As a former
commercial fisherman... We used to have 3 grades of
diesel. People that ran their
stove long hours at low settings usually bought #1
diesel for the
stove and #2 for the
engine. #1 was supposed to be equal to
heating oil and produced less soot. #3 was bought by caterpillar owners. The diesel
sold in the US now is formulated to meet some
government standard and not to burn cleanly in a stove. Burning kerosene will help the soot. Also, if you run the stove at a hot setting at some time every day it helps the soot problem. Red Devil helps. Follow the directions for
installation on pipe lengths and bends, too. Most people that have trouble ignore the directions. Also when cold, don't heat too fast. You can crack the cast iron top by running full heat on a cold stove.
When I fished almost all
boats had diesel stoves. The
Seattle fish dock used to have a sign forbidding unattended diesel stove operation. I always considered
Dickinson to be top of the line.
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