These heaters do require 240v to run a small internal element for a minute or two just to pre-warm the combustion chamber prior to igniting the burner, and then to run the fan during operation, so you will need an Electric hook up capable of at least 6A or an inverter. Once lit they only consume a small amount of power whilst running – about 20 watts. I’ve been using domestic heating oil in my heaters since 2011, and other than a relatively cheap flame rod in the Corona heater when it was about 4 years old I’ve never needed to replace any parts.

Finally, its only possible to burn domestic heating oil (28 second kero) or Paraffin in these heaters, don't be tempted to use the commercial 'heavy' (35 second) heating oil or red diesel as damage will occur (as well as being very unpleasant to be around). I only mention this, as I know that a variety of different fuels are often available at or close to mooring locations up and down the Country.The Paraffin Inverter heater is ideal for use in Conservatories, Porches, Outbuildings, Garages, Shed’s or any location where extending central heating is too costly, its also a very viable and cheaper alternative to very expensive normal indoor Electric room heating in bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, loft conversions etc and in these applications it does stand to save the average household anything upto 40% – 50% off the cost of standard tariff electricity and a massive 75% off the most expensive E7 peak rate electricity tariff. In short if you are plugging in any form of Electric Heater on a regular or semi-regular basis, then replacing it with one of these inverter heaters WILL save you money – between 40% and 70% depending on your current Electricity tariff. This is where my own experiences begin, I have a rural property which is outside of the mains gas area and doesn’t have any form of central heating, the property is insulated and has double glazing, however it suffers from one handicap, the fact that it has electric storage heaters. Those who have storage heaters will already know, that come winter they are extremely inflexible, increasingly expensive to run and by around 5pm or 6pm they have exhausted all of their useful heat and once night falls, the room rapidly becomes cold. Electricity is supplied on Economy 7 or Economy 10 tariffs, and although these tariff’s give you seven to ten hours of cheap overnight electricity, the cost of the Electricity during the normal day (peak) periods is significantly more expensive than on a standard non economy 7 tariff. Up to three or four times higher per unit in fact!. 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) The Inverter Heater 5086 is an incredible piece of Japanese Engineering. Above all, it is safe to use, but it also has a fantastic heat output, while remaining economically sound to run.

Finally, lets see how the cost of running the Corona Paraffin Inverter heater compares with other fuels (This update takes into account current prices in October 2023) The Inverter 5086 is the same as the Inverter 5096. The name has been updated for 2020, the product is identical otherwise. 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. Safe and Reliable, being 99% efficient and having no external flue or chimney means 99% of the heat produced from the fuel actually goes into the room, not out of the flue. Far more efficient than portable gas heaters, LPG fired central heating, older gas fires and virtually just as efficient as more expensive electric heating, but at 50% – 75% of the cost – FACT. There are a couple of possibilities here. First of all it could simply be stale or contaminated fuel, and just like Diesel, Kerosene can be affected by bacteria growth in the fuel when stored for extended periods or in less than ideal conditions. Has the fuel that you are using currently been stored in the machine fuel tank over the summer?, Kerosene (Heating Oil) whether in the home or retail environment should be stored in an airtight container out of direct heat or sunlight, equally it could have been stored for several months in tanks at the Vendor in less than ideal conditions and I, myself, have had fuel from yards in the past which has been in tanks which previously were used for (and so contaminated with) small quantities of red diesel or other fuels which gave rise to running issues, which were corrected when a new batch of fuel was used. So my first piece of advice would be to start with the basics and try a new batch of fuel, ideally from another vendor if possible. These filters are excellent at filtering out water and dirt, but they won’t help at all in cases of stale or fuel which has been contaminated by other fuels or bacteria growth.Paraffin Inverter Heater – 9.5p per KW (based on 95p / litre for small quantities of Heating Oil or Paraffin from a pump) Automatic shut-off is activated when the heater is bumped into, or in the event of a tip-over (earthquake safety device). SAFETY DEVICE As for finding a good cheap supply of fuel for the future, I’m hoping that with all the people around here that use oil and get deliveries from tankers, I’ll have at least a couple of people I can either buy from at cost or get them to add extra to their delivery and fill my cans. Its very frustrating that directly below my bedroom window is a large tank thats almost full of the stuff, and it won’t be topped up for a very long time as its used so infrequently. 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!.