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wolfenzee · 01-07-2009, 18:42

In my galley refit I am installing a Dickinson Bering diesel cook stove. It was suggested to me by someone that has cruised a lot with diesel stoves that I might want to run the stove on kerosene rather than diesel. I was told, because of the higher BTU rating, heat up time is shorter and it burns more efficiently.....any opinions on this. Because of my set up I would be able to use gravity feed, can I use the diesel "carborator" that came with the stove or do I need one designed for kerosene, and would the one from my recently retired kerosene heater work (I replaced it with a wood stove).

01-07-2009, 18:42	#1
wolfenzee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Port Townsend, WA (NW corner of Puget Sound) Boat: 30' William Atkin design "Captian Cicero"' - S/V ROVER Posts: 149	Burn Kerosene in Diesel Cookstove? In my galley refit I am installing a Dickinson Bering diesel cook stove. It was suggested to me by someone that has cruised a lot with diesel stoves that I might want to run the stove on kerosene rather than diesel. I was told, because of the higher BTU rating, heat up time is shorter and it burns more efficiently.....any opinions on this. Because of my set up I would be able to use gravity feed, can I use the diesel "carborator" that came with the stove or do I need one designed for kerosene, and would the one from my recently retired kerosene heater work (I replaced it with a wood stove).