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Old 01-03-2012 | 12:57 PM
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Hi people where does everyone get there jet fuel from, I get mine from a garage at its very expensive.
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if you know anyone with oil heating in their home buy it from them its all about the same
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at the local airports.
Old 01-05-2012 | 04:47 AM
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I pm'd you about your fuel on Dec 12th, any reason you did not reply?
Old 01-05-2012 | 05:32 AM
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i didnt receive anything regarding fel?
Old 01-05-2012 | 05:37 AM
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It was in reply to bluescoobydoo
Old 01-05-2012 | 05:41 AM
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Buy kero from any local hardware store
Old 01-05-2012 | 05:43 AM
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Buy kero from any local hardware store
must be cheap in your neck of the woods. 5g in the stores here is right at 50 bucks, Jet-A is 4.90/gal
Old 01-05-2012 | 06:01 AM
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didnt see anything there
Old 01-05-2012 | 06:18 AM
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if you know anyone with oil heating in their home buy it from them its all about the same
Was this the fuel you supplied to some at Bickley Jets last year?? If so, it's not the same at all
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Buy kero from any local hardware store
must be cheap in your neck of the woods. 5g in the stores here is right at 50 bucks, Jet-A is 4.90/gal
Same as you about $50 for 5gal in store for Kero, Jet A is 1/2 the price. I prefer Kero as Jet A reeks and the Mrs. doesn't much appreciate it when I have the inevitable spill in the basement.

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Hi All i have been using heating oil (kero) for around three months now,i cannot find any differance regarding performance,i know several other people who have been using it for years and have had no problems.

I was told that the EU has made the oil manufacters upgrade the specs on heating oil to cut down on emissions but i do not know how true that is regards Keith
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I get heating oil (kerosene - parafin oil) from a local heating oil company for £22 for 25 litres which is around $32 for 4 american gallons (aprox 20 litres). If anyone in the west Midlands (Stourbridge) wants to know the contact details just pm me.
Old 01-06-2012 | 12:05 AM
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I also use heating oil, I add a very small amount of additive to lower the smoke emissions. I have been using this for over a year now and all seems fine. I also checked this out with Wren and they said it was ok. I have oil heating at home so I get it in bulk at a cost of about £0.56 (56p) or about $0.86 per litre. You have to buy about 2000 litres at a time to get this sort of price however
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Guess we're lucky here in Va. Many gas stations sell kero for about ten or twenty cents more a gallon than regular gasoline which right now is about $3.15 a gallon.

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