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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. M

    Gas water heaters

    Does anyone know of a Fan Flued gas water heater which is smaller than a Main FF water heater, to go under a kitchen worktop preferably. At the moment they have a Main BF and the square flue is right below the window cill with a metal flap/plate to deflect heat but MI say 1500mm below opening...
  2. Riley

    Undersink water heaters

    hi guys i basically have no experience of fitting these so could do with some guidance. Haven't touched them since college!!! cust has small studio flat with no gas and doesn't want to take up space with a cylinder. My question is really two fold: Studio has a kitchen sink and a bathroom...
  3. M

    Immersion heaters 3 blown in two days!

    Hi I installed an RM 180 lt direct unvented 2 months ago. It serves a deli and kitchen area so the elements are on 24/7. Saturday both elements faied and took the rcd. Both were blown as you would expect after say a year or so. Spoke to RM and they advised fitting titanium elements due to heavy...
  4. cr0ft

    Non standard size immersion heaters

    Hi all, Just been to see an air source heat pump buffer tank which needs a replacement immersions. Can't really tell without taking the immersion out but it's either a 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" immersion heater. Where on earth do you get these from? Also, is it a legal requirement to fit...
  5. M

    Do you need unvented for under counter water heaters?

    As above really. I am on about the ariston europrisma type things. Also is there anything else instead of these as they tend to leak from what I've seen.
  6. R

    Space Heating Calculations - replacing electric storage heaters with central heating

    Hi there, I am needing to design a heating system to heat a flat that was converted from the upper half of a barn around 40years ago (downstairs is still used as a woodshed etc with no heating.) The wall construction is varied and unknown as the farm and building is centuries old, so...
    • Rayment84
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    • calculations central central heating electric heaters heating replacing space storage storage heaters
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  7. S

    Need advice on inline instantaneous water heaters

    Hi, We are having our ancient gas boiler removed & I want to fit inline instantaneous water heaters in the upstairs bathroom (serving bath & basin - not simultaneously) & downstairs kitchen (serving sink & washing machine, again not simultaneously). I'm confused by the dizzying array of...
    • snowcat
    • Thread
    • advice cylinder electric enough heaters inline instantaneous need advice water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. G

    Hot water from CH boiler on long legs..option?

    Hi all, I am converting a commercial building (modern, cavity walls,single storey, insulated) into a large bungalow. It's shape is a large U and I will have ensuites remote from the boiler location. I am looking at electric showers/point of use underbasin electric heaters for these, as there...
    • gongoozler
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  9. N

    Instantaneous Water Heaters - multiple parallel installation

    I have a very small property in Cornwall with electricity only. The old fortic hot water tank will have to go soon. Does anyone have experience of installing multiple instantaneous electric water heaters in parallel or even in series? The Heatrae Sadia Multipoint installation manual shows how to...
    • Nigel Allinson
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    • direct electric heaters installation instantaneous multiple phase unvented water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. B

    Commercial gas engineer needed for warehouse heating system

    Hi, We need someone to replace/fix out existing monster of a heating system. the current system is very very old so i doubt you can even buy parts for it. We have had 1 engineer come and have a look who said the burner had cracked so it was capped off. We have been trying to get a hold of the...
  11. Neil T

    electric water heaters?

    i've been to look at a 3 bed property today where it has no gas to it. the hot water is run from a small immersion heater with header tank (looks like prob fitted in 70's) and all rads are electric space heaters. the customer wants new shower fitting as she is going to be renting it out, however...
  12. A

    Problem with heaters on a conventional boiler system

    Hello new to the forum so hope all info is correct and relevant and not breaking any forum rules. i have a conventional boiler system (tank system). for a while now some of my heaters are constantly on. does anyone know the cause of this. also the water in small tank that holds the overflow for...
  13. S

    kick space heaters noise levels

    Doing a extension design ,the client has specified kick space heating ,any experience of noise levels on thease are they minimal or can they be a nuisance,which one are the quietest myson or smiths
  14. Scott_D

    Heatrae sadia water heaters

    Do you need your unvented ticket to fit a 10 or 15 litre heatrae sadia hotflow units?
  15. T

    Tesy unvented cylinder

    Hi all, been out to visit a property today which had a tesy cylinder fitted. has anyone come across one before? no dish charge pipe work or valves fitted and no expansion vessel, Looked up on net. It appears to come from Bulgaria
  16. the_d_o_t

    domestic boiler in commercial property

    hi guys, i was called out to re- establish the gas supply to a domestic ideal mexico boiler for the office block above a mechanics garage, the meter is situated in the garage below and is a u16 meter and supplies a load of gas heaters via large steel pipe, 2" plus! but i am informed that they...
  17. M

    Immersion Heaters

    I have fitted 2 immersions to the same cylinder in the last 8 months. Both have blown. They are 11in and bottom immersions on a huge cylinder that takes 3 hours to drain down. My electrician friend has checked it and cannot give an electrical reason for this to happen. Has this happened to...
  18. C

    Myson 'kick space' heaters- comments please

    I have been lookin at the Myson 800 kick space heater - its a reasonable price for its output but does anybody know about better/cheaper ones ? :mad2: centralheatking
  19. M

    Direct fired greenhouse heaters

    I was at a customer today servicing five cabinet heaters (40 degrees in the greenhouses, had to turn the stats up to 50 to get them to fire, so then I'm in a 40 degree greenhouse standing next to a heater trying to make it 50 - mad or what?!). Anyway, he mentioned that he also had a few direct...
  20. H

    Main pressure pump, shower pump, shower fittings, heaters, ladders and much more

    Hey everyone. We are having a clear out from our Photographic Studios, Apiary Studios 458 Hackney Road, E2 9EG (check out our website) In May 2013 we had some major works done to the building and at long last central heating. We currently have surplus stock including some supplies and parts...
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