Waste oil burner - Page 3

phil · #21 03-23-2007, 02:06 PM

The easy (more expensive) way is to buy a waste oil burner that can burn WVO. Mine is an Econoheat; it had some issues and tech support is mediocre, but it works. Mine has reliably run for two seasons now with minimal maintenance.

The less expensive, more interesting but perhaps less reliable (and far more likely to make a few messes) way is to get an old oil burner and modify it with a heater, a siphon nozzle, an air compressor and perhaps an oil pump. The Yahoo group altfuelfurnace is a wealth of great information and knowledgable people. Because there are so many different burners and boilers, it is not a step by step how-to guide.

bus#3 · #22 11-27-2007, 02:18 PM

Im gonna convert the wood burning stove in the rear of the bus to do this..

phil · #23 11-28-2007, 05:46 AM

That's a good idea, but it does use a fair amount of 110volt current. Make sure that is available.

bus#3 · #24 11-28-2007, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by phil

That's a good idea, but it does use a fair amount of 110volt current. Make sure that is available.

what if it is a gravity fed system???

phil · #25 11-29-2007, 05:23 AM

You have to heat the oil, as well as the nozzle and probably the air. Also need an air compressor, if you are not using a pressure nozzle. With a pressure nozzle, you need a fuel pump.

bus#3 · #26 11-29-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by phil

You have to heat the oil, as well as the nozzle and probably the air. Also need an air compressor, if you are not using a pressure nozzle. With a pressure nozzle, you need a fuel pump.

Im talking about Roger Sanders' Waste Oil Heater

"Roger Sanders has solved all the problems that make Mother Earth News waste oil heaters difficult to use. His new MEN heater design is simple, reliable and easy to use, it's quiet and uses no electricity, it has reliable oil flow and a wide heat range, it's easy to light and easy to clean. "