Now, now, now, Allen, We backward types have been romancing with pure veg oil lamps for thousands of years now. Biodiesel is no less of a flame enhancer.
Perhaps you might want to throw a little neem or tea tree or your favorite essential oil into the fray to induce the mood you and yours would care to. Not too many that I know of swoon to the scent of kerosene. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Bio-D in a wick lamp-safe for use in teh house?? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I was hoping someone could settle a disagreement my brother and I are > > having. In preparation for Hurricane Charley, I broke out the wick lamp > > and first off started with biodiesel. As Keith says on his website, it is > > hard to get top travel up the wick, but I was able to soak the wick enough > > to get it to light and it burned great. Because my brother is afraid of > > burning it in the house, I switched to kerosene and now he'ss aying teh > > whole system is contaminated. So I have 2 questions. First, if I burn > > biodiesel in a wick lamp like this, am I risking CO poisoning or any other > > noxious fumes? Second, if for some reason it is mixed with kero, does it > > become more toxic than either chemical alone. Thanks- > > You aren't risking CO poisoning any more than any other combustion > device used inside. Keep the windows open, and you should be alright > with that. Other emissions will be lower with BD. > > What you will find is that the odor of the burning biodiesel indoors > will QUICKLY become overpowering. Just after I got started making BD my > girlfriend and I tried it in a couple of little wick lamps. We found it > was most decidedly NOT conducive to a romantic atmosphere when your > whole house smells like a grease fire. > > For outdoor use, no problem. For indoor use, only if you have > absolutely NOTHING else. > > > BTW: How did you weather the storm? I'm in St. Petersburg, and the > worst we got was minor flooding in our parking lot. We were holding our > collective breath for a couple of days, though. > > > AP > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
