Dyna-Glo RMC-55R7 Indoor Kerosene Radiant Heater, 10000 BTU, Ivory

This thing is great if you know what you are buying. My attic space only has one power outlet rated at 15 amps. Occupying the outlet with a single heater was not an option because even at half load you are still drawing about 7 amps or 750w Leaving no room for anything else to be plugged into that single outlet on that level.I have researched a lot of different heaters as an alternative for electrical heaters. Good option was Mr.buddy personal gas heater but the only drawback was the fuel for that was propane gas. Propane gas is compressed into little one pound cylinders and you have to take great precautions even storing them away from your house. Propane gas can leak and it's heavier than air so will eventually make its way to the basement catch on fire from the pilot light and so forth. If stored indoors.Kerosene fuel on the other hand is very stable and can be properly stored very easily. Of course there are certain safety precautions but the those of kerosene are much less than any other combustible fuel for an indoor heater.I chose dyna-glo because it is a reputable name on the construction market and construction men use outdoor versions of this that burn almost like a jet turbine. Apparently this is how people Heat their house in Japan.When you do purchase and receive this item make sure you do watch a couple video reviews on how to properly burn the device and how you should break it in first Outdoors.Also watch a video for wick replacement it will help you understand how this machine works.I have only used specific kerosene fuel made for heaters purchased at Home Depot premium price of about $10 a gallon. The only time it makes black smoke or smells is when first started for about 2 seconds problem solved by opening a window beforehand and leaving it open 5 minutes into startup.This problem goes away when I switched to klean heat heater fuel. When it is on and the flame is set at the correct burn level it's produces no smell. When you would like to turn this heater off you must grab the knob turn it all the way up push and hold the extinguished button and slowly wind the wick down.*Make sure you take the time to read all the warning stickers there are plenty of them and they're put there for a reason to save you. I have uploaded the pictures with the word "HERE" in red to show you all the stickers I might have missed some.when you purchase this item you should read the warnings and make sure you understand them.There is nothing hi-Tech about this heater except for the battery compartment which I do expect to fail eventually problem solved by using a long lighter or a match stick. This heats up the entire attic very well and makes a great backup emergency heater. The only way this heater could be any better is if it was free.

Came quick. Works great. Nice safety features on this unit.I would recommend this product.Very efficient.

I've owned a few kerosene heaters, all of them the big "tower" convection models with output over 20,000 BTU. But you don't always want or need a heater with so much output. This model cuts the output to 10k BTU and as a result sips fuel and doesn't look out of place inside the home. It's designed to direct radiant heat in one direction, which is nice when you're sitting at a workbench. I use mine in a 25'x20' garage and it keeps things cozy. The housing stays cool.The removable fuel tank is a nice feature. Like other kerosene heaters I've owned, the tip-over feature works almost too well. The wick adjuster knob also is extra-sensitive and sometimes has to be fussed with. All par for the course in my experience.Kerosene heaters are smelly. That's all there is to it. When igniting or being shut down, they put out a LOT of fumes. That's why I put mine in a place where I can open a couple of windows and let the fumes go out with the cross-draft. This unit is a good choice when you don't need max output and you want to direct the radiant heat.

Easy to use. Stable. Heat comes out in one direction , which means heater can be placed against the wall or in middle of room. On low, heater burns up to 16+hours. Pending on the size of the room, it can completely warm the room or knock the chill out of the room. Don't have to worry about it tipping or falling.

I liked the fact that this heater had a removable fuel tank. That's a convenient feature. That was about all I liked about it. The biggest problem is that it was impossible to adjust the flame pattern as described in the owner's manual. The burner assembly on this heater is not fixed in place by anything. It just kind of sits there with the back edge the burner cylinder sitting on a flat surface and the front edge sitting on the wick adjuster plate. Nothing really controls where the burner sits fore and aft. So it's just kind of balanced, or wobbling around on two small contact points. The problem with this is that the flame pattern is completely dependent upon burner position. Despite many attempts to get a nice clean flame pattern, by adjusting the knob and moving the burner around, I was unable to do so. (And yes, I was using fresh, clean 1-K kerosene.) If the flame pattern isn't perfect the heater smokes and emits a really bad smell. The best flame pattern I was able to get with this heater was a 1 inch tall yellow flame coming out the top of the burner at the front, and no flame at all showing at the back (see photo). And I was never able to make it stop emitting a smoky smell.The other problem I had with this heater is that the adjusting knob seems like a real kludge. It just does not work well at all. As stated in the manual, the adjusting knob is not to be used for controlling heat output. The heater is either on or off. There is no temperature adjustment. And that's OK. That's how kerosene heaters work. The knob only raises and lowers the wick a small amount to control how the flame is burning. While trying to adjust the knob to get a good flame pattern, the knob repeatedly snapped to the low or off position as if the safety shut-off had been tripped. And when this happens, the heater emits smoke and an odor. After fighting with this thing for over an hour on two different days, I finally gave up on it and decided to just send it back. I have a 20+ year old kerosene heater that is the same style heater as this one, and it works perfectly. The flame is nice and clean, it does not smell bad, the burner does not wobble around, and it works fine. I was expecting the same from this new heater, but was sadly disappointed. I returned this heater using Amazon's on-line help system. To replace it, I bought a DuraHeat DH2304S 23000 BTU kerosene heater at a local big-box store. The DuraHeat heater works perfectly. The flame is very easy to adjust, the control knob works like it should, and best of all, the heater does not smoke or smell.