Power Cuts Broadgage.

It varies a bit according to price.

Last delivery was from https://restorate.co.uk/products/barrettine-premium-grade-paraffin-4-litres?_pos=1&_sid=32cd7d0b7&_ss=r.

At present Amazon are cheaper though.

I dont use that much, it is primarily for use in case of emergency.

The only regular use is for an oil hurricane lamp to stop the plumbing freezing in the downstairs toilet. And for a Tilley infra red radiator in the bathroom in very severe weather. I use about 20 liters a year.

Most garden centers sell the fuel but can be expensive. Central heating oil is cheaper but make certain that it is premium grade, low sulphur.

For a lamp or unflued heater, paraffin should be grade C1, low sulphur.

The slightly cheaper C2 grade contains more sulphur and smells bad when burnt, except in an emergency it should only be used in appliances with a flue such as a central heating boiler or an oil burning Rayburn.

Pre pack paraffin should be C1 the stuff delivered in bulk by tanker might be either C1 or C2.

In an emergency diesel fuel may be used instead, or even jet fuel, correctly called aviation kerosene.

Never under any circumstances use petrol, Coleman fuel, or aviation petrol/avgas in an appliance intended for paraffin.

Thanks broadgage.

Z.

To add to the points already made, it should be noted that paraffin is no longer the cheap fuel that it once was.

The cheapest price that I can find for delivered containers is £35 for 20 liters from amazon.

20 liters will contain about 200 kwh. That much heat from mains electricity will cost £30 at 15 pence a unit or £40 at 20 pence a unit. So little if any saving.

Heating oil delivered in bulk from a tanker will of course be cheaper.

Paraffin is most useful for emergencies, for portable lamps, and for premises without an electricity supply. The economics of use as an alternative to electric heating are doubtful.