles are removed from the fuel and that any trapped water caused by bulk tank storage is filtered out which ensures longer periods between cleaning of the heater filter and also prevents the heater from showing an “E4” error warning (which indicates water contamination in the fuel). You can buy a Mr Funnel water and dirt filter from Here I originally bought Paraffin from a local allotment society for 70p a litre. I get 10kw worth of heat from each litre burned which brings down the price for heating to 7p per KW/H. (I now pay 5.3p per KW using standard home heating oil kerosene @ 53p a litre but i’ll get to that later) As for finding a good cheap supply of fuel for the future, I’m hoping that with all the people around here that use oil and get deliveries from tankers, I’ll have at least a couple of people I can either buy from at cost or get them to add extra to their delivery and fill my cans. Its very frustrating that directly below my bedroom window is a large tank thats almost full of the stuff, and it won’t be topped up for a very long time as its used so infrequently. But I seriously wouldn’t recommended even considering 35 second heating oil / red diesel, as expensive damage to the heater is very likely to be the end result. My concern, is that given the room size and poor insulation, that a 3kw or 3.2kw won’t give out enough heat, so you won’t be much further forward than you are at the moment with your 2.2kw oil filled radiator, and essentially on the coldest days you’ll be blasting out the heater on its 3.2kw output but still not really feel fully comfortable room temperature wise. In comparison, a 4kw heater should heat the room, then adjust its output once the temperature has been reached, saving fuel, whilst the 3.2kw continues to burn at its full power, using lots of fuel and you are still sat there feeling the cold. The good thing with buying a bigger heater than you (think) you need, is that if it gets too hot then you can always turn it down, whilst if the 3.2kw on full power isn’t enough, then you can’t turn it up!, so you’ll end up having to buy a second 3kw inverter heater, which will combine to cost more than if you’d just bought the 4kw in the first place.Not only are Zibro Paraffin Heaters very economic and user-friendly, they will also keep you comfortably warm. Many people compare the warmth provided by paraffin heaters to a cosy coal fire. A natural heat that is not dry unlike heat often experienced from a gas or electric heating. A typical specified Zibro Paraffin Heater will warm up the room to be heated to the desired temperature within around 5 minutes. As for fuel… I have found three different places to buy forecourt pumped heating oil locally and the prices range from 52p to 64ppl. Ill have to go with these prices for the time being until my friend swaps her system over to mains gas and I get to drain the tank. Other than that, Im going to have a long wait for 40ppl oil from when my neighbour gets his next delivery. The search continues… I’m struggling with my MR FUNNEL though. It only just squeezes into the tank opening and doesn’t allow for air to escape from the tank as it fills. I will have to modify this in someway. Does filtering help reduce the odour?? Either way whatever I say probably isn’t going to placate you and I have absolutely no interest in trying to change your mind because I gain nothing from giving my advice whatever you choose to do, and on that basis you should now do whatever is best for you. Beyond that, other than a whiff whilst the heater starts and stops it’s not an issue, and I do believe that I have a good sense of smell. No visitors to my home have ever mentioned the smell of fuel either.

Zibro Laser Paraffin Heater. Needs power supply to ignite fuel efficiently and has an integral fan to circulate heat through convection as well as radiating heat. Very efficient burn system and low maintenance. Varying degree of controls include Timers, Proximity Switch On, Fuzzy Logic Control. Laser Heater have some additional safety features. I read that standard Paraffin / Kerosene fuel burning at almost 100% efficiency will produce at least 10kw of heat from every litre of Paraffin / Kerosene it consumes with all of that heat going into the room (its actually 10.3kw of heat per litre but lets not quibble). So lets do the maths, and let me actually prove the savings to you from my own personal experiences. A 1600va / 2000va rated UPS would power the unit for quite a while – assuming that the heater was already running when the outage occured and only required 22w of power to run the fan etc. So these error codes are something that can be avoided by following the instructions provided with the machine. So in my unbiased view you have an issue which is clearly a problem (to you) and now appear to have two choices with which to solve it.

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It has an impressive heat output of up to 3200W, in other words, it’ll keep you nice and toasty. The Inverter 5086 also has all the assets of thermostatic power modulation (i.e. a fancy thermostat) so as not to overheat your room. It can maintain your desired temperature and save you fuel!

Paraffin Inverter Heater – 9.5p per KW (based on 95p / litre for small quantities of Heating Oil or Paraffin from a pump) The solution, it turns out, has been here all along; before domestic gas and electricity became readily available, it was paraffin heaters UK households most commonly turned to to warm their homes. In fact, for all kinds of indoor heaters paraffin proved itself to be an ideal fuel source. The infrastructure associated with the supply and use of paraffin is established and well proven. Thanks to the current economic climate, paraffin heaters for the home are making a return to the UK. These heaters do require 240v to run a small internal element for a minute or two just to pre-warm the combustion chamber prior to igniting the burner, and then to run the fan during operation, so you will need an Electric hook up capable of at least 6A or an inverter. Once lit they only consume a small amount of power whilst running – about 20 watts.These new economical heaters are virtually 100% efficient, eradicating any smell or condensation as in oldfashionedparaffin and gas heaters.These heaters are designed to run on premium paraffin which is also called class 1 kerosene use of any other fuel will invalidate any warrantyFuel tank Filler pump included