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As for science, I try to keep an open mind. After all...
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What on earth is that?I prepared my Japanese paraffin wick heater for storage; drained the fuel tank and sump; cleaned the filter; burnt the wick dry; cleaned the mantle; dismantled the heater and liberally sprayed electrical cleaner and silicon lubricant on all electrical and moving parts; polished the metal cabinet and reflector; then re-packaged in its original shipping box ready for next heating season.
Notice the screw driver, rag and cans of lubricant and electrical cleaner!. On the paraffinalia forums the consensus is, that its a 30 minute job, took me 3 hours, oh well, still a job well done.
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What on earth is that?
You've never seen a Japanese liquid paraffin heater, and it shows.What on earth is that?
I must confess to not being familiar with those.It is a "modern" take on a traditional paraffin wick heater, (think the old type Aladdin - maybe before your time).
Prior to gas CH, many families in the UK, US and Europe supplemented their coal fires / wood burners with paraffin heaters; they were popular from about 1900 right upto the 1960's. The UK manufactured "Aladdin" was a popular heater during this time. In Japan the majority of homes still use paraffin (kerosene) to heat their homes and domestic water and the technology continues to evolve. Japanese homes, in the main, are not insulated and are built to be drafty (cold winters but hot humid summers) they tend to only heat the room they are in and mostly use kerosene heaters. My understanding is they are also still popular in some US states, although happy to be corrected on this, if not the case now.I must confess to not being familiar with those.