source of KLEAN HEAT in Anchorage, AK

surfbird

I have called Home Depot, ACE, and AMDS with no luck.
The closest thing I have found is KLEANSTRIP K1 kerosene, but it sounds like KLEAN HEAT is the way to go.

Thanks,

Jim

tsturm

surfbird · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject:

You were right about just making the drive to HD. There was a display of 50 gallon jugs of KLEAN HEAT a few feet away from the customer service person who I spoke with on the phone.

Jim

tsturm · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject:

tpbrady · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

In the summer at the HD on Abbott, they put it back in the hazardous storage area, but will tell you they are out of stock. Just ask someone to check the hazardous material area.

Tom

Boomer · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject:

This is a bit off topic, but does anybody know the shelf-life of life of Klean Heat? I bought a few gallons at the Kenai HD last summer and I'm wondering how long it will be usable.

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject:

Boomer-

I can't seem to find any direct reference to a shelf life for Klean Heat, but others may be able to do so.

Considering that Home Depot and others store it over the summer and sell the same stock again the following winter, it must have a shelf life of 12 +12 months or so, probably longer.

It would logically have a longer shelf life than basic distilled kerosene because of its very low concentration of aromatics and sulfur. Since it's obviously been purified several times, it's probably much more uniform in the range or types of hydrocarbon molecules present and more chemically stable, lacking the volatile odds and ends that can break down or recombine and produce "bad guy" molecues!

For an anology, we can look at gasoline. Automotive gas goes bad without additives in a period of several months to a year, depending on who you want to believe and what standards are applied. "White gas", such as that used in Coleman lanterns, is said to be indefinitely stable and have no shelf life for all practical purposes. It too, is a more uniform, more highly refined product.

Maybe some petrochemical engineer or someone else more knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrong on any of this!

Joe. Teeth

Water Bill · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:

My local Home Depot in Durango, CO is carrying Kerosene from the same company that makes Klean-Heat.
http://www.kleanstrip.com/
They may be getting Klean-Heat in neat week.
They have Kerosene in the one gallon metal container for $8.95. I was wondering if anyone has used this product in their Wallas.

Bill Roche

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject:

Bill-

I haven't used either, but there is a difference.

Both will probably work, with the KleanHeat and KleanStrip about equally free of residue.

You might notice the difference in flashpoints. KleanHeat will be slower to ignite. This is probably why battery voltage must be high and wiring must be large to allow the heater to start and operate properly.

Here's the comparison sheet between KleanHeat, Klean Strip Kerosene, and regular commercial K-1 Kerosene:

HTH!

Joe.

breausaw · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject:

A little change in subject,

Think I’ll be using the ultra-low sulfur Diesel from the pump, it has a lower flash point for faster starting, easy to find, and its what Wallas recommends. Idea

Quote from their site “The fuel for these diesel oil-operated devices can be taken from the boats main tank.”
The way I see it, if the diesel from the pump works fine in my turbocharged direct injection diesel pickup it should do a fine job cooking my eggs. Teeth