waste oil heater - Page 2

LBrown59 · 10-03-2005, 05:31 PM

( I read somewhere that Wal-Mart is putting in two stores that will be using used motor oil & cooking oil to heat the stores. )

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My next door neighbor A diesel mechanic was telling me that the shop where he works is heated with used oil.
Said they have A couple of storage rooms full of 55 gallon drums of the stuff.

 z

dmccarty · 10-04-2005, 10:05 AM

cj7,

A TBNer built a waste oil burner year(s) ago. Might want to search under the Project discussion area. It was a long thead and he had lots of pictures.

Later,
Dan

unreconstructed · 10-05-2005, 09:43 AM

Back in the late 70's I worked at a place where we used crankcase oil to heat the shop in the winter. We mixed diesel in it and lit it with a cutting torch [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]. I would go home and blow black soot out of my nose every night--the thing wasn't vented to the outside. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Anyhow, it stinks to boot. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

CTyler · 10-05-2005, 10:55 AM

Thats pretty bad....I'm amazed at what some people do. Your lucky your not dead.

Once you have one a burning a few minutes there should be no smoke. If it smokes you have to much oil, not enough air or a bad burner design. Shouldn't have any smell either.

Highbeam · 10-05-2005, 12:57 PM

Or was it just a bucket of oil. That sucker would smoke nomatter what you did.

unreconstructed · 10-05-2005, 04:11 PM

I don't know where the guy I worked for got the thing--it had
provision for adjusting air flow. He knew how to stretch a buck a mile long. Anyway, he propelled me to get off my rear end and go on to better things! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I wouldn't own a brand new JD 5302 now if I had stayed there breathing that smoke and working for scraps. Probably right, would have been dead meat. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

cj7 · 10-06-2005, 02:59 PM

thanks guys for the coments

yes I did search and found the old thread.

I think I am not going to build one.

Looking at a Potbelly stove

or WASTE OIL ELIMMINATOR from Northern. But I can not find much info that what Northern tells you.

10-03-2005, 05:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
LBrown59 Super Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: First organized permanent settlement in the northwest territory Posts: 9,761	Re: waste oil heater </font><font color="blue" class="small">( I read somewhere that Wal-Mart is putting in two stores that will be using used motor oil & cooking oil to heat the stores. )</font> <font color="red"> ~~~~~~~~~~~ </font> My next door neighbor A diesel mechanic was telling me that the shop where he works is heated with used oil. Said they have A couple of storage rooms full of 55 gallon drums of the stuff. <font color="red"> </font> z

10-04-2005, 10:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
dmccarty Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Triangle Of North Carolina Posts: 3,611	Re: waste oil heater cj7, A TBNer built a waste oil burner year(s) ago. Might want to search under the Project discussion area. It was a long thead and he had lots of pictures. Later, Dan

10-05-2005, 09:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
unreconstructed Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 549	Re: waste oil heater Back in the late 70's I worked at a place where we used crankcase oil to heat the shop in the winter. We mixed diesel in it and lit it with a cutting torch [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]. I would go home and blow black soot out of my nose every night--the thing wasn't vented to the outside. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Anyhow, it stinks to boot. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

10-05-2005, 10:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
CTyler Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Blair, Ne. Posts: 1,526	Re: waste oil heater Thats pretty bad....I'm amazed at what some people do. Your lucky your not dead. Once you have one a burning a few minutes there should be no smoke. If it smokes you have to much oil, not enough air or a bad burner design. Shouldn't have any smell either.

10-05-2005, 12:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Highbeam Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 4,197	Re: waste oil heater Or was it just a bucket of oil. That sucker would smoke nomatter what you did.

10-05-2005, 04:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
unreconstructed Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 549	Re: waste oil heater I don't know where the guy I worked for got the thing--it had provision for adjusting air flow. He knew how to stretch a buck a mile long. Anyway, he propelled me to get off my rear end and go on to better things! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I wouldn't own a brand new JD 5302 now if I had stayed there breathing that smoke and working for scraps. Probably right, would have been dead meat. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

10-06-2005, 02:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
cj7 Gold Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Zelienople, PA Posts: 268	Re: waste oil heater thanks guys for the coments yes I did search and found the old thread. I think I am not going to build one. Looking at a Potbelly stove or WASTE OIL ELIMMINATOR from Northern. But I can not find much info that what Northern tells you.

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