Yes you can burn diesel in a kerosene heater.
Burning diesel in torpedo heater.
I could detect no difference in flame height or heat output and no odors.
Here are some of the dangers you should know if you use diesel fuel in your kerosene heater.
In your typical wick based heaters ive not had good results burning straight diesel.
You ll probably get some smoke and odor when you first start the heater and you ll probably get some smoke and fumes when you turn it off.
To make it burn you have to spray it into very small droplets or a fine mist.
Diesel burns surprisingly well in my 23 000 btu kerosun brand kerosene heater.
The disel sublimates at a slightly higher temperature leading to reduced flow and incomplete combustion and the oilier components of diesel gum up the wick and leave unburnt material on the wick clogging it.
Burning diesel in a kerosene heater is about the same as burning kerosene in the same heater.
This is the reason why almost all diesel is fuel injected.
Kerosene diesel and torpedo heaters 01 22 2012 06 14 am.
Pretty similar to a kerosene heater.
If you pour diesel fuel on the ground and throw a lit match on it the fuel won t ignite.
Just make sure that you have the right amount of air going to the heater.
A friend that works at the local fuel co op told me that diesel may reduce the life of the wick but so far i can t tell any difference.