green house heaters

[rats]

hi there

i have just brought a gasaline green house heater and as i am new to it all got a heater that said for greenhouse, but i find it is leaving black soot all over everything,can you help,also about the smell.

thanks

[logman]

Gasaline ?, Did you mean Gasoline, as in petrol (UK) Or is it a paraffin heater, if its the latter it could be that the wick needs trimming or turning down a bit..

[qapmoc]

Yes to the above, the wick is the piece of textile like material which the flame comes from, this should/must be adjustable by a rotating small handle on the side of the heater which makes it go up and down, you have to move it up to light it when it will burn with a yellow smoky flame and then move it down until the flame is small and blue and makes no smoke.

[logman]

If your new heater was made overseas, they may recomend the US fuel type ie kerosene = paraffin (UK)