Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Star Gas Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and Star Gas Finance Company on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Daniel P. Donovan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership and Star Gas Finance Company, certify to my knowledge pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, following due inquiry, I believe that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Partnership and Star Gas Finance Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Star Gas Partners, L.P. and will be retained by Star Gas Partners, L.P. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

	STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
	STAR GAS FINANCE COMPANY
	By: KESTREL HEAT, LLC (General Partner)
December 10, 2008	By:	/s/ Daniel P. Donovan
		Daniel P. Donovan
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		Star Gas Partners, L.P.
		Star Gas Finance Company