40L of paraffin

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40L of paraffin

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I need to get hold of some, does anyone know where they sell it on tap please?


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you could try a local heating oil supplier, see if they will sell ya a couple of drums of heating oil its the same stuff basically ,
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B & Q do gallon jugs
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Brother is (was) an organic chemist.

He says try Tincknells, Avonmouth.

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Mervin wrote:you could try a local heating oil supplier, see if they will sell ya a couple of drums of heating oil its the same stuff basically ,
Thought heating oil was basically diesel?
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It seems that kerosene in the US is what we call paraffin.

Here, however, kerosene refers to aviation fuel and is NOT the same as paraffin.
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Cheers, yeah,the price b&q sell it at makes it too expensive..
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Afaik Kerosene /heating oil is basically paraffin , it is reffered to as 28 second burning oil , and paraffin was a slightly cleaner burning version for indoor portable heaters etc , Kerosene is also aviation fuel for jet engines , i have a mate that used to be in the business , the 28 second bit is the time it tke 50 ml to run through a small test hole , where as diesel and Gasoil (red diesel ) is thicker and takes 35 sconds to run through the same hole , if you only want the stuff for cleaning oil off things or for a parts cleaner go to a garage that sells red diesel or if you know a freindly farmer see if he will sell ya a drop , it will be cheaper than a garage for sure ,

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