If you are looking around for Cheap Premium Paraffin, the chances are that you have already experienced the high prices in the usual places, such as Diy Stores and local hardware shops, who often sell prepackaged premium class C1 Paraffin for up to £16 per 4 litre container.
Premium Paraffin or Class C1 Paraffin as it is also known, is a refined kerosene fuel which burns cleanly and at the same time has most of the usual kerosene odour removed, this makes it idea for burning inside houses or greenhouses, and the clean burn aspect of the fuel removes soot, making it ideal for traditional paraffin wick heaters or kerosene fueled lamps.
Often people are searching for sources of Cheap Premium Paraffin, because they have recently purchased a Paraffin Inverter Heater, and are looking for the recommended C1 Premium Paraffin for use within this heater (as per the manufacturers’ guidelines). There is some good news for owners of these Paraffin Inverter Heaters however, as your heater will run on standard domestic heating oil, which is available for around half of the cost of premium paraffin or odourless kerosene. For more information on running your inverter heater on cheaper, standard heating oil, then please read the Home Heating Using Paraffin Inverter Heater page along with the many visitor comments from others also using this method.
For those who wish to continue to use the recommended Premium Paraffin in their Inverter Heaters, or those who are looking for suitable paraffin fuel to power lamps or greenhouse heaters, then unfortunately, domestic heating oil will be of no use to you as the amount of soot created will be prohibitive.
Sadly for those with no choice but to source Premium Odourless paraffin then its getting harder and harder to source premium paraffin cheaply without paying DIY Store prices, however you may like to use the links below for sources of Mail Order Premium Paraffin, delivered anywhere in the UK.
Premium Paraffin – 20 Litre Drum Free UK Delivery
Go to caldo for the cheapest paraffin and buy it in bulk I’ve had no trouble with their paraffin quality
Just got a quote from compass fuel 200 litre barrel for £241 incl vat = £1.02 Ltr
https://www.compassfuels.co.uk/
I think Andrew means £1.20 litre, that is what I payed Compass for 200 litres for a barrel including delivery. Only problem is handling, you need a flat paved area to receive the pallet. No good on gravel or a hill.
Have found decent quality kerosene which I have used in my zibro funnelled to filter and with Dipetane additions from here:
Sidwil Services Ltd
Unit 9, West Float, Dock Road
BIRKENHEAD, Wirral, Merseyside
CH41 1AE
0151 652 1438 or 0151 647 5427
https://sidwil.com/kerosene/
It’s £1.40 per litre if you take your own container. If anyone knows cheaper I’d be interested to know.
The cheapest C1 Paraffin I could find in 2023, was from Hughes Wholesale Fuels https://www.hwfuels.co.uk/product-category/Paraffin/ – £484 for 272 litres (including offer of 1 free carton). This worked out at £1.78 litre. Paraffin was packaged in 4ltr containers and delivered on a pallet. Previously was purchasing from Rye Oil – 20ltr @ £46!. The paraffin from Hughes also appears to burn hotter and with less odour in my laser and wick heaters. If anyone has a cheaper source for C1, please post.