Heating with a Kerosene Heater

I heat with a wood stove. I own my house and I only spend about 50 bucks a year to heat. I have timber to cut from. Wood is selling in kansas city for $180.00 a cord. A stack measures 4'high, 16' long. Usualy 3-4 cords a year for larger houses. You can find cheaper wood to. Buy a saw and cut your own. In missouri you can get a permit from conservation and cut your own.

We bought a kerosene heater to use during power outages and we have been very pleased on the two occassions that we have had to use it. I'm not sure I would use one around the clock, as I am paranoid about fires! I do know that they can be quite safe if used with common sense and as directed by the safety statements made by the heater's company.

I wouldn't use one. I think they can be dangerous and they also give me a headache from the smell. Good luck and becareful if you decide to use one.

We ended up buying a kerosene heater last yr for the October blizzard and ended up using it last winter and are using it again this yr....My husband however is thinking about getting a pellet stove to put in the basement for next yr since when the gas prices go up so do the kerosene prices and our heater only heats part of the main floor in this place...A pellet stove would heat a good chunck of the house and he can apparently get corn to burn in it for super cheap in the spring.... One thing I really love about the kerosene heater is the fact that i can put a pot of water on it and difuse e.o's in it....The house smells like peppermint most of the winter LOL and the air isnt so dry either which is nice too..

Butterfly, What are the reasons your husband is giving for balking at the idea? In my opinion (not that it should influence you in any way), his concerns should be addressed first. If he is afraid of the danger, odor, or blackening caused by smoke; these are all things that others here have said have been eliminated in newer models. Maybe you need to stop on you way home from work one day, go into a store where they are sold, really get informed by a sales person, and take home as much literature as possible. Once you have done this, you and your husband can make an informed decision together with neither one of you being right or wrong. ~Donna

We are actually using a kerosene heater right now in our house. We haven't been able to afford the deposit and connection fee yet at our new place.It works pretty well and will run quite awhile on a full tank. Here kerosene is 3.19 a gallon so not real cheap. I am so glad we have our heater we would be frozen with broken pipes without it.

It's been a long time since I used a kerosene heater, but I remember them as being smelly - I suppose you can get kerosene that doesn't smell, now and I would imagine the heaters are much safer than they used to be. Even at that, you'd have to be careful. Have you checked the difference in operating costs between that and an electric heater?

I have never used one are you sure it will be cheaper for you to use Elusive? It is stupid how the Bills for heat are rising how are we suppose to live

When I lived at home with my parents we used to use one. But I've never used one in my own home. I just think they are kinda dangerous and I don't want my son to grab it or anything like that so we just don't use one. Our house is pretty well insulated so it stays pretty warm in the winter time when we run our heat.

I don't see a problem with using kerosene heaters, Elusive, as long as the safety rules are strictly followed. My folks used to heat my bedroom with one when the weather got very cold. You should always have proper ventilation and make sure that the heater is not close enough to anything that is combustible to cause a fire. One of the radio shows I listen to is sponsored by a company that has a seemingly good heater. It is the Eden Pure. The host highly recommends it. You could probably do a search for information on it.

I would be very careful using one. From what I understand you can easily carbon monixide yourself...so be very careful if you do get one and use the proper ventilation.

Hello elusive butterfly. I have never used a kerosene heater, but I use electric heater to warm the room in very cold weather. It is very expensive to use it as it needs a lot of electricity. We don't have kerosene heater in the area where I live. I am not sure if there will be some in other areas of the country. Good day, friend.

Wow, I haven't thought about a kerosene heather in over 35 years! They were actually banned in MA way back then but I do remember they threw some great heat and saved a lot of money.

We are also in great need of cheap heating because in our house none of the heaters work and the landlord gave us only 2 very small electric heaters and he told us that in the winter the electric will run us around $250 a month or more ouch that hurts to hear that. We are thinking about a kerosene heater I think it would be a lot cheaper than the 2 little heaters that only warm you up when you are on top of them.

The newer ones are so much better than they used to be. The old models would black your ceiling and leave a terrible odor even on your clothes. The new ones do not do this. They are so much nicer. I just dont know what people are going to do this winter who are on a fixed budget in cold areas like you and I live in. We are fortunate. We have coal heat and I cook on it too in winter. I love the food cooked on it. good luck on staying warm.