DIY Waste Oil Burner ~ Converting a Wood Stove for CHEAP Garage Heat
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2023
- Tired of the high fuel prices? To lazy to cut and split wood? Yeah me too! So let's use what we have laying around the shop to heat it!!
I searched deep into RUclips to find a a better more efficient heat source for my shop. For 2 reasons.... I'm a cheap and lazy bastard....and it's hard to film with a bullet heater blowing.
I come across @GerrysDiy and found what I believe is the best and safest way to utilize all my used oil from my 20,000 vehicles!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do your own research, investigation and trial and error! This is just my experience and is no way an exact science.
PLEASE be safe!
Highly suggest @GerrysDiy as a reference and starting point.
Thanks for watching!!
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My grandfather built one 50 years ago out of a old parlor wood stove and used a cast iron skillet and a brake drum for the burn chamber. He ran the oil line in at the top of the brake drum and would regulate it down to a constant drip and once it got hot it would basically vaporize the oil as soon as it hit the skillet and there was no smoke at all! When it was below zero he was working in a t shirt in a uninsulated block garage.
I'm out here now and I had to shut it down a while! Great story thanks for sharing!
love that the sign on the door is just a suggestion, otherwise we wouldn't have such a useful video 🙂
Great idea
Pretty cool! thanks for showing what ya came up with to get it working.
quiet heat is good idea, keep moving forward.
This was pretty cool, thank you for the idea 💡
Thanks for this. I wanted to build one for a while.
I dont use a "top hat" but mine is pretty similar. I start my oil as soon as the diesel lights and mine gets going pretty fast. I also made my bowl out of 3/8 inch thick by 8" diameter drilling pipe (for oil wells). I welded a thick bottom on and welded in a 2" nipple in the center. I put a bunch of holes in the nipple to allow air flow. Works great.
Nice stove brother. Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT
I store my used oil in 55 gallon drums, letting it sit for a year or so will let most of the dirt settle to the bottom. I end up with lots of bad gas in junk trucks, mixing it 4:1 with waste oil thins it out enough to run in heaters like diesel does. I built a waste oil heater with an old water heater tank, it worked pretty good, except I was so strapped for cash I couldn't get the oil feed to work right. That dog dish looks like a perfect solution for the water tank heater. I've collected lots of barrels for the fuel ethanol project so I have quite a few sitting around. The local Harley dealer gives them away occasionally. They don't work so great for heaters though.
There are a couple other projects I've been working on to heat my house and shop. One doesn't burn anything but makes 140F water for six months. Its a large compost pile with woodchips and sawdust that has 600ft of plastic sprinkler pipe buried in it. I should have set it all up when I built my shop, before I stuffed it full of cars and parts. The baseboard heaters are in the shop waiting to get installed, just haven't gotten to it yet. The other is producing a lot of methane and using that in a CNG heater. Its super easy to make methane, especially if you have a septic system with a drain/leech field.
Since I got a sawmill this year and do some wood work, while living in a forest, there is no shortage of woodchips and the sawdust from the mill needs to go somewhere as well. Need to get the shop insulated better and install a roll up door, because right now I can get it warm in there but it takes a lot and it cools down fast. I like stuff that doesn't cost me a fortune to keep it going, and if it handles other problems I have, then that is even better.
The guy I got this idea from has a TON of of cheap alternative ways to heat yer home, shop, water etc...
Loved the video. I am going to build myself something to heat this church I bought. Like this idea
During the pandemic I installed the most expensive garage ceiling in the history garages, insulated, osb, painted and twenty-effin-five thousand lumens of led lights, glass block winders and garage door insulation just so I could enjoy the ambiance of a 1500watt fireplace insert .. and of course the mini fridge in addition to the vintage Sansui 990db
That's awesome. I didn't get to do anything during the pandemic but work. I trucked cleaning supplies and 3M masks,filters....etc... through the whole thing.
Awesome! Yeah, I've gone to mixing "black diesel" from the seemingly endless supply of used engine oil I get from the fleets of dump trucks and heavy iron that I service. It works well in my torpedo heaters and way cheaper than propane or diesel. Thanks Biden! But... those damn things are indeed noisy! I'm going to get on the look out for an old stove to try this out!
You deserve an Oscar for your documentary.
You make me chuckle. i don't mind ya. Man loves his puppy dish.
About 7:00 in plumbing fitting is called a "Bulkhead Fitting" I believe. Good work!
Great video 😊
Thanks!
