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Waste Oil Heater => Welcome Center => Topic started by: victor vector on July 25, 2012, 11:26:24 pm
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Hello everyone.
My name is Harry Stone from Australia.
My partner Trish and I are about to start building a small houseboat to live on.
We thought building a waste oil burner may be a good way to
heat our little boat in the colder months , and provide some hot water .
We have a lots to learn ....We feel this may be a good place to start.
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Harry,
Welcome to the forum. Livin on a houseboat sounds great.
Have you decided which system your going to use to burn your waste oil?
doug
http://wasteoilheaterforum.com/index.php?topic=102.0
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Thank you for the welcome Doug.
In answer to your question re : what system to burn the oil , we have not really decided ...
we feel that we do not yet know enough about waste oil burners.
Our first priority is safety . Never leaving the heater un - attended in use , fire safety etc....
The electrical system would be primarily 12 volt dc , so I guess current draw from the house battery bank ( total amp hours ) to run fans etc needs to be watched carefully too. Maybe a drip system would be more suitable ?
Much to think about
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Greetings Victor. Glad you stopped by. The forum is a bit slow during the summer months (here in the northern hemisphere anyway ;)), but livens up a bit in the winter.
A pressure or siphon system is going to require a bit of power to run. Especially the cartridge heater to heat the oil. A drip system may be the only way in your situation.
Hope some of the info on the forum helps you out.
Russ
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Ahoy there, Harry,
Wowser, Howser, houseboat! What a restful idea it is.
- Because I was Navy, I ask you to please tell me you are not new to boats.
What sort of water temps do you anticipate? It makes more difference than some think, as it can & will absorb a ton o' heat. That can be quite useful, or more than a nuisance. Heat travels OUT, not up. The right insulation will float yer boat & slow the flow ow heat.
More on that later, film at 11.
My opinion matters little on it, but use a drip burner. If you burn WVO, you could be the "Adelaide Fry-Daddy" (smells like deep frying chicken & potatoes). ::)