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Waste Motor Oil / Re: Which is the best, simplest type of waste oil burner?
« on: February 06, 2013, 01:31:17 pm »
Hi doug!

Skill, not a problem.
Materials - not a problem.
Source of waste oil - not a problem.

Time - A little more limited!

From what I've seen, the motherearths seems very simple and the principle seems very sound though I've read so people saying that it's a soot generating machine so if nothing else, I'd appreciate a guiding hand as to which path to tread.

I'd like to generate heat enough to warm a 5m x 3m room with ease but with a heating 'unit' suitably compact that it could be half inserted into a typical British coal fireplace opening.

How's that for a start?


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Waste Motor Oil / Which is the best, simplest type of waste oil burner?
« on: February 06, 2013, 06:44:11 am »
Hi folks,

Like many of you, I've been browsing sites such as this and youtube trying to better understand and replicate my own waste oil burner.

Thing is though, there are a dozen different ways of doing this and I can't be bothered to build them all and do comprehensive trials!

So, my question is this...

Which is the most effective self draughting waste oil burner, for the purposes of heating and why?

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User Projects & Pictures / Re: My heater
« on: January 30, 2013, 06:05:04 am »
Hiya Moov,

I hope you're still able to see replies on this thread and answer them!

I had a go at replicating this burner based on your drawing but I'm having a little teething trouble, I think I may have ruined things with too small an air pipe and possibly not having a bit enough tray but I'm really not sure...any chance you could refresh that youtube link so I can see the real thing ion action?

Cheers,

Tom.

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