I don't think that it's really off topic because having your shop in an unheated garage makes a lot of DIY projects difficult for 3-4 months of the year.
I believe that Mills Fleet Farm in Ankeny sells kerosene for about $4 a gallon or so, but that is based on a discussion I was having with a friend about kerosene heaters for my garage. In fact I bought a kerosene heater from Fleet Farm this morning but I was in a hurry and I didn't have an appropriate container to fill with kerosene so I just bought a gallon prepackaged and didn't check out the bulk kerosene sales.
Of course now I realize that I need to insulate my garage because I could only get the temperature up to around 40°F but that's enough to make the space usable. Insulating the garage is a project I'll have to save for another time though.
Ok, this is off topic, sorry. Anyone know where I can buy bulk kerosene in DSM? I tried google. It mostly recommended places that are no longer in business.
I'm used to gas stations having a pump off to the side somewhere with kerosene, typically about the same price as diesel (often cheaper, since the road taxes haven't been added to it). I don't need high quality -- actually, I'd burn diesel fuel sooner than pay the $9/gal that hardware stores seem to want for pre-packaged jugs of the stuff.
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This site has a picture of Fleet Farm's kerosene pump. They don't appear to track prices though.
http://www.desmoinesgasprices.com/MIlls_Fleet_Farm_Gas_Stations/Ankeny/161230/index.aspx
Check the Ammaco. Gas station in Ankeny I used to get k1 there.
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If you're burning it for heat, propane is a buck a gallon right now. A 100 lb propane tank will cleanly heat a garage for an entire winter of projects.
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N.E 14th(hwy69) & 1st just south of HyVee.
Kerosene is $3.749 at Fleet Farm in Ankeny. There's a gasoline style pump in between the gas station and car wash in front of the store.
Dahl's gas station on Ingersoll is open, I drove through but didn't see any obvious kerosene pump. They do have a Blue Rhino LP tank thing.
Another tangent on this off-topic topic... anyone have a good idea for a way to do a heater in an attached garage that vents to the outside that doesn't cost a ton of money? A kerosene or LP gas heater shouldn't be used in an attached garage, since you risk filling the house with CO.
-dc--On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <je...@ocjtech.us> wrote:Kerosene is $3.749 at Fleet Farm in Ankeny. There's a gasoline style pump in between the gas station and car wash in front of the store.
On Jan 4, 2016 1:07 AM, "Jeffrey Ollie" <je...@ocjtech.us> wrote:I don't think that it's really off topic because having your shop in an unheated garage makes a lot of DIY projects difficult for 3-4 months of the year.
I believe that Mills Fleet Farm in Ankeny sells kerosene for about $4 a gallon or so, but that is based on a discussion I was having with a friend about kerosene heaters for my garage. In fact I bought a kerosene heater from Fleet Farm this morning but I was in a hurry and I didn't have an appropriate container to fill with kerosene so I just bought a gallon prepackaged and didn't check out the bulk kerosene sales.
Of course now I realize that I need to insulate my garage because I could only get the temperature up to around 40°F but that's enough to make the space usable. Insulating the garage is a project I'll have to save for another time though.
On Jan 3, 2016 11:33 PM, "Tim-S" <t.she...@gmail.com> wrote:Ok, this is off topic, sorry. Anyone know where I can buy bulk kerosene in DSM? I tried google. It mostly recommended places that are no longer in business.--
I'm used to gas stations having a pump off to the side somewhere with kerosene, typically about the same price as diesel (often cheaper, since the road taxes haven't been added to it). I don't need high quality -- actually, I'd burn diesel fuel sooner than pay the $9/gal that hardware stores seem to want for pre-packaged jugs of the stuff.
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If you have a thousand bucks to spend, a ductless mini-split system is the way to go in a garage. You get an air conditioner and an efficient electric heater (upwards of 300% down to 0 degrees these days). These cost less to run than a gas system.
For even less, you can get a hanging electric heater. I have a 7500W one that pulls about 32A of 240. It uses about 75 cents of electricity per hour if it runs continuously. I accidently left the garage set to 70 degrees last January and my power bill went up $100.
Price chopper no longer has kerosene. Options are fleet farm, east side QT, or possibly the farm coop on east 18th. I haven't called them yet.
If you are looking for larger quantities, (100 gallons or so) there are several oil delivery companies and farmers coops that will deliver. Probably a better price than a pump, but they don't want to deal in small amounts. If you bring a can to them though.
I get my propane from heartland coop, they should have kerosene as well.
Ok, this is off topic, sorry. Anyone know where I can buy bulk kerosene in DSM? I tried google. It mostly recommended places that are no longer in business.
I'm used to gas stations having a pump off to the side somewhere with kerosene, typically about the same price as diesel (often cheaper, since the road taxes haven't been added to it). I don't need high quality -- actually, I'd burn diesel fuel sooner than pay the $9/gal that hardware stores seem to want for pre-packaged jugs of the stuff.
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Thanks, Tim!