I am looking for ideas on how to more efficiently refill my portable kerosene heater in winter. I have one of those Kerosun or Toyo heaters with a small, 1 gallon or so rectangular kerosene tank with a wire handle that you have to lift out every so often to refill. The only problem is a full tank only lasts 2 evenings at most, then I have to pull the tank out, take it to the freezing garage, open the spout, lift a heavy 5-gallon kerosene container, refill it through the small opening until it tops off.
I find this too much of a hassle. My idea is to have 2 of these small tanks, 1 in use while 2 is being refilled. In addition, I need a 10 or
20-gallon or so kerosene container with a faucet or some other convenient dispensing mechanism that I can keep in the basement, and refilling is just a matter of turning the spigot on instead of having to lift a heavy 5-gallon container and spilling the contents trying to target the small hole. I would appreciate any ideas on how best to handle this with the least amount of going back and forth between the heater and the fuel source. Thanks much.