Premium home heating oil (Class 1 BS 2869)
Premium kerosene, also referred to as carbon clean kerosene, is a high-smoke-point and clean-burning heating oil with exceptionally low sulphur content. It’s perfect for homes or businesses looking for a long-term heating oil that can provide more efficient fuel consumption and extend the life of your tanks and generators.
At Nationwide Fuels, we’ve been delivering heating oil for over 65 years and can supply it in quantities ranging from 500 litres to 36,000+ litre bulk deliveries across the UK within 24-48 hours as standard.
Premium Kerosene Class 1 BS 2869 Specifications
Whether you’re looking for the viscosity, density or flash point, you can find all the specifications of our premium heating oil product in the table below.
| Parameter | Unit | Minimum | Maximum | Typical |
| Appearance | – | Clear and bright, pale yellow, free from visible sediment | – | Pass |
| Density at 15°C | kg/l | – | 0.820 | 0.775 |
| Kinematic viscosity at 40°C | cSt | – | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Distillation recovery at 200°C | % (v/v) | 15 | 60 | |
| Distillation recovery at 240°C | % (v/v) | 50 | – | |
| Final boiling point | °C | – | 280 | |
| Flash point (PMCC) | °C | 43 | – | >62 |
| Water content | mg/kg | – | 200 | <100 |
| Sulphur | % (m/m) | – | 0.04 | <0.04 |
| Copper corrosion (2hrs at 100°C) | Class | – | 1 | 1 |
| Smoke point | mm | 34 | – | – |
| Char value(1) | mg/kg | – | 10 | 3 |
| Gross calorific value(2) | J/g | – | – | 46,500 |
| Net calorific value(2) | J/g | – | – | 43,000 |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | % (v/v) | – | – | nil |
| Olefin hydrocarbons | % (v/v) | – | – | >50 |
| Benzene hydrocarbons | % (v/v) | – | – | <0.1 |
| Doctor test | – | – | Negative | Negative |
*This specification is not a guarantee. We reserve the right to alter the specifications without notice.
Useful heating oil resources
If you’d like to find out more about heating oil or about what to expect from our deliveries, explore the information using the links below.
