On 4/5/2014 6:14 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/5/2014 5:44 PM, wrote:
On Friday, October 22, 2010 7:16:03 PM UTC-7, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Wick type oil or "kerosene" lamps from Walmart or other places. They
put out some heat. But, how much?

Any idea how to figure out the BTU per hour? My thought is that they
burn about an ounce of oil an hour. More or less. So, on the web some
where has to be the heat content of lamp oil. Figure it out from
there.

If it's enough, then an oil lamp or two or more. Could be used for
heat when the power is off, or the propane tank is empty.

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135,000 btu per gallon or 1054 per ounce. If you burn an ounce per
hour, you will still be cold in the house. Typical 120V space heater is
five times that.

One power cut, I tried a 11,000 BTU kerosene heater,
which did not keep my trailer warm. Oil lamps, well,
better than nothing. I'd light all of them, plus
stove burners and anything else for heat. Trailers
lose heat in the winter, at amazing rate.

Yes, typical electric is 5,200 BTU per hour.

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