I have two of the lamps and they do a nice job of lighting. These lamps don't put off the odor of burning kerosene as much as regular oil lamps as they burn hotter. The mantles are a bit pricy and they are very fragile. I went through quite a few of them while getting use to the lamps, they are cheaper if you buy them by the dozen.
As Paul already mentioned, they put out lots of heat so I do not use them during summer months. They are great during Spring & Fall to take the chill off when you really don't need a fire yet. As for the already mentioned carbon monoxide, yes, they do put out Co2 but they never even show up as a reading on my Co2 detectors.
Just be sure to have plenty of cross ventilation !!!!!
Kerosene and lamp oil are hydrocarbon based fuels. They produce carbon monoxide, which is far more easily absorbed in your system than oxygen. It then blocks oxygen absorption.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002807.htm
Not long after they came out, Suffolk County banned kerosene heaters that became popular back during the 1970's oil crisis, because people bought into the "clean burning" advertising and thought they could use them safely indoors during cold weather. While those kerosene heaters didn't make visible smoke, they still made plenty of carbon monoxide.
We used Aladdins for cabin lights on the boats, and I collected antique kero lamps for many years. However, I stopped using all my kero lamps with oil. Even with ventilation, I'd get head aches from the fumes, which are the early signs of kerosene/lamp oil poisoning.
Another reason I stopped using them was that most of our power outages here happen in winter when opening windows to get good ventilation wastes heat. And in summer, the oil lamps just made the indoors that much hotter.
However, I still love the look of the old lamps, so rather than not use them, I've converted many of them with electric bulb kits that don't destroy the original parts, or the value of collectable lamps.
For power outages, I keep plenty of LED flash lights and camping rechargeable lanterns. Many of the camping lanterns come with 12 volt car charges to be able to recharge them when house power is out for longer times.
As Paul already mentioned, they put out lots of heat so I do not use them during summer months. They are great during Spring & Fall to take the chill off when you really don't need a fire yet. As for the already mentioned carbon monoxide, yes, they do put out Co2 but they never even show up as a reading on my Co2 detectors.
Just be sure to have plenty of cross ventilation !!!!!
Kerosene and lamp oil are hydrocarbon based fuels. They produce carbon monoxide, which is far more easily absorbed in your system than oxygen. It then blocks oxygen absorption.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002807.htm
Not long after they came out, Suffolk County banned kerosene heaters that became popular back during the 1970's oil crisis, because people bought into the "clean burning" advertising and thought they could use them safely indoors during cold weather. While those kerosene heaters didn't make visible smoke, they still made plenty of carbon monoxide.
We used Aladdins for cabin lights on the boats, and I collected antique kero lamps for many years. However, I stopped using all my kero lamps with oil. Even with ventilation, I'd get head aches from the fumes, which are the early signs of kerosene/lamp oil poisoning.
Another reason I stopped using them was that most of our power outages here happen in winter when opening windows to get good ventilation wastes heat. And in summer, the oil lamps just made the indoors that much hotter.
However, I still love the look of the old lamps, so rather than not use them, I've converted many of them with electric bulb kits that don't destroy the original parts, or the value of collectable lamps.
For power outages, I keep plenty of LED flash lights and camping rechargeable lanterns. Many of the camping lanterns come with 12 volt car charges to be able to recharge them when house power is out for longer times.