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Remember Y2K? I have five gallons of kerosene left over from that wake-up call, and now I can continue to use it.
by Leon Pantenburg
Y2K was the first inkling for many that life might not always be the same. The scenario, if you recall, is that all computers were supposed to re-set, stop, quit working or something at midnight, 1999. Then chaos would happen, as everything computer-dependent went down.
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That disaster didn’t happen, of course, because of massive effort to fix the problem before it occurred.
For me, Y2K was the first time I systematically prepped for disaster. By the time New Year’s Eve 2000 rolled around, my family was ready. We have continued to maintain that readiness, and still systematically use our food storage.
But I don’t use a lot of kerosene. I bought 10 gallons in 1999, and have only managed to use up about five gallons in my kerosene lanterns when I go dog-walking in the dark.
So when Power Research Inc. approached me with the idea of testing a kerosene fuel treatment, I was interested.
I was sent a sample of the PRI-D, the diesel treatment, which also works on kerosene. According to the company brochure: the PRI fuel treatments provide an “exclusive thermal stability chemistry.” A simple definition, according to PRI, is that the more thermally stable a fuel is, the less unburned carbon is formed during the combustion process. The more completely the fuel burns, PRI claims, the more power, efficiency and reduced emissions.
My testing process was simple. I took out about a quart of the the 13-year-old kerosene and put it aside. Then I treated the rest of the four-or-five gallons in the container with PRI-D.
For testing, I used two identical Deitz lanterns. To be as fair as possible, I washed both chimneys and trimmed the wicks, then filled one lantern with untreated and the other with PRI-D treated kerosene. I lighted them side-by-side and observed.
I am always amazed that the untreated 13-year-old kerosene even lights. In this test, both samples worked well.
I could tell a difference, though in the treated lantern. I could turn the wick and flame up higher before it started to smoke at the tip of the flame. Both samples smelled like kerosene burning – big revelation – but the treated sample smelled less strong.
The PRI-D is easy to use. My 32-ounce container will treat 512 gallons of diesel or kerosene, so one bottle will last a long time.
Do you need this product?
Well, if you’re storing bulk diesel or kerosene for when some emergency occurs, I’d say this might be a wise choice to have in your preparedness gear.
As it stands right now, I know I can depend on my Y2K kerosene for lighting in my lamps and lanterns if the electricity goes out for an extended period of time. And that’s a good feeling.