HomeDepot Kerosene
05-04-2008, 07:16 PM
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HomeDepot Kerosene
My kero tank(100gal.Bought 2yrs ago) was empty. So I went to local HD store. When I try to grap a kero,I couldn't believe my eyes.
I paid $10 per gal. Which is higher than I expected. I should fly small turbine now.
I got my tax refund
. But my wife took it. Because I burnt my wife's favorite sofa. What can I say....[
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And I got speeding ticket first time ever. [:@]
That was my weekend story.[)]
If you have low time P70,pm me.
I paid $10 per gal. Which is higher than I expected. I should fly small turbine now.
I got my tax refund
. But my wife took it. Because I burnt my wife's favorite sofa. What can I say....[] And I got speeding ticket first time ever. [:@]
That was my weekend story.[)]
If you have low time P70,pm me.
05-04-2008, 09:29 PM
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RE: HomeDepot Kerosene
Just bought all the remaining inventory at the HD here (9 five gallon cans) for $26 each - it was $35.95. The manager told me this year they had no intension to mark it down 50% like years past.
05-04-2008, 11:42 PM
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RE: HomeDepot Kerosene
So, since i am new to jets..where do you recommend buying my kero?? HD? i like in the Chicago area and we have HD, Menards (didnt see any there yesterday) and Lowes? anyplace else you can think of, and exactly what does/should it say on the can??
thanks in advance.
joe
thanks in advance.
joe
05-05-2008, 12:38 AM
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ORIGINAL: FILE IFR
Kero is more refined and stinks less than Jet-A.
Kero is more refined and stinks less than Jet-A.
05-05-2008, 01:14 AM
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It also has quite a few additives that Kero doesn't have such as anti-oxidents, anti-static, anti-ice and anti-corrosion as well as a biocide to keep algae growth out of the fuel.
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Kero is more refined and stinks less than Jet-A.
Kero is more refined and stinks less than Jet-A.
that i'm aware of... but whats the advantage of using kero in our turbines compared to jet A. seems the anti-static and corrosion additives would be a plus for us. Seeing how their is anti-static additives and fuel lines available now.
05-05-2008, 07:04 AM
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there aren't any disadvantages to using Kero that I'm aware of and it tends to be a bit cheaper if you can find it at the pump. convenience and price should be the deciding factor as both are adequate fuels with no major advantages or disadvantages over each other in our applications.
05-05-2008, 07:24 AM
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RE: HomeDepot Kerosene
KC36330 and any other pilots that have used Jet A fuel.
I use Kero w/turbine oil but the time I used Jet A fuel every time I spooled the engine up it burned the grass behind it. I have never experience this with Kerosene/turbine oil. Does that happen to those of you that use Jet A fuel?
Don
I use Kero w/turbine oil but the time I used Jet A fuel every time I spooled the engine up it burned the grass behind it. I have never experience this with Kerosene/turbine oil. Does that happen to those of you that use Jet A fuel?
Don
05-05-2008, 07:41 AM
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i fly off concrete so no burnt grass. I've used Kero, Jet A and JP-8 all with no problems at all in JetCat turbines, if there were any higher EGTs they weren't anything significant.
Oh BTW, you typed it out as Kero/Turbine Oil, you have to add the oil to all fuel.
Oh BTW, you typed it out as Kero/Turbine Oil, you have to add the oil to all fuel.
05-05-2008, 08:18 AM
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but whats the advantage of using kero in our turbines compared to jet A.
but whats the advantage of using kero in our turbines compared to jet A.
If I have to deal with fuel smell inside my vehicle, from e.g. a dripping overflow tube or even just fuel that dribbled down the side of a fuel can while filling it, I'd MUCH rather it be kero than Jet-A.
05-05-2008, 01:13 PM
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The smell - Jet A really stinks.
If I have to deal with fuel smell inside my vehicle, from e.g. a dripping overflow tube or even just fuel that dribbled down the side of a fuel can while filling it, I'd MUCH rather it be kero than Jet-A.
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but whats the advantage of using kero in our turbines compared to jet A.
but whats the advantage of using kero in our turbines compared to jet A.
If I have to deal with fuel smell inside my vehicle, from e.g. a dripping overflow tube or even just fuel that dribbled down the side of a fuel can while filling it, I'd MUCH rather it be kero than Jet-A.
Gordon,
i'll agree with you their! I deal with jet A all day every day by either flying with it or working with it, so i'm kind of used to it. I was more concerned if their was more of a reason for me to start using kero than Jet A. As i can get jet A for free basically. Luckily i have a truck so all the fumes stay outside of the interior, but i have to find a trailer to pull my planes around..
05-05-2008, 02:56 PM
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Thomas,
Let's see....hmmmm...$4.00 a gallon or.........free.......hmmmm...I'll think I'll go with.......??????
Don
Thomas,
Let's see....hmmmm...$4.00 a gallon or.........free.......hmmmm...I'll think I'll go with.......??????
Don
If their was a reasonably good reason to go w/ kero over Jet-A, then i wouldnt mind the cost of kero. but since the only good reason so far is smell, i'll go with the free stuff. the only thing is, my free stash varies at time, so i'll probly be stuck buying kero at certain times during the year anyways.
05-05-2008, 03:04 PM
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My friend Mark got us 15 of the 5 gls cans at $18.00 a can at the Rosville HD. they finally give up [>:]
My friend Mark got us 15 of the 5 gls cans at $18.00 a can at the Rosville HD.
they finally give up [>:]
Carlos, what is the SKU on the cans? 315-704?? I called Palo Alto store and they still have it listed at $35.97, are they using a different SKU for the sale kero?
05-05-2008, 03:11 PM
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RE: HomeDepot Kerosene
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I think that's right. However it's up to the discretion of the store manager whether or not to discount a product. It took a managers approval to override to price at the register.
Mark
I think that's right. However it's up to the discretion of the store manager whether or not to discount a product. It took a managers approval to override to price at the register.
Mark
05-05-2008, 03:35 PM
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I ran by the Home Depot here in Palo Alto and had them look up the SKU, nothing in stock in the Bay Area and better yet the item has been listed as "Out of Season" so they will not be getting anymore of it.
05-06-2008, 10:02 AM
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RE: HomeDepot Kerosene
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How can any jet fuel possibly be considered stinky? Maybe it's just I'm a former FA-18C mech, and like the smell. JP-4 (a-1), JP-5, JP-8, I like them all burned or not.
How can any jet fuel possibly be considered stinky? Maybe it's just I'm a former FA-18C mech, and like the smell. JP-4 (a-1), JP-5, JP-8, I like them all burned or not.
Mark
