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Posted: 11/11/2018 3:31:59 AM EDT
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I have not found a lamp oil that does not put off odors and in my case cause headaches.
I have several brass lamps that are now decorations and I use only LEDs. |
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Posted: 11/12/2018 4:01:53 PM EDT
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In my experience, Lamplight oil does not produce usable heat, nor usable light.
Real A1 Kerosene, and an Aladdin lamp is what you want for actually heating, and good light output. A Dietz lantern may be a viable alternative if you are on a budget. |
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Posted: 12/8/2018 7:26:42 AM EDT
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Dietz lanterns are great with Wally World lamp oil.
TBH, I've got a couple cans of kerosene stored away with a kerosene heater, but I've never burned it in a Dietz, kinda interested to see what it would be like, odor and light wise. |
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Posted: 12/8/2018 5:50:25 PM EDT
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I've used some of that oil with WT Kirkman lanterns with good results. I wouldn't say there's no odor though. If I lit them in the garage and let them burn in/warm up before moving inside it wasn't too bad for me. There was some odor though, but nothing I minded. They did put off some heat but not huge amounts. I want to say I read somewhere that a typical lamp can put off 1k btu at most? I had 4 burning for a 12 hour test and I could tell there was some added heat but it wasn't gonna run you out of the room that's for sure.
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Posted: 12/9/2018 1:32:42 AM EDT
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In my experience, Lamplight oil does not produce usable heat, nor usable light. Real A1 Kerosene, and an Aladdin lamp is what you want for actually heating, and good light output. A Dietz lantern may be a viable alternative if you are on a budget. We also used tea candles in places like the bathroom; placed near the mirror a couple of them would be sufficient light for a few hours and we had weeks worth of them in a few bulk packs. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 9:56:34 PM EDT
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I just turned off several lanterns and lamps I had going with medallion oil. It doesn’t smell bad if you let them burn outside for the first 5 minutes. You will detect the odor, though.
I can read just fine with two $10 hardware table lamps burning next to me. I despise electric light. 
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Posted: 12/11/2018 10:01:20 PM EDT
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I should mention, to me the medallion gives you a larger margin of error with cheap burners. With nice stuff, or cheap stuff tweaked right, kerosene is also low odor once hot. But if a lamp is not in good shape, kerosene will stink far more. Particularly on initial lighting of the device.
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Posted: 12/11/2018 10:04:54 PM EDT
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people still use lamp oil?
and they're not mennonites? |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 10:08:30 PM EDT
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I just turned off several lanterns and lamps I had going with medallion oil. It doesn’t smell bad if you let them burn outside for the first 5 minutes. You will detect the odor, though. I can read just fine with two $10 hardware table lamps burning next to me. I despise electric light. I mean, i know some luddites... or thought I did, but hating electric light? are you going to start writing manifestos about the social dangers of technology from a cabin in the woods? do we need to worry about you? |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 10:21:20 PM EDT
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do you send emails with stone tablets too? I mean, i know some luddites... or thought I did, but hating electric light? are you going to start writing manifestos about the social dangers of technology from a cabin in the woods? do we need to worry about you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I just turned off several lanterns and lamps I had going with medallion oil. It doesn’t smell bad if you let them burn outside for the first 5 minutes. You will detect the odor, though. I can read just fine with two $10 hardware table lamps burning next to me. I despise electric light. I mean, i know some luddites... or thought I did, but hating electric light? are you going to start writing manifestos about the social dangers of technology from a cabin in the woods? do we need to worry about you?
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Posted: 12/11/2018 11:12:31 PM EDT
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I have tons of eneloops, led flashlights, etc. now.
before they become common, I used oil lanterns for backup lighting. now, it's just for ambiance, but it's still useful as a backup source of lighting, if needed. btw, thanks for the replies.... |
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