Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

gumptionary t1_ixluv23 wrote

You most likely don’t need kerosene. They’ll tell you to get kerosene to prevent the oil from gelling up, but I’ve had an outside tank for 5+ winters with no problems using heating oil and an anti-gelling additive like this https://powerservice.com/psp_product/diesel-fuel-supplement-cetane-boost/

Not that heating oil is cheap, but it’s less than kerosene

20

Umbert360 t1_ixm7lro wrote

The delivery guy once told me that’s all they do is put additive in when they fill, but they tack on a certain amount per gallon that ends up being way more than if you just bought the additive and regular oil. He showed me the jug and recommended I just do it myself

10

cpujockey t1_ixmalqf wrote

Off-road diesel works fine. I've done it.

Get yourself a few cans that will ONLY be used for diesel.

The difference between diesel and kerosene is taxes.

3