A friend just gave me a kerosene heater. I never used one before and I have two young children, 2 and 4. Are they safe? Is it ok for my children to be breathing the fumes? Debating on using this as a heat supplement. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Good advice. You may also want to keep a window cracked to keep some fresh air in the room. Only buy clear kerosene.pamusky said:WE used 1 for a couple winters with no problems at all.Just don't bump it hard,it could shut off.Do not let it run out of fuel and shut off.That will cause smoke and nasty fumes.Don't fill it inside either.When we bought ours kerosene was $1.29/gal.PS:not a bad idea to get a carbon monoxide detector,can never be to safe.