So these error codes are something that can be avoided by following the instructions provided with the machine. By buying heating oil kerosene from a local depot reduces my cost of the fuel from 70p per litre to 53p per litre, this means that the real cost of running my Inverter heater falls even further, from 7p per KW to 5.3p per KW – making it almost as cheap as mains gas, and even less than the cost of Economy 7 overnight electricity which my (useless) storage heaters use. You could probably reduce this to below 5p if you shopped around, and had the space to store a bulk heating oil delivery. I buy my Kerosene from a fuel broker in 20 / 25 litre drums, and I simply put some plastic sheet / old newspapers down on the sink draining board, and pump the fuel from out of the larger 25 litre container into the removable heater fuel tank via the Mr Funnel using the siphon pump. If you take your time using this method then the whole operation is clean and spill free, and it takes less than a few minutes to fill the fuel tank in this manner. The heater fuel tank has a small glass window in the side, so you can see the fuel level rise as you fill it, so there is no risk of spillage through overfilling.

I currently buy Electricity during the ‘peak’ periods from Npower, at around 21 pence per KW/H (Edit: This would now be around 40p / Kwh in October 2023) Simply turning the main dial to the right and push the igniter button, activating the “spark” or piezo element. A 1600va / 2000va rated UPS would power the unit for quite a while – assuming that the heater was already running when the outage occured and only required 22w of power to run the fan etc.Paraffin Heaters Energy costs are continually on the rise, especially in times of political uncertainty. At the same time, traditional ways of heating our homes such as multifuel stoves are now more tightly regulated than ever. These and other factors have driven many householders to look for alternative ways to keep their homes warm as the winter weather sets in.

Failing that, you can buy Kerosene scent, which you add to Kerosene to sweeten the smell when burning, inevitably they only seem to be available in Pine, which makes the room smell like toilet cleaner, but they do work. This will only mask the issue of course rather than solving it, but may be the only option if the above advice doesn’t work, and you don’t feel confident about servicing the heater. Unfortunately, you will always get a smell of paraffin when these heaters are first turned on and again when they shut down. These type of heaters don’t have an outside flue, so where else can the smell from the combustion process starting and stopping go. I have my doubts about how effective the Cherry Fragrance will be, certainly not enough confidence to buy 2000 litres of it just on description alone without trying, but again there is no harm in giving it a try if you want to make that committment, I can’t see how a tiny amount of what will probably be some kind of Fragranced Essential oil based product will damage a heater, will the supplier sell you a small sample of this to try before buying 2000 litres worth? – they should do, assuming they have any confidence in their product!. As you can see, the Corona Paraffin Heater is worth considering as a portable, money saving room heating alternative to either Economy 7 or Standard Electric Heating, as well as LPG heating. Its also ideal as temporary heating for outbuildings or for using on Boats and Static Caravans where LPG may prove very costly. It is also ideal for supplementary heating in short term rented accommodation as no flue or building modification is required and being portable you can take it with you when you move. I originally bought Paraffin from a local allotment society for 70p a litre. I get 10kw worth of heat from each litre burned which brings down the price for heating to 7p per KW/H. (I now pay 5.3p per KW using standard home heating oil kerosene @ 53p a litre but i’ll get to that later)I’m very tempted to try the Cherry fragranced additive, but the heaters instruction book says not to use fuel with additives. I’m not sure exactly what they mean by additives, maybe they mean impurities?? Would I consider one for a Canal Boat Application myself? – Yes, provided the practical and safety measures I mentioned above were followed, and it was possible to open up most or all of the room space inside the boat to increase the heating (and ventilation) area. Was the Kerosene new fuel, or was it aged fuel drained from an Heating Oil tank?. I’ve never had a problem with either of my heaters in relation to a smell, apart from perhaps one minute either side of switching the heater on and off, where it would give out the Jet Fuel type smell. Like I said before, Kerosene is from the same family as Jet-A1 fuel, hence the very similar smell when they combust, it seems strange that you are getting the smell when its running though, i’ve never experienced that personally ( nor have any of my Visitors, unless they are just too polite to say anything!). I only get the smell during the start up and shut down procedure.