Thread: Oil burning shed heaters

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hmm, that's expecting a lot - me being nice to Khos!



I think it would be asking to much to deliver an old water heater.

BTW, where in Central NSW are you?



No, I think it's one of this with the quartz glass window doors. I'll ask him.

Sounds like a warm bright convection heater. They were a good fire. Would be excellent in a smaller space.

I'm approximately 100 kms N/E of Mudgee.

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Yeah I was thinking the same thing actually

We took at camping the other weekend, so much easier than a wood fire

We had it running for close to 3 hours before we had the wood fires going, mind you the rain and wet wood didn't help

If you had a few Landy's around and a drip tray under each one you would never run out of oil wile camping

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I'm approximately 100 kms N/E of Mudgee.

I was out that way on the weekend - admittedly on a motorbike (we rode up the Putty, across to Sandy Hollow, then down the Bylong Way, through Rylstone, Lithgow, Sydney).

Originally Posted by p38arover

I was out that way on the weekend - admittedly on a motorbike (we rode up the Putty, across to Sandy Hollow, then down the Bylong Way, through Rylstone, Lithgow, Sydney).

I'd like to see you balancing a 6' water heater on the Putty

Is my treading ground for sure. That would be a nice ride. Bylong is nice to drive

I'm about an hour from Sandy Hollow.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I don't intend to completely hyjack this thread but rather than start another I will post progress here if that's OK

Have just attacked an old electric water heater with a gas axe to make it a more acceptable size. Have cut the top out and flipped it over. Found some 2mm wall pipe for the flue So can weld it in. Now going back to find some 25mm pipe and a flange for the stand to sit the vaporizer on. I want to fit this part before I glue the lid on. I will then cut the service hatch in after so it doesn't distort to much.

I"ll try to take some pics as it goes together. It wont be refined as has to be made in six hrs not three days. So I will be taking no attention to neatness or detail. It only has to heat my shed.

Damn it cold here now. Froze my six pack. Frost has already set.

I have got the stand for vaporizer sorted is now 1.5" and flange is around 5.25" . Very close to suggested vaporizer size. The vaporizer will sit a bit higher in mine than what the plans suggest. The flue and air intake are also 1" bigger. I'm in the process of cutting in the flue etc and have marked out the service hatch.
Had to change to a No 20 oxy tip to keep warm.

I will take some pics when its ready to assemble.

For anyone who may be interested, i have finally got around to doing some working drawings of my heater.


I'm not sure as to whether it will show enough detail in .gif format, so I have also uploaded it as a Word Document which also gives a Side Elevation: http://www.geocities.com/senojekips/text/heater.doc

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Damn it cold here now. Froze my six pack. Frost has already set.

I have got the stand for vaporizer sorted is now 1.5" and flange is around 5.25" . Very close to suggested vaporizer size. The vaporizer will sit a bit higher in mine than what the plans suggest. The flue and air intake are also 1" bigger. I'm in the process of cutting in the flue etc and have marked out the service hatch.
Had to change to a No 20 oxy tip to keep warm.

I will take some pics when its ready to assemble.

Wile I was I Mudgee today I purchased a bit more copper pipe,Some fittings and a Tap/Valve.

I'm toying the idea of running a air gap in the oil line just after the tap to stop the problems with stability as the oil heats up. I think it will work quite well Also eliminate the need for elaborate filter as will be easy to blow clear a blockage.
Also will make start up easier as can put kero down the air gap. I'm also going to make a port with 2" pipe and a end cap down to the vaporizer to shove an oxy or butane torch in to make it real easy to start quickly I will angle it a few deg so at a pinch can be flashed with 20mls of ulp and a spark

Originally Posted by ozzirt

For anyone who may be interested, i have finally got around to doing some working drawings of my heater.


I'm not sure as to whether it will show enough detail in .gif format, so I have also uploaded it as a Word Document which also gives a Side Elevation: http://www.geocities.com/senojekips/text/heater.doc

That thing will look a master piece when done Be some hours in knocking it up I would imagine.