Mail-From: ARPANET host CMU-20C received by CMU-10A at 3-Oct-82 19:00:59-EDT
Date: Sunday, 3 October 1982  18:59-EDT
From: Leonard N. Zubkoff <Zubkoff at CMU-20C>
To:   Bovik at CMU-10A
Subject: [HASTINGS: Kerosene Heaters]

Date: Monday, 20 September 1982  01:45-EDT
From: Gene Hastings <HASTINGS>
To:   Zubkoff
Re:   Kerosene Heaters

	About 6 to 8 months ago there was a series done in the D.C. area,
either on TV or in the paper (I can't recall which) talking about the
hazards of  kerosene heaters. The issues boiled down to: kerosene heaters
REQUIRE clear kerosene (perhaps not the exact term, but the highest grade)
or else the burners clog or spit gummy residues (flaming) into their
surroundings. You can get the proper grade, just not necessarily at your 
neighborhood gas station (supplies may be different due to demand or 
region), so many people ended up going back to the supplier of the
heater, who had the right fuel, but at a much higher price. For short
duty an electric heater might be as, if not more economical. For
extended periods, you should look into the sealed box wood heaters-
they're supposed to burn real slow & clean (besides, no kerosene
fumes).
	Please let me know what you discover.

					Gene