Workshop heater

[Hilly]

I have a very old large space heater never misses a beat on Kero will run on red but won’t start on red , can I alter it so it will run and start on red ? Ie new jet or something ??

 

[Dave W]

Mine was same. Just gave it a waft of brake cleaner or easy start to ignore it

 

[Hilly]

Mine was same. Just gave it a waft of brake cleaner or easy start to ignore it

Good idea

 

[Deutzdx3]

I have a very old large space heater never misses a beat on Kero will run on red but won’t start on red , can I alter it so it will run and start on red ? Ie new jet or something ??

Should be a screw in the back to increase the pressure. Needs to be 12 bar for red diesel.

 

[Hilly]

Should be a screw in the back to increase the pressure. Needs to be 12 bar for red diesel.

Oh so just turn it up a bit then ?

 

[Deutzdx3]

Oh so just turn it up a bit then ?

If it's the torpedo type heater then the little pressure screw in the back will increase the pressure to make it a finer mist to ignite. Red diesel has a higher flash point than kero and paraffin so needs to be squeezer more to get it to burn.

 

[Hilly]

If it's the torpedo type heater then the little pressure screw in the back will increase the pressure to make it a finer mist to ignite. Red diesel has a higher flash point than kero and paraffin so needs to be squeezer more to get it to burn.

Thanks I will have a look

 

[Speedstar]

I have a very old large space heater never misses a beat on Kero will run on red but won’t start on red , can I alter it so it will run and start on red ? Ie new jet or something ??

Better on kero , cheaper to buy and will burn less and make more heat