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08/14/10, 12:36 PM
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Where to buy kerosene?
I am thinking about buying a kerosene heater. It's been 15 years and two moves since I had one and at that time, the local Texaco gas station had a kerosene pump. I haven't seen kerosene for sale in ages, so just wondered where any of you buy yours? Do I just need to start calling all the gas stations in the surrounding towns? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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08/14/10, 02:29 PM
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I don't remember not seeing a station around here that don't sell it.
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08/14/10, 03:43 PM
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Home Depot has it but it is so expensive.Around here you can get it at some Stations and it is not expensive.
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08/14/10, 03:47 PM
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Call your local home heating oil distributor. Ask them. They probably wholesale it as well and can tell you where it is available. 
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08/14/10, 05:31 PM
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08/14/10, 06:27 PM
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Last station I saw it at it was $2.12 a gal. That was at least 20yrs ago. WM sells it, and I got 2 bottles, but I forgot what it cost.
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08/14/10, 06:34 PM
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Almost all the gas stations around here sell it. I suppose it is a regional thing. Kerosene heaters are common for winter use here if the electric goes out.
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08/14/10, 06:49 PM
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Ace Hardware sales it
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08/14/10, 07:31 PM
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My local Hess station sells K-1 Kerosine for .10 cents more then there Diesel , the only draw back is You have to show Your drivers license to the attendent so He can copy it into a book and You have to sign a K-1 log.
This is so You won't use it illegally , to heat a house ( fire chief checks log's ) or try to use it instead on the road instead of " There Cheaper " Diesel fuel , to save money and avoid the road tax ? $ 2.87 vs $ 2.97 ( Yes there manager is a blonde , and I questioned her on her logic )
I drive to the Hess in Ri. to buy mine , less hassle and cheaper .
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08/14/10, 08:58 PM
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Well, thanks folks. Monday I'll let my fingers do the walking in the surrounding towns and see what I can find. Don't think I've ever heard of kerosene being used as a heating fuel in this area. Actually I don't know what it's used for, except the kind I used to get was coloured pink to show either it was road OK or not (can't remember).
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08/15/10, 12:16 AM
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I used to get was coloured pink to show either it was road OK or not
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Dyed fuel is NOT OK in a highway vehicle.
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08/15/10, 06:09 AM
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I saw an outside tank at one of our Feed/Hardware stores yesterday evening. You might check at your local feed/harware stores, I bet they know a source. I'm not sure where you are located here in Texas, but the place I was referring to is McDonnell Hardware and Feed in Keller TX. Good Luck!
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08/15/10, 07:51 AM
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Locally any gas station that sells diesel has a pump close by that has kerosene; haven't seen just one or the other being sold. Also all of the home-heating dealers offer it.
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08/15/10, 05:28 PM
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Several of the local gas stations sell K-1 here. It was $2.39/gallon last year. Not cheap but, for us, cheaper than running our electric baseboard heat.
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08/17/10, 02:04 PM
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Well, I for sure won't be buying a kerosene heater. The cheapest I could find kerosene for was $4.50 gal. Running the electric central heat would be cheaper than using a kerosene heater. Dang! I was hoping it would be way to help cut electric costs plus have a good back-up heater for outages. I used kerosene in the '80s and it cost much less than gasoline per gallon -- now it's almost twice as much.
Back to the planning board.
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08/18/10, 07:08 AM
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Kerosene is popular in my neck of the woods...most all gas stations sell it. The price varies anywhere from $2.89 to $3.19 per gal. I keep kerosene on hand for power outages...backup heat and lanterns.
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08/18/10, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DavisHillFarm
Kerosene is popular in my neck of the woods...most all gas stations sell it. The price varies anywhere from $2.89 to $3.19 per gal. I keep kerosene on hand for power outages...backup heat and lanterns.
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$3.00 a gallon would make it reasonable for supplemental heat -- $4.50-5.00 doesn't. I'm going back to my original plan of buying or building a solar heating unit. Just wish my house was oriented true south to optimize the heat gain. Ah well, you work with what you have, right?
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