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Quote from: Denalidave on February 03, 2024, 07:00:42 am

Hi all,
Engine arrived all the way from china today. Not bad postage really, took about 5 days. Comes in a good strong box and well packaged. I will look at putting it together over the weekend. What would you use in the burner? I have Isopropanol and also lamp oil?
Cheers
Dave

Definitely want to use either Ethanol or Denatured Alcohol in that puppy for the cleanest burn with the least smell and soot. Ethanol is truly best if you can readily get full strength Everclear at a reasonable price, wherever you purchase ardent spirits. Otherwise, denatured alcohol works nearly as well, though it does have some less pleasant odors from the additives that make it toxic to drink, while it is generally available at hardware stores or paint stores at quite reasonable prices.

Or ......  You could purchase a butane or propane burner option and have the cleanest, most convenient way to fire your boiler short of electric heating!

I like to use denatured alcohol outdoors and 190 proof (95% pure) grain alcohol indoors such as Everclear and Graves. While more costly, I much prefer it indoors because denatured smells while burning after a while irritates your eyes and the rest of your family.

Gil