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I'm wondering whether I can run my Eber D2 on domestic heating oil (kerosene 28 sec). 50p per litre instead of £1.35 a litre sounds attractive.

Does any one do this? ( oh, I have a petrol van sorry carry my Eber fuel separately)

I run mine on red diesel.its a lot cheaper than white.

This may help.
From http://letonkinoisvarnish.co.uk/Eberspacher_Fuel_1.html

Fuels suitable for Eberspacher diesel heaters.
We have no expertise on fuel types so I am grateful for the specialist advice we received on suitable fuels for Eberspacher heaters.
Most fuel sold at the pumps in the UK is winterised from September onwards and therefore should be OK for winter use, untreated fuel will wax up at relatively mild temperatures.
For all fuels good housekeeping is essential, modern fuels do not store like they used to.

Road diesel - specification BS EN 590, often referred to as white diesel or Derv, very expensive.
Red diesel - This is actually Gas Oil.
Before January 2011 'red diesel' was normally High Sulphur Gas Oil (also called 35 second oil, household heating oil).
This was mainly used for agricultural and off road plant.
From January 2011 fuel regulations changed so supplies now should be:
Low sulphur Gas Oil with up to 7% bio for use in all off road machinery.
Low sulphur Gas Oil with no bio fuel added, intended for use in Inland waterways and marine estuaries.
However there is no guarantee if you own a boat that you wont be supplied the 7% bio fuel.
It is now illegal to supply or use high sulphur gas oil on the inland waterways, it is still used for sea going boats.
Kerosene (Paraffin) - Premium Kerosene is known in the UK as Paraffin. Earlier manuals list paraffin and it is suitable.
Domestic central heating oil - There are two types of domestic heating oil, 28 and 35 second.
Standard Kerosene to BS2869 Class C2 is a heavier distillate than Paraffin. Also known as 28 second fuel, this is a lighter alternative to standard heating oil (Gas Oil) and burns much more cleanly with low sulphur content.
We are now running our own Eberspachers on 28 second fuel and highly recommend it (see below).
35 second oil is High Sulphur Gas Oil as mentioned above. In Germany it is sold as Heating oil EL.

Yes I had seen that which made me start thinking. I have half a tank of diesel so think I will try 50/50 mix and see how that goes.

It is better for the heater - it gives less coking. Use it neat as there is no need to mix it.

Have run mine on paraffin , but it's nearly as expensive as derv.... Mostly run it on red , or marine if I'm near the water.
It ran very well on some derv and petrol mix that someone mixed in their car by mistook, although it howled alittle on start up.....

I was amazed at the price of paraffin when I went to use my old paraffin blow lamp - it used to be dirt cheap and ideal for cleaning vehicle parts.

Yep, I remember my grandad having a 5 gallon flagon of paraffin with a tap on in his shed for filling his paraffin heaters from, and it was very cheap compared to petrol then....

Boom, boom, boom, Esso Blue!!!

Now running on Kerosene

So between 6 and 15p an hour

Mocki wrote:Yep, I remember my grandad having a 5 gallon flagon of paraffin with a tap on in his shed for filling his paraffin heaters from, and it was very cheap compared to petrol then....

My father used the paraffin stove in the shed for boiling the water in which was sat the pot of fish glue for his woodworking - it stank!

Hard to even find parrafin these days....the pre pack 5 liter tubs are a rip off...and the pumps are neatly all gone or out of use...shame as its such a clean fuel and perfect for a parts washer..heating oil stinks in comparison.