Kerosene Heater,Kerosene Heaters for Indoor Use,2600W Heating power,15㎡ Heating range,Portable Heater for Indoor and Outdoor, Camping and Fishing(Red,4.5l)

After you light it you need to keep lowering it until you see no flame it’s been taking 4-5 slight lowers one fill last like 9 hrs if your doing it right I seen people having trouble with it on the reviews I’m glad I took a chance I can’t lift those huge white ones this one is so much lighter I’ve had no trouble with it I use a candle lighter to light it very glad I bought this

I gave it a good test the other night,it got down to 12 degrees and it and one electric heater kept the whole house warm until it got down to 12 degrees and the wind blew against the house and you could feel the cold creeping in. I switched to a a larger BTU heater and warmed the house back up. It was not designed to heat a whole house and it really did a good job. There was always a kerosene odor about it,it may be the burner design or the paint curing out,time will tell. The filler cap is quite tight to begin with and had to be turned with the fingers on both hands,it is loosening up a little now. I painted some marks on the cap and the top of the tank to align it with the notches in the tank to make it easier to replace it in the tank. I set a small pan on top of it and filled it up with 3/4 cold water,it boiled a rolling boil in 21 minutes,I lowered the top of the heater down(it slides,and is adjustable) to get it closer to the glowing mesh and it boiled in 19 minutes. I have not removed the center of the top yet and used a larger pan as yet but it should make it work quicker. I painted a mark on the wick raising knob so i could count the turns as it is black with no features to do so, Turning it down all the way in the extinguishing position to start,i turn it to the right one full turn and then another half a turn to raise the wick where it can be lit. Once lit you must give it time(several minutes) to heat the chimney up before it will heat the wire mesh burner. It is kerosene (not gas) so it is a lot slower to heat up,After the warm up you need to adjust the wick up or down to make the wire mesh burner red and not let the flame run above the mesh burner. You need to take time to learn how to operate it to get the most out of it,it works good,always make sure the burner is setting down in its grove so it is not cocked up which will make it flare up. One more thing,when turning the heater off ,turn the wick knob to the left (slowly) give it time to adjust the flame till its out,turning it to the left fast will cause a flare up of the flame above the whole heater about a foot with smoke. It is a servicable heater without a self extinguisher,with a acclaimed leak proof tank,it is a manually adjusted machine and its more like the heaters from years ago,I like it better as the self extinguishers on these modern heaters are a nightmare to keep them running,one bump and there out,the ratchet teeth wear out and you cant keep them on. You set the wick on this heater and it stays where you put it till you move it manually.

The media could not be loaded.  Update: not heating the area well and the side screws aren’t stable.I love this Except it doesn’t heat a large enough area. I had it in a tight crafting area in my attic. It’s so cute BUT didn’t heat well. It wobbles as it can collapse down but felt unsteady. It’s the same cost as a large one that I have that works much better and I’ll return it. I love that it could cook a tea kettle but not for what I need.

Read, followed instructions and lit on first try, got the green one with two extra wicks (one pre loaded)...warmed my camper, boiled a kettle of water in aboilut 15mins, no electricity required, exactly the circuitless backup heater i was wanting.&update* after several months of occasional use. The one main con is the three screw knobs to adjust the height of the stove top are junk thread inserts that all stripped quickly. To fix, I got three nut/bolt pairs and gorilla glued the nuts onto the knob handles to make my own threads that could tighten without stripping, And thus be able to adjust the height of the stove top again.

Easy to use and burns for 10-12 hours on single tank of kerosene, but remember kerosene is $10/gal so keep that in mind if you are using this for an extended period of time.