Waste Oil Heater Forum - Your definitive source for burning waste oil for heat.
Waste Oil Heater => Waste Motor Oil => Topic started by: Russ on January 10, 2010, 05:10:38 pm
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And here is what I found. There were a few big chunks if the hard ash stuff in the burn chamber also. Didn't have to burn many gallons to get to this point. Keeping a wast oil burner going is quite a bit of work, but cutting wood is a lot more work... ha!
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I see you have a stock type retention head on there and they dont do well with the heavy slow burning oils,switch to a kagi type head to get a much improved burn. The combustion air needs a lot more swirl to burn with waste type oils.
And still they need monthly cleaning.
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Hey Russ- did u have build up on the back of the chamber like last time?? How many gallons of oil did it take to get your build up?
When i was playing with my burner last winter, i was getting build up on the back. It would grow out about 2-3 inches. it took about 15gallons to get it there. I bought an eco-nozzle and put it on my new tip and absolutley no build up. I have run about 75 gallons through it and i havn't had to clean it at all. It seems to start a tad better too. I have general ash and soot in the whole chamber, but no growth off the wall towards the nozzle. oil temp is 225, pressure is 130, .75 80degree tip. I also am trying a 90degree tip now and i'm having better starting with it, and seems like its lasting longer!