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A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is typically a portable, unvented, kerosene-fueled, space (i.e., convectional) heating device. In Japan and other countries, they are a primary source of home heat. In the United States and Australia, they are a supplemental heat or a source of emergency heat during a power outage. Most kerosene heaters produce between 3.3 and 6.8 kilowatts (11,000 and 23,000 BTU/h).

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  1. Stanios

    Immersion Heaters...

    Hi all, In my first year I've put in about 10 immersion heaters. I've now had call backs for 4 of them that stopped working. I only put in incloy and the only two brands about seem to be tesla and backersafe. Both around £25 for 14" element. What can I do short of completely stopping doing...
  2. G

    Electric Storage Heaters (off gas - 1-bed flat)

    Hi Guys, My brother in law is buying a flat at moment that has old style storage heaters. He asked my advice but it's not something I've ever actually dealt with. He can't get gas and it's only a small 1-bedroom first floor flat. I thought maybe get off Economy 7 and put a new style electric...
  3. S

    Oil to storage heaters in large house.

    My aunt has bought a large 3 bedroom house and has removed the oil tank and is also wanting to remove the oil burner and change from oil to electric storage heaters. I've been trying to advise her against this because the running costs of storage heaters can be more than oil. Does building regs...
  4. Sparkgap

    Myson BW3X unit heaters

    Has anybody come across Myson BW3X heaters? Have a number in a factory & looking for info on outputs for replacement.
  5. Neil T

    Any G3 installers with commercial experience in Manchester area?

    Hi, Looking for a G3 installer to fit a couple of electric water heaters in a bar/restaurant in Manchester centre. Can reply on here or pm me. Cheers
  6. S

    Cenwat

    What does CENWAT allow you to do? Can you then install boilers? Do you need to get them signed off by building control, or can you self certify?
  7. S

    Smaller hot water tank or two under sink instantaneous water heaters?

    I own a two bedroom holiday let wooden lodge. The bathroom has a very strange two third length bath with a step in it and an overhead Mira Sport power shower. There is a large 115 litre hot water cylinder with two immersion heater elements (one is for "boost" purposes) in a cupboard serving the...
  8. B

    Unvented water heaters

    Hi all , regarding the small unvented water heaters under sink type , can you mount the expansion vessel horizontaly as well as vertical ie 90 degress to the pipe i am thinking if its a sealed system its ok either way. It just that according to legonella regs they have to b mounted vetically ...
  9. M

    Electric water heaters

    I need to fit an electric water heater in a flat, it will be used to supply hot water to the kitchen sink and the basin in the bathroom. An electric shower is being fitted, so it only needs to supply two outlets. Any recommendations? I have never fitted one before.
  10. bright spark

    Liberty Unit heaters

    Was wondering if anyone knows of these heaters being supplied in the UK or Ireland. Am looking for a part for one. Thanks for any info
  11. O

    Stored hot water query and issue insulated hot water cylinder with 2 side entry immersion heaters

    Hi folks. First post on this forum. I'm a gas safe plumber/engineer and came across a hot water problem in a property with a type of direct hot water cylinder I've not encountered before. I know someone on here is going to wonder what type of plumber i am for not understanding this system, but...
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  12. T

    Immersion heaters and warm air central heating

    Hi All, Can anybody help me? We inherited a '70's bungalow which was designed for oil-fired warm air - you know, the system where a large tin can had a coil around it and vents at floor and ceiling level distributed the heat. When the communal oil became uneconomic storage heaters were put in...
  13. K

    Rumbling heaters - help

    Hello, I've a problem with my heaters. They start to vibrate, loudly and seemingly randomly. It stops if I turn the trv thingy. I've bled the heaters and re pressurised tge boiler to no avail. What could it be? Do I need a heating engineer or is there something I can try at home first? They...
  14. M

    Kickspace heaters

    Hi guys, I am after one of the above but has a depth of about 200mm. Is there such a thing, they all seem to be over 300mm deep and 350mm wide. I would rather have one 500mm wide and 200mm deep. If any body knows the answer to this he or she will be on this forum. Thanks guys
  15. jaydebruyne

    Unvented Immersion Heaters

    Ok, I've posted something about this before but I'm still not sure about it... So.... To test the stat, I put my meter in the two small brass holes next to the neutral wire??? Which set on continuity should be zero when the stat is set to minimum (or temp satisfied) and a reading if set to...
  16. K

    Running a combi boiler with just two radiators

    Hi, I've a large house, heated with a 42kw combi boiler. My 89 year old mother lives with us and uses two down stairs rooms. She is always cold (we live in Scotland) so even during the summer months I have to heat her two rooms. I use two electric oil filled heaters at the moment but wondered...
  17. B

    High volume water heating

    Can someone please tell me, what would be the cheapest method of heating 36oC water to 45oC at the rate of 80 Litres per minute for 15 minutes and then maintaining this temperature for an hour? All to be repeated every hour. I will have multiple 1200 Litre baths that will fill within 15 minutes...
  18. J

    Immersion heaters prices?

    I just drove 30 miles to give an quote on changing the bottom heater on a economy 7 direct cylinder. I also said to the customer that while it was drained down I'd change the top one also and clean the cylinder of scale with my wet vac. I also gave her a seperate quote on changing a cracked...
  19. M

    Immersion heaters are a pain in the rear.

    I've got a problem with immersion heaters just keep randomly tripping even though they work perfectly 99% of the time and even on brand new immersions that I have left to heat up and checked the temperature. They keep going on the thermal cutouts which are built in, I swear they are just not...
  20. Chalked

    Infra red heating

    I have a job to price, 4 new build, 3 storey houses with 1 bathroom and 2 ensuite. i had riced for a system boiler, 210 litre pressurised cyl and rads. electritian is now pushing the builder towards infra red panel heaters and electric heaters. i understand how the heater panels will work, but...
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