Posted by john in la on January 21, 2022 at 11:33:28 from (97.80.68.11):
In Reply to: Waste oil heater posted by dhermesc on January 21, 2022 at 08:32:13:
I think some of you have the wrong concept of how a smudge pot heater originally worked. They originally were fueled with coke. No not the coke from a 2 liter bottle or the drug of choice by many. The hard coke as a by product of making gasoline. The pots smoked fiercely. This blanket of smoke covered the field preventing heat radiation to the open night sky. The same way a cloudy night does not get as cold as a clear night.
This practice was pretty much outlawed and they switched over to burning diesel or kerosene and using the heat from the pot to heat the field above 28 degrees. The rising cost of diesel and kerosene has pretty much made smudge pots obsolete. You can still find them especially if you look where oranges are grown. They cost about $100 old used and $300 new.
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