Heat tape like they use on mobile home plumbing. It'll have to be plugged in but it draws very little power. That should keep the oil pipe warm. I've been following this all along and it's coming along nicely. I wish I could do this for my 24x26x10' garage to heat it but living in the city with bylaws and my insurance having a hissy fit if I tried to put a waste oil heater in my garage makes it a no go. I do plan on retiring in the near future and buying a small place in the country to build a comfortable home and a large shop. I'd like to stay off grid as much as it's convenient to do so. I'm not a hard core off gridder. I've been planning on using an oil burner so I've been watching RUclips videos about them. Your's is one of the ones that interests me the most. Have a great weekend
Thank you so much ! your idea is probably what Ill do in the next update videos. When you live in the city its definitely harder to get away with a waste oil burner specially if you have close neighbors I get it. Hope you move to the country soon and I appreciate you watching the video.
Add a 1 gallon pot of watter on top on the oil burner. Now take some 1/2" soft copper tubing and run it from the pot and make several wraps around your oil tank than run it back to the pot. One end of the copper must be in the water toward the bottom of the pot. The other end of the copper is now you return line and must hang over the pot but not in the water. So as the water heats up it will travel up the tube and heat the oil in your tank, then return back to the pot to be reheated. Simple science no pump needed.
Haha I know not my favorite smell but it goes away pretty quick after I shut it off at least. Shop heats up in 10-15 min compared to 1-2 hours for the stove on a 25 F or below day .
Sounds like you need more air. My main blower is a 50 cfm blower from an old stove. I have added a link in the video description to one similar on Amazon. Hope that helps. Try that and if it smokes still try backing off on the oil drip amount. it will smoke some at startup but once hot ( 5 -10 mins) it should clear.
Get a magnetic oil pan heater. It's like they were made for jobs like this. :) Who ever put your roof on skipped the very important step of putting the foam insolation on to block the open spaces. Measure your wall/roof panels and go to any big box store to get them or call a roofer and ask them to look at it to find out what you need.
@@MrDozer120 The roof was not insulated because It was optional and they wanted an insane amount of money to do so and I decided to do it myself eventually. The oil reservoir is now moved closer and the tank and feed line gets nice and warm now. I will post an updated video asap.
@@fab_It_garage I wasn't talking about insulating your roof. I am talking about soft foam strips that are contoured to fit your sheet metal. They are placed near the end of the metal sections. They only seal between the metal and whatever is under it, like the top of the walls or under the top cap, so they block all the wind you were talking about. They only fit in the gaps where you were showing us the light you could see from outside. I hope I am being clear. They are designed to seal the gaps only. Who ever built your building should have put them in. Without them, you get wind/rain/snow able to enter your shop. They are always used. Or should be. Great videos by the way.
Let me know if you guys have any new ideas or suggestions to improve the build and Thank you for watching!
Awesome video! I will be building something similar for my shop Thanks.
Thats awesome glad I could help .
Heat tape like they use on mobile home plumbing. It'll have to be plugged in but it draws very little power. That should keep the oil pipe warm.
I've been following this all along and it's coming along nicely. I wish I could do this for my 24x26x10' garage to heat it but living in the city with bylaws and my insurance having a hissy fit if I tried to put a waste oil heater in my garage makes it a no go. I do plan on retiring in the near future and buying a small place in the country to build a comfortable home and a large shop. I'd like to stay off grid as much as it's convenient to do so. I'm not a hard core off gridder. I've been planning on using an oil burner so I've been watching RUclips videos about them. Your's is one of the ones that interests me the most.
Have a great weekend
Thank you so much ! your idea is probably what Ill do in the next update videos. When you live in the city its definitely harder to get away with a waste oil burner specially if you have close neighbors I get it. Hope you move to the country soon and I appreciate you watching the video.
Add a 1 gallon pot of watter on top on the oil burner. Now take some 1/2" soft copper tubing and run it from the pot and make several wraps around your oil tank than run it back to the pot. One end of the copper must be in the water toward the bottom of the pot. The other end of the copper is now you return line and must hang over the pot but not in the water. So as the water heats up it will travel up the tube and heat the oil in your tank, then return back to the pot to be reheated. Simple science no pump needed.
Not a bad Idea . Thanks
Nothing like diesel exhaust in the morning! Mmm, mmm, good!🙂😵💫
Haha I know not my favorite smell but it goes away pretty quick after I shut it off at least. Shop heats up in 10-15 min compared to 1-2 hours for the stove on a 25 F or below day .
@@fab_It_garage
I actually do like the smell of diesel exhaust. But it is really bad for you. Guilty pleasure!🫣
Hey its like driving behind older carbureted cars you get that raw smell nothing wrong with that 🤣
What main blower are you using ? Can’t find one I’m thinking that’s why mine smokes a lot
Sounds like you need more air. My main blower is a 50 cfm blower from an old stove. I have added a link in the video description to one similar on Amazon. Hope that helps. Try that and if it smokes still try backing off on the oil drip amount. it will smoke some at startup but once hot ( 5 -10 mins) it should clear.
I use an old heater blanket that's from my old A/C Recharge unit. Wrap it around the waste tank.
Get a magnetic oil pan heater. It's like they were made for jobs like this. :) Who ever put your roof on skipped the very important step of putting the foam insolation on to block the open spaces. Measure your wall/roof panels and go to any big box store to get them or call a roofer and ask them to look at it to find out what you need.
@@MrDozer120 The roof was not insulated because It was optional and they wanted an insane amount of money to do so and I decided to do it myself eventually. The oil reservoir is now moved closer and the tank and feed line gets nice and warm now. I will post an updated video asap.
@@fab_It_garage I wasn't talking about insulating your roof. I am talking about soft foam strips that are contoured to fit your sheet metal. They are placed near the end of the metal sections. They only seal between the metal and whatever is under it, like the top of the walls or under the top cap, so they block all the wind you were talking about. They only fit in the gaps where you were showing us the light you could see from outside. I hope I am being clear. They are designed to seal the gaps only. Who ever built your building should have put them in. Without them, you get wind/rain/snow able to enter your shop. They are always used. Or should be. Great videos by the way.
Oh I get what you’re saying now . I’ll look into it for the roof for options at this point and Thanks for watching 👍
How about a heat trace on the copper line to keep it warm. You could actually put one a around your tank also.
Good idea Im a look into it Thanks a lot!
turn around that line around exhaust pipe
That was the plan but I didnt have enough line , will do in future 👍
Man! Where did you find the money to buy so many tools from Snap On?
I have an assortment of tools, there not all snap on otherwise Id be living under a bridge 🤣
@@fab_It_garage That was a good one 🤣! At least you Will hace heat from your oil stove!
@@gabrielplesea9731 I gotta save somewhere haha