I know it might be a little late in the season for this, but my sister taught me a little trick. If you use a kerosene heater to cut down on heating bills, like we do, and you can't stand the kerosene smell, put a pan of water on top of heater, and the smell will be gone! Sometimes I put in a couple drops of essential oil, and the smell travels through the house, making it smell great!
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Thanks! I hate that smell too! Note: I have a carbon monoxide detector, and it has never registered any readings due to the heater. :) Aeromama
How do you know for sure if the smell isnt actually a toxic presence in your air? Is there a way to test the air? I live in a small ish cabin, open concept, and sleep in the loft where the heat and such rises. How can I be sure that my air quality is ok? Ive had landlord look at the unit and say it seems to be running fine but I want a professionals opinion that it actually is not leaking fumes. Thanks so much for the help.
They don't look particularly safe with a quick google search. I would make sure you have at least a carbon monoxide alarm in your home. If you have any vents to the outside, I would make sure they are turned on when you are using the heat.
You might want to contact the EPA or whatever local government office is concerned with air quality. They may have testing equipment to help you find out how big of a concern it is.
Good luck!
If you get anyone official involved they will create more problems than you already have. Do not ask any state or government official to check it out they will err on the side of making you do things you don't want to do. I would get a detector and try to find some additives. Keep clear of these officials especially in a democrat run state let's face it the left is way out of control not a smart move to involve any government or state official unless your prepared to change things
Another thing is to have the heater outside to light up. Full extend the wick and light it. Let it burn for a full five minutes like this and only then turn it down to you're desired level.
Flame should be orange not blue and only let the flame be half an inch above that's it
The flame should be blue not orange, hence they are called blue flame heaters. If you have a yellow flame the wick is contaminated by soot for having the wick up to high. Also look out for yellow candle flames in the blue flame of the wick,another sign of contamination . You use to be able to get a all round tool to dress the top of the wick
Another thing is to have the heater outside to light up. Full extend the wick and light it. Let it burn for a full five minutes like this and only then turn it down to you're desired level.
Another thing is to have the heater outside to light up. Full extend the wick and light it. Let it burn for a full five minutes like this and only then turn it down to you're desired level. The heater can then be taken inside and should burn clean and odour-free. So long as the the flame burns blue, all should be well! Ian.
Light the heater outside and give it a couple minutes to warm up then adjust the wick for your in-house heat level and bring it in. NEVER let the heater run out of fuel - take it outside to shut it down BEFORE it's out of fuel.
So if my place hovers around the temp thst the heater is set to be triggered at, it could be starting up and shutting down continuously throughout the night. Which could be why it is smelling more consistently. Its quite a worry though to wake up to that smell...
Im just trying to figure out how to make sure the smell isnt also air pollution that could cause the family damage.
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