Up here in Alaska, hard to get good firewood in central Ak. so we were stuck with some old cottonwood and it don't burn for nothing. I put a waste oil line into the burner area so it would start burning and then figured out, going to just keep that waste oil in it as cottonwood is about fifty percent water. I was so broke that church mice looked good to eat. Not going there yet but its twenty five below zero and that is a motivator! I used that setup for a full winter and of course never ran out of waste oil. Heck, my buddies would hang out trying to just stay warm so make them haul in more firewood or clean up shop as you know, ass grass or gasoline, no one rides for free. I have seen it forty five below for weeks at a time and so just stayed out in my shop and cooked on the top of that stove.... great for keeping a irish stew going
Wow! My shop has never been warmer from every corner to the center. I have a semi and 8 or 10 cars worth of used oil so I'll never run out! Lol
It’s a great idea! We have a commercial sized used oil heater at work. It requires electricity and an air compressor. I’m thinking a dripper valve for an irrigation well would be more controllable for the oil flow or get something you can put an orifice in.
Actually you just create little pathways in that valve. A little dremel work
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You’re awesome dude!!! So funny and educational all at the same time.
Thanks!
I also watched GerryDyi video and learned as you did. But yours is the exact same wood stove. And being a visual learner this is perfect for what I am looking for. Much appreciated 👍
Awesome! Be safe with it.
Definitely will. Thank you for the detailed video 🤘
Being an electrican I would say, first put a 24 volt solenoid valve after your gate valve, put a high temp limit usually - rated at 170 to180 f so it cuts off , a safety. In same circuit put a thermostat, so it cuts off fuel at Lets say 73 to 75f. You can do it. Hugh Mc. NW., Indiana.
PS you can add an igniter to fire it back up. Call it, Irish outlaw furnace.
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Gerry Diy also had a bit on notching the gate valve to even out the flow, he is a plumber by trade. Leave your air on the furnace and chimney full open, the holes in your puppy bowl control your air flow to the burner not the dampers. The chimney being tall is helping you out a ton giving you a great draft. Shouldn't smoke if you got it all hooked up right.
Yes he did! I haven't done that to mine yet. So far I haven't had to change pr upgrade anything. Use it like crazy. Clean ed it a couple times and that's it.
Trials yes but no errors great job
Thanks!
I saw a guy somewhere that just used old circular saw blades on top to spread the fire out
That is increíble my of your idea.
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Try a needle valve as your control valve. You can set to as little as a drip a minute if you want.
If you have the oil sitting somewhere in a bucket/barrel all the really nasty stuff is sinking to the bottom.
So don't pour it, just use like a giant ladle to take some out or a barrel pump with a shortened pick up pipe to just take from the surface and keep the sludge in there…
You could also burn old tar paper roofing but only if it's dark outside 😇
maybe you heat up some spiced wine/booze on there too…
What about putting a top screen on waste oil bucket, maybe a fine hole pasta drainer or a bowl drilled with small holes for a pre filter setup?
I actually thought about that! Even asked Amber if she had a strainer she didn't use lol.
I built what you call the scary air inducted version and it works great, except that as the garage gets warmer the thinner and faster the oil flows. So I have to stay close and monitor my flow valve. I've had the water in the oil experience before and it'll definitely wake you up, very scary... I since put a drain in the bottom of my oil bucket and check it before every use for water and cleans out the sludge. Now I'm looking for a metal bucket since my plastic bucket cracked where my flow line comes out , leaving around a gallon of oil on my floor. That sucked!!! For lighting, put your diesel fuel in and than cover a cotton ball with hand sanitizer (It's cheap now that everyone's not freaking out about covid). Light the cotton ball on fire and drop it in. You should have much less smoke in your shop at start up. Worth a try.... Great video. PS... check out "5 gallon EZ strainer" on ebay to filter the used oil. Runs around $25.
Hey, I like the lighting idea. Definitely gonna try that.
Your garage looks just like mine. Busted floor and all. But my old wood stove has a built-in fan, but I still have to replace the firebrick rack in it. But not going to happen right now. I need to get heat in there so I can get it cleaned up so I can get working in there. Sucks not having any insulation in it. So I'm going to get it set up like yours just a bit. I have a 250 gallon fuel tank around back full of cooking oil from restaurants I've been collecting and 2, 55 gallon drums full of my used oil also. I'm tired of hauling wood for that darn thing. It burns through it so fast. But it does heat it up. It's a 24 by 32, and that's why it uses so much darn wood. Especially when it gets down to the negative 50s Fer here in Northern Minnesota. Everything shuts down around here. Cabin fever for some folks 😂😂😂.
That cooking oil will burn better then anything.
I watched the video he mentioned first the guy is awesome however sir i love the use of old wood stove but best part is the door says only burn wood products lol
Oh, they work great for burning multiple things.... tax papers, receipts for all the car parts the ole lady knows nothing about.... beer boxes.....etc.
I got to say folks have 2 or three layers of sheild protection ,dont loose your man cave 👍
maybe try getting some firebrick blocks to put over the air vents in the bottom.
First strain your oil. You can find pretty cheap large strainers for cooking oil easily. That gets rid of most of the trash and sludge.
2nd I would put the drain about 2 inches off the bottom of your bucket. It lets the junk, sludge, and water that gets in settle to the bottom of the feed bucket.
Get that 8 y/o out there. My dad had me rebuilding carbs when I was 5. My first by myself engine was a 327 when I was 8. Dropped it in a rust bucket chevy luv when I was 12 and tore up the cow pasture and highway by the house.
Bucket drain it about 2 inches off the bottom. Started straining after I made this. Zeppy's been helping me since he was 6 👍
Water into steam expands 1,600 times. That is a big bomb.
Those old woodcheef stoves were really good stoves.
I agree
I really enjoyed the video entertaining too
Thanks!
What if you use sand instead of ash for the puppy Bowl for around? It might help
You sound just like my dad lol 😆 awesome video sir
Thanks!
You need a full port gate valve to 18:25 get the even stream you want
Love the natural draft burner! I wonder if you could use a old colman kerosene camping heater?
I'd imagine ya can.
Use a stainless steel bowl. It will glow red faster and vaporize the oil so it will burn cleaner.
I like the larger diameter copper line. I probably would have done that all the way into the combustion pan.
If you just coil the copper line around the combustion pan so it absorbs more heat, you shouldn't need the air mix spot, but it'll take longer to heat up and get going, but suppose it depends on how tar-like your oil is.
The oil is pretty bad 🤣. Almost lumpy sometimes
Anything is better than a space heater. Ya can’t beat the quick easy heat. But that noise. I just can’t stand it. I fortunate enough now to have a decent insulated shop. So I bite the bullet this summer and had a propane Rezznor shop heater installed with a outside tank. But thanks to the bidenomics the damn tank is almost 1500$ to fill so I’m halfway to afraid to use the big heater so what I been doing is just sit it to where it don’t freeze. Run my space heater to get it up to temp every morning and the big heater keeps it comfortable. Sucks because the whole point was to get rid of the space heater. And a freaking tank of propane shouldn’t be $1500. I’d still like to have a nice wood stove tho. Sucks maintaining them but I just love the vibe of a wood stove in a garage. Gives me good nostalgia feelings. But anyways. Cool channel. I subbed.
I really loved having wood heat. It was awesome building engines with it going. Also have band practice or just hangin with friends. I almost bought a Reznor back in 2020. Thank God I didn't!! Thanks for subbing!
@@IrishOutlawGarage I wouldn’t have this one but they quoted me 2k. Ended up being 4k after they installed it.
Old stories of 1 drop water to 2 drop of oil.. clean burn.... and 2 once gasto oil make it thing and easier to filter, paper towels filter nicely
Try straining the old oil with cheese cloth before filling the bucket, removes a lot of clumps and what not.
Thanks!
I’m stoked! I believe I have the same stove, a King Circulator. I was worried the fire bricks may pose a problem. Looks like they are fine on yours. Have you ever used a non contact thermometer to see what temp the case gets to? Very much appreciate and enjoyed the vid.
That's what I think my stove is. And nope, I've never put a thermometer on it. Just judging by how it feels compared to wood..... it gets damn hot!! Sometimes to damn hot lol.
@@IrishOutlawGarage Thankyou for the reply. I guess the temp doesn’t matter so long as it is burning clean and not burning anything down. Lol I went and bought a 6” tee and a 6” double male connector today. The double male connector fits inside the stove collar very loosely. Not gonna work. The 6” tee I had to booger up pretty bad to get it to fit inside the stove collar. Not happy with it at all because of the gaps where the wrinkles are. May I ask what you used to join your stove to the stove pipe elbow? (Or tee. I forget what you have.) For once, Google just ain’t cutting it…
@@richardsmith741 I just have an elbow coming out of the stove. You'll have gaps. All the smoke should go out the chimney with no problem. It'll only smoke if ya shut the dampener to much
Bulkhead fitting is the term you're looking for.
Yep, remembered it after I filmed lol.
JERRYS DIY, mad man 😅😅,I had to subscribe when you used a dirty rag to clean the soot off your NOSE 😅
Geniusly mad!!
And that was a wet "Tub O' Towels" rag.
Yea h I caught that 😅
Why not install a sight glass/tube. Using the bull tee makes sense, though
Everything cheap as possible
Scary seeing that acetylene tank in close proximity behind your oil burner setup.
It's empty. Not even sure why I have it.
I noticed your vents on the woodstove come from underneath... would a front air intake woostove work as well?
As long as the flow of air goes through the burner I don't think it matters about the source.
Thanks for taking the time you did to explain how to get the parts to assemble the burner, oil flow and all. I stopped the video at 11:19. Without a wood stove with an air specific intake / updraft as you have, the rest of the video is useless. You might want to start with, first you'll need this type of wood stove and describe the stoves air intake.
Glad you made it 11 minutes
you can do roughly the same thing with a used water heater, the tanks are thick steel, remove all the insulation from them and you can cut holes where you need them for air feed and the flue. Everything else is the same, its a round heater rather than a square one. Lots of info about the water heater tanks being used as waste oil heaters. If you are really creative you can make your own firebrick and form it inside the water tank so it lasts longer and holds heat in better.
If he stopped it at 11 minutes, how did he know you never covered the other points? 😂@@IrishOutlawGarage
@@gadsdenconsulting7126 I thought that for a sec. Then just decided I have better things to do lol. My explanations aren't for everyone. 😁
thingimabob= bulkhead fitting.......lol
You can control your oil flow better with that ball valve. I'd just swap the gate valve around with the ball valve and you can absolutely control that flow a lot better
Ball valve gives me the same problem. I made some "channels" in the gate. Smoothed the flow right up. And centers it. I'll show it sometime 👍
How about some fiberglass?
I was thinking of doing a waste oil heater for a sauna. 1. Do you think it would get a small room up to 150 -180 degrees? 2. Does it make your shop smell like fuel oil?
I'm sure it would top 180 easily if you let it. I get smell once in a while because my wood burner has rust holes in it lol.
You just need a second burn chamber with more air
Thought about that but so far this thing can be unbearable to be around. Even at -26 wind chill outside.
Is that a esmeralda burning on the bench?
Ya gas not good. I get my used oil from a fleet truck dealer and one 55gal barrel has a little gas in it. I thought I smelled it but used it anyway, bad idea stove got red glowing hot and started melting things close to it. Melted plastic fan I used to circulate air for years.
Moral of story ,if you think or think you smell gas in oil don't use it.
Great video
The worst part is the gas burns silent. So if you don't see or feel it yer screwed
@@IrishOutlawGarage 55 gallon drums alleviate that, you can dilute it and get the consistency right between several barrels, plus the sludge falls to the bottom.
@@SweatyFatGuy Also I have the output to the valve way above the bottom so the sludge settles below it. That's why I say you will have to clean it out 👍
This looks like the same concept as a old fuel oil stove
Hey brother, I just found your channel by accident. I was watching this video and then I went and checked out a bunch of your other stuff. You have a great channel with awesome content!
SUBBED!!! 👍 thanks for sharing. See u on the next video.
ARCO- MN OUTLAW CUSTOMS ( outlaw edge RUclips channel )
Thanks! Appreciate that!
6:55 bulkhead
that white fitting is called a bulkhead fitting. we use them on hog waterers.
Thanks!, I knew what it was when I got it lol. And then I brain farted.
@IrishOutlawGarage all good buddy. I'm definitely gonna do this is my garage on my farm. With all the equipment I need a way to get rid of the oil, and free heat is the best heat.
@@plainandsimple1 It work's pretty dang good.
Use gelatine to clarify the oil
Loved your comment on Bidenomics
Yeah, everyone just absolutely loves it. I mean , to say you aren't overwhelmed with it's greatness would just be a lie ya know.
Will it run with the oil dripping instead of a steady stream? I have a small workshop and thinking of how I could lower the heat output if I build one
It'll burn with just a drip. Mine does. Pops and fizzes a bit but it works
@@IrishOutlawGarage thank you I will give it a try!
@joecrawfordreptiles2384 just be careful. Don't leave it unattended at all
Dude just use
a spring over the copper to bend without kinks.
The Biden economics is why I’m going alternative survival mode! Got some good ideas from this post 👍
I've saved over $400 on propane alone
Will this work using waste cooking oil?
Yes, it'll burn a lot cleaner also
What are the dimensions of the stove? I would like to buy one. I might look fore something round. Any ideas? Please let me know! Thank you!!
Not sure on dimensions but anything will work. A belly stove would be my pic. Something with a glass front so you can see what's going on in there. 👍
Does this stink up your garage? I understand the smoke goes up a chimney but i was just wondering
Not really, it does for a second if you open the door. Other than that it's a pretty clean burn.
PBG needs to build one. Never mind his @ss would probably blow himself up 😂. But this is cool. I've been thinking about doing on of these but I'm worried about blowing up
I just wouldn't use the forced air method. And be sure of the oil you use. And don't leave it unattended to long. A glass front stove would probably work the best so you can see what it's doing.
Um no don’t leave it at all mine got up to a 1000 degrees the stove pipe got white hot as bright as the sun
I have the luck of a great brick chimney
Ya if your garage does burn down? Your insurance will not cover it period if you have one of these contraptions in it.
Very true. I've found they won't cover a live tree falling on yer house either. Nor will they cover a live tree limb falling on your buddies car. Pretty much throwing money out the window anyways.
Why I say do not leave it unattended.... period.
Ya true I hate insurance companies they need to put a cap on these greedy bastards 🙂@@IrishOutlawGarage
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