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Waste Motor Oil / Re: secondary heat exchanger
« on: January 19, 2011, 04:59:53 pm »
I'm going to try a small tank and maybe a fan to blow across the top tank . I'm still going to see if I can think of something else to try first .I've may even try puttting a small tank standing straight up on the end and using it has part of my exhaust stack . I've got about one more month of cold weather to use it and after that i can start taking it a part . I can start trying diffrent things with it .

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Waste Motor Oil / secondary heat exchanger
« on: January 18, 2011, 05:55:46 pm »
Ok Ive been losing a lot of heat out my exhaust stack .Ive been thinking about adding another tank  to the top to help catch some of the heat . My old wood bruner had one on top and it helped a lot .My exhaust stack is around 400 degs . Ive been thinking about maybe a 15-25 gal tank . I saw a air tank off of a large truck that looks like it may be what I'm looking for . Any one tried this yet ?

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User Projects & Pictures / Air in take
« on: January 12, 2011, 05:46:31 pm »
How much air should you give your heater ? Too much and it blows out the flame or it starts too pulsates . Not enough and it starts to smother the flames .I've been trying to find a happy medium . Its smoking like a Diesel engine under a load ! Now I like this !! and the smell !! I don't have any neighors close but it is starting to annoy the BOSS ( WIFE ).

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Waste Motor Oil / Re: May need bigger tubing ?
« on: January 11, 2011, 06:48:06 pm »
Ok today I changed out my copper tube to 3/8 OD  and boy did that help !! Now I'm getting some heat from this thing!! My gauge was reading right at 700 deg !! Its using about 1gal of oil ever 1-1 1/2 hr .The side of the heater was starting to glow red !!It took the temp. in my shop from 40 deg to 55 deg in 1 hr .I'm going to still try to fine tune it some more .

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Waste Motor Oil / Re: May need bigger tubing ?
« on: January 10, 2011, 04:35:37 pm »
It used about 2 gals in 4-5  hours and that was with the valve open all the way . The heater was running around 500-525 and the exhaust was running 300-350 . Its  gravty feed also. I can look down intake tube and see its a small stream of oil flow and good size fire but with stove so large I dont think the flames are touching the sides of the metal .Now i did make my burner 10" and it should be able to handle more oil cause it has A  small puddle 1-2 inch wide .

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Waste Motor Oil / May need bigger tubing ?
« on: January 10, 2011, 01:59:14 pm »
Ok my waste oil heater is not getting very hot .It was getting around 350-400 deg and then I changed my oil flow valve to a bigger size and now its getting up to 500-525 deg but its not heat my shop .My shop is 30' wide 34 'long and 15 'tall . My old heater wood/oil would heat it up great . Its about 25 deg today and my shop would not get above 40 deg .My old heater would get it to 75-80 deg in about 1-2 hours.My waste oil heater would not get above 40 deg after 4 hours. I think i may need to change from 1/4 OD oil line to 3/8 OD .More oil should mean more heat i hope . My heater is 21" around and around 48' tall .I know what most Roger Sanders heater are taller than mine and small around too. This water heater tank was gave to me . Ive made my burner bigger hoping it would put out more heater but still just not getting really hot . My old wood burner would get around 700-800 deg . I need to get my shop warm I've got work to do and I'm getting cabin fever here in this house!

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User Projects & Pictures / Re: MY WASTE OIL HEATER I HOPE
« on: January 10, 2011, 01:36:37 pm »
My latest burner ,this one has worked best so far .But I'm still going to try diffrent one till I fine the best one .

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User Projects & Pictures / MY WASTE OIL HEATER I HOPE
« on: January 09, 2011, 05:23:51 pm »
This is my waste oil heater I hope ! I still need to fine tune it . I need to heat in my shop and I've got waste oil that needs to be burned !

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Welcome Center / new here !!!
« on: January 05, 2011, 07:13:15 pm »
I could not even begin to tell you how great it is to find this site! I have a all most unlimted suppy of waste oil !! Ive been working on my heater for 2 years now . Its very similiar to Roger Sanders . Im having some issue with it . It not getting very hot ,only around 350-400 . But for now I justed want to say hi to every one !!

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