Ron Hicks Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 I just bought a Dyna - Glo portable keroseen heater and wondering about the flame color Ive run my first full tank of keroseen through it and dry buring the wick now. I think I should need a blue flame the best I could adjust it was about 1/2 of flame blue with yellow tips . If I lowered it any lower it would turn orange. The manual says to keep it at 1/2 in flame hight at top of of burner. If I crank it down to the 1/2 in. its a dirty orange - to get into the blue flame I would say the flame is closer to 1 inch hight. Im using new, clean, no water - K1 keroseen Any Ideas? Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlarkin Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Not familiar with that heater, but I have a Keroheat CV2230. Always burn yellow orange. No blue. Keeps my 14 x 20 tool room nice and toasty on low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc_cooter Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Stick with the 1/2" flame height. Blue is not the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hicks Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Isnt blue the cleanest flame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Mine runs yellow orange. They always seem to burn a little rich and I have never seen one that produced a blue flame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Crabtree Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Ours burns pretty orange and runs on all different types of fuel, you can use diesel, kerosine, and some types of oil. Not trying to hijack your thread but iv'e always wondered how safe are these things to use in a closed up shop? This is my first year using one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilwarblacksmith Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Mine burns more of an orange also. When I first got mine, I kept trying to get this blue flame. Spent more time messin with the heater than hammering. Now I just crank it up and light it. Works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkle spike Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Mine also burns a bright orange yellow flame. I just put a new wick in it, and it took a while to get soaked and quit smoking. It is pretty cost effective for me, heats my shop to 70 on high in about 20 minutes, then I start the forge. Burns less than a gallon on the average Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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