Thread: Oil burning shed heaters

Hey Ron
The best bet is a truck brake specialist.
Once they wear to oversize they are scrap.Cartons are a good currency
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey Ron
The best bet is a truck brake specialist.
Once they wear to oversize they are scrap.Cartons are a good currency
Andrew

Thanks Andy. Good thinking!

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

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

It's been done and in operation since the winter of 1998. It took about 3 months to collect the odds 'n' ends and put them in some sort of order. I had no idea of how i was going to get what I wanted, but just had this idea in my head of what would be needed to burn sump oil without smoke.

Even though it worked well pretty much from day one, I always thought the original could be improved as it was never built to a plan, but merely assembled by trial and error depending what bits 'n' pieces I had at the time, and I suggested my "improvements" to others who wanted to build copies.

About twelve months ago an engineer at Russell Newberry Diesels in Daventry UK, put the question, "if these are improvements, why haven't you done them to your heater"? Pretty solid logic there, that I found difficult to answer. I didn't want to tell him the truth,... that I'm bone idle, so..... I was finally shamed into pulling the heater out of our living room in December and implementing the changes. The result was as I expected, with worth while improvements in efficiency and aesthetics (It had always had that "unfinished agricultural" look)

Here's a very short video of the first test run after I had completed the recent changes.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryItHmcBz7c"]YouTube - Drip Feed Waste Oil Heater, First Test.[/ame]

If you are interested I will post some photos of mine and other finished heaters built to my theories. They are all somewhat different, as the builders have altered them to suit their needs and availability of materials. To my knowledge there is one in WA heating a home lap pool used by a paraplegic gentleman south of Perth. There are at least two in NZ with one being built as we speak, the other has been in use for two or more years. One in Alaska, and several in Victoria, the most recent enquiry from Birchip in the mallee. Unfortunately some builders do not keep in touch and I never know whether they actually finish their heaters, but I get enough emails and the occasional photo to keep me interested. I work on the assumption that maybe one or two are completed for about every ten enquiries.

Originally Posted by ozzirt

It's been done and in operation since the winter of 1998.

Eventhough it worked well, I always thought the original could be improved, and suggested my "improvements" to others who wanted to build them. About twelve months ago an engineer at Russell Newberry Diesels in Daventry UK, put the question, "if these are improvements, why haven't you done them to your heater"?

Looks good, nice effort. It's a small world. I used to live and owned a shop in Daventry for a number of years it's in Northamptonshire not far from where Princess Diana was raised. It was an overflow city from Birmingham and grew exponentially much to the chagrin of the locals.

Can't agree with you re the sea though. I also spent a few years of my life at sea and nothing beats getting out drowning bait on my boat even if I do have to clean her at the end of a session.

Regards


Martin

Hmm, might be beyond my fabrication skills.

Originally Posted by ozzirt

It's been done and in operation since the winter of 1998.

Even though it worked well pretty much from day one, I always thought the original could be improved as it was never built to a plan, but merely assembled by trial and error depending what bits 'n' pieces I had at the time, and I suggested my "improvements" to others who wanted to build copies.

About twelve months ago an engineer at Russell Newberry Diesels in Daventry UK, put the question, "if these are improvements, why haven't you done them to your heater"? Pretty solid logic there, that I found difficult to answer. I didn't want to tell him the truth,... that I'm bone idle, so..... I was finally shamed into pulling the heater out of our living room in December and implementing the changes. The result was as I expected, with worth while improvements in efficiency and aesthetics (It had always had that "unfinished agricultural" look)

Here's a very short video of the first test run after I had completed the changes.

YouTube - Drip Feed Waste Oil Heater, First Test.

If you are interested I will post some photos of mine and other finished heaters built to my theories. They are all somewhat different, as the builders have altered them to suit their needs and availability of materials. To my knowledge there is one in WA heating a home lap pool used by a paraplegic gentleman south of Perth. There are at least two in NZ with one being built as we speak, the other has been in use for two or more years. One in Alaska, and several in Victoria, the most recent enquiry from Birchip in the mallee. Unfortunately some builders do not keep in touch and I never know whether they actually finish their heaters, but I get enough emails and the occasional photo to keep me interested. I work on the assumption that maybe one or two are completed for about every ten enquiries.

That is a nice bit of work.
Photoes of the other heaters would be great thanks. I may do one in the near future for my Homestead and heat the hot water + run rads through the bed rooms.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

That is a nice bit of work.
Photoes of the other heaters would be great thanks. I may do one in the near future for my Homestead and heat the hot water + run rads through the bed rooms.

This will be a bit haphazard with photos of all sorts in no particular order.

I'll start with the one built by Simon in NZ. I've always said that it is much nicer looking than mine, it's a real credit to a bloke who works mainly in an office.



Personally I would have a much larger and deeper drip tray under it, but his most recent shots show it the same.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdZ-Z_HtMMQ"]YouTube - Waste oil heater[/ame]

I'll get some more together and post them later today.

Originally Posted by ozzirt

This will be a bit haphazard with photos of all sorts in no particular order.

I'll start with the one built by Simon in NZ. I've always said that it is much nicer looking than mine, it's a real credit to a bloke who works mainly in an office.



Personally I would have a much larger and deