@tokyo 14 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Anyone else here really actually like them kerosene heaters, the smell and sound? I love it. Winter is just the best, ain't it? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 No, I hate everything about them. Buying kerosene, filling them up, cleaning the fan, the unhealthy smell, the constant racket, the uneven temperature... Winter is great, but kerosene stoves are a very primitive response. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Well I like them too acktuary. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 needing a good heater is new to me. what is regarded as a good means? effective, cheap, easy etc. I have air conditioners on the walls all through the house but I suspect that they may be a tad expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 well i`ll be..... ya actually have to clean that fan do ya? i like them, i like them a loht. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Air con is easy, but not cheap. The kerosene glass lamp type is cheap, and effective up to a point (fine for Tokyo). Only the kerosene fan heater will do the job in Nagano - gotta blast that hot air across the room (and out the cracks in the doors and windows). Radiant heat just doesn't go fast enough! Electric stoves cost a fortune to run and are not very hot either. But then you don't have to muck about with stinky kerosene. effective, cheap, easy etc? - you can't have it all, not here in high-tech Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I kinda like the smell, but that's probably cause I associate it with being up in the snow country. I think I'd rather have my aircons and lecie carpet instead of inhaling fumes all winter. Is it a much cheaper way of heating the house or do people use them cause they don't have aircons? Link to post Share on other sites
Rush 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I'm not into the idea. How much does an aircon cost if you blast it for 5 or 6+ hours a day. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 When I was 16 I worked part time in a ski rental shop on a mountain. Each night we would arc up this heater to dry the gear and teh floors. This heater was like a jet engine that had been taken from a F16. Very awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
liz 0 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 A bit smelly aren't they? Link to post Share on other sites
brillo-pad 0 Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 I'm in the love-em camp here. Lovely fumes. Link to post Share on other sites
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