I live in a mobile home and though I pay for my own heat, my landlord supplies the furnace hence the kind of fuel I must use. I had a leak the other day in mine, he fixed it, but does anyone know exactly how safe kerosene is to use? I never used anything but oil or electric and the idea of heating with a toxic chemical scares me. If anyone knows about heating with kerosene, please tell me if they are considered safe enough? I cannot afford to move again. Thank you
questionable reality2010-01-09T12:21:37Z
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Kerosene is Fuel Oil #1, basically the same as the heating oil or Fuel Oil #2 you've used in the past. The benefit of kero is that it has a slightly higher energy (BTU) content than fuel oil, it burns cleaner, and it won't gel in cold weather. The drawback is that it's usually 30-40 more cents per gallon than diesel. A $2 nozzle and 15 minute service call could easily convert your furnace to run on less expensive fuel oil. Mention it to the land lord.
The only difference between the 4 prong and the 3 prong conection is that when you use a 4 prong connection, you remove a copper connection between the neutral and the ground on the dryer itself. On a 4 prong you isolate the neutral from the ground on the appliance. If you only have a 3 prong receptacle connect the neutral to the ground where the cord attaches to the appliance. Some people are going to say you have to rewire that receptacle, but technically it's not true. It will work either way. Dryer manufacturers realize that people buying new dryers do not necessarily live in a new house.. Most mobile homes have a 4 prong outlet for the dryer anyway unless it really old. If you need a 4 prong cord just get one at the hardware store and make sure when you hook it up to the dryer make sure you isolate the neutral from the ground by removing the bonding copper strip the joins them together. If there is no copper bonding strip then just hook it up appropriately. 2 hot wires (2 black or black and red) a neutral (white) and a ground (green).