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Does anyone know if I can use PARASENE rather than Paraffin in my Vapalux M320s?? The local B&Q doesn't stock Paraffin & it's a bit of a shlep to Dobies who do. I don't want to bugger up my lamps though.
Many thanks.
Mesquite
25-07-2010, 16:15
Don't know anything about parasene but have you tried looking in your local garden centre for Paraffin?
They usually stock it for greenhouse heaters.
Don't know anything about parasene but have you tried looking in your local garden centre for Paraffin?
They usually stock it for greenhouse heaters.
Yep mate, that's the problem. It looks like they're stocking Parasene for greenhouse heaters rather than Paraffin. It does say that it contains Kerosene but not sure if I should put it in the lamps. Thanks for the reply.
To all intents and purposes, it's paraffin.
A trade name/certain spec of paraffin.
Alan
Actually - having Googled it, which I should have done in the first place:rolleyes: - Parasene seems to be a trade name. So I reckon that the container contains Paraffin, certainly smells like it.
To all intents and purposes, it's paraffin.
A trade name/certain spec of paraffin.
Alan
Cheers Alan - I think you're right......
sasquatch
25-07-2010, 18:13
My local pound shops sell hurricane lanterns for £2.99 and the fuel they sell for them is Terpentine Substitute at £1.99. That's what I always use in my cheap lantern and it works fine. If you have a nice lantern you might want to be a bit more specific what you run through it though...
Laurentius
25-07-2010, 19:07
Hang on, that is not a proper pound shop if it sells anything for £2.99!
sasquatch
25-07-2010, 21:28
Hang on, that is not a proper pound shop if it sells anything for £2.99!
Ya you're right I guess, shoulda said chep shop...it's actually great for tools if you go in on the right day, not like a proper pound shop.
As stated Parasene is a brand name who sell greenhouse heaters etc. but all run on paraffin.
Try your local allotment society for paraffin - usually around half the price of shops. Regards, Geoff.
As said Parasene is just a brand, paraffin yes also some BBQ lighter fuel is in fact clear paraffin, B&M 'Flamefeast' and Wilkinson's own BBQ fluid is perfect and both come in 1 litre bottles. Its handy to know someone in Wilkinson's as the stores reduce all the fuel at the end of the summer, last several years I've had LOTS of paraffin at about 45p a litre :)