2 in 1 Kerosene Heater & Stove, 360° Surround Portable Radiant Heater, 9000 BTU, Non-Electric Kerosene Heater for Home, Garage, Camping, Hunting, Cooking, and Emergency Preparedness - Aquamarine

Okay the good stuff this is a nice size heater it was a little bigger than I thought I thought it'd be like a little campfire type size heater but it comes in a nice case that's padded it has carrying straps, I guess it stands about 20 in tall and maybe about 14 inches across. I think it took about a gallon and a half to fill it 3/4 of the way full of fuel there's a gauge on there it's kind of small but also so is the opening to fill it you will need a smaller size funnel there's a tiny one they give you with it and you could use it but I think it'd be tricky the long one I had for a transmission type feel funnel seem like it fit in there you can see the size of my finger in the hole for the fill. Once you fill it the instructions say to wait 10 to 15 minutes before you light it to allow the wick to soak up the fuel I did take a look at my WIC it was in there just a tiny bit crooked but there are four Wing nuts that you can take off and easily move the wick up and down left and right to get it nice and even which is needed for great burn.Once it's sat for 15 minutes to light it it's very easy you lift on the top Dome (spring ext. Thing in video) just a smidge maybe a quarter inch and get a lighter in there and you will see the flame start to work its way around the wick quickly put the Dome back down on the top otherwise it generates smoke during that time and it will take about 2 to 3 minutes for the flame to propagate all the way around and get to a decent height for burning. Once you see the flame go all the way around and get a little high you'll have to start turning it down so it won't smoke and you will have to do that for the next 2 to 3 minutes as it warms itself up otherwise if you walk away you'll come back and you'll notice a little bit of smell so you have to be attentive in the first 5 minutes to get it to work correctly and then it will burn fine for our good long 7-8 hours.As it warms up it continues to generate more upward draft and pull on the oil in the tank and that's why you need to keep turning down the burner from Max to a slower level and lower level a little at a time, and what you want is just as in the picture a nice cherry red glow on the top with really no flame visible and then it will burn with almost no smell. Look close at last pic. Cherry red very slight blue flame all around base of Dome- thus gets you max heat no smell and about a good 17 + hours of heat. Will heat a 12' x 12' foot unheated room warm and toasty.Almost all the heat goes straight up through the top there is a flat cover that's easily removed from the top even with the carrying handle mounted and on the top you could put a pan of something you wanted to warm or a teapot there is a small indent in the top to keep something in there nice and flat it's probably about 6 in across the flat portion where it has a little recess maybe less than a quarter inch on the top for heating something looks convenient. Top is about 12" wide.As it's running even after an hour it's still able to be touched on the sides not on the top but it does not get hot the whole case it just gets slightly warm to the touch so on the top hot sides warm bottom warm it doesn't get scalding.I would say full of fuel it probably weighs about 14 to 15 pounds so you could still move it I'm not sure you'd want to move it with the carrying handle while it's burning because the carrying handle is going to go straight up and that's where all the heat is coming out so once you find a good level spot to put it there it is in order to existinguish the flame you slowly turn down the knob don't do it all at once otherwise it'll generate a little smoke so slowly turn it down over a period of 30 seconds and the wick will burn itself out and it will self extinguish.Takes only about three or four minutes to cool off so you could then move it.I'm very happy with it after just one day of use I used to have a different heater a bigger kind and that thing got hot you couldn't put it next to anything I think you could put this next to something maybe 8 or 10 inches away on the sides and you'd be fine but keep in mind if you're going to be in the same room you can attend to it and check it, so with the foot of clearance on the sides I think you'd be safe I had it next to a cabinet and it only got slightly warm and then I put a sheet of tin up along side to make sure that it didn't get beyond that next to the cabinet to reflect the heat back out to the room.I'd buy a second one of these if I needed it but I left it going for a good 8+ hours we used about 1/2 of the tank kept the room real nice and warm at 70° f and it was probably a 12'x12-ft room not heated.No fans here and a fan would defeat the purpose because it would blow on the flame and maybe make additional soot it has to sit and just roast very slowly to get that clean burn and that's why you have to just be there for the first 5 minutes and turn it down and down and down and finally to the point where it's cherry red and then you can walk away.Hope this helps the pictures in the video I think it's a nice emergency heat Source but I'm using as a supplement in my shop like I said I'm using this indoors and I did and there was only a tiny bit of smell when I first lit it but as I walked away the flame crept up and crept up as the cabinet of the heater warmed up and Drew more oil so as long as you can be attentive I think this thing is a great Buy, I believe this is sold through Amazon itself so the delivery was fairly quick I think it only took a week to arrive these other ones from overseas I was promised one twice and it took a month never showed up another one two months never showed up so this one is available and sold by Amazon services one week delivery time well worth the wait looks solid could use it for years to come and the lighly padded carrying bag is nice. They give you a super small funel and even a set of medium sized vinyl Coated gloves in box so you won't smell after a refueling.Buy it !

For starters, I'm actually pleased that I am forced to give this product a minimum "one star rating" as it gave me such pleasure to throw this piece of garbage in the trash. It would have cost me far above the purchase price to relieve that much stress in psycho-therapy so at least I feel that I broke even. To be transparent, I really wanted to love this product, but from the time I opened the box it was clear - some things are not meant to be. First off, there is no automatic safety-release to extinguish the flame should the unit get tipped or knocked over. Second, there is no "cage" barrier on the top of the unit to protect against severe burns if touched. Not a wise move it you have pets or have the tendency to drink after experiencing this level of frustration. Despite this limitation, the unit seemed to operate well for the first three or four uses - then the trouble began. I don't know if the wick mechanism is too tight or too loose but it became impossible to fully raise the wick to the proper height for ignition. The result was a flame that became too high and heated the top to cherry-red (again, remember NO cage barrier) or, a flame that was too low and caused incomplete combustion creating dangerous fumes and smoke. Within a week this thing was setting off my carbon monoxide detector after trying everything possible to get it to operate properly. Save your money and buy a parka or at the very least, double your dosage of paxil.

I found that this heater can burn clean but only after carefully seating the movable chimney and allowing it to heat to operating temperature. When it is right the mesh dome on top of the chimney glows cherry red. Both of the times I’ve used this I started it outdoors so as not to get the eye-stinging smoke and fumes in the enclosed space I’m trying to heat. Even fully heated and dialed in there is some odor which is to be expected with any kerosene heater.I discovered that this heater is not very tolerant of wind. If you’re planning to use this outdoors you should consider a wind break of some kind.My heater arrived well packed with all advertised accessories included. It was even the color that I ordered. I did not find any shipping damage though I did note styrofoam beads stuck in the mesh dome that I made sure to clean out before firing. I’ve filled the tank to the halfway mark and have not seen any hint of leaking fuel.I bought this as an experiment for emergency heat and for camping. I like the idea of being able to use one appliance for both space heat and for cooking.

I’m pleased with this heater. When electricity was off 24 hrs. I was warm and cooked on the top.Good purchase for the price

If you need a small kerosene heater, this is the one to buy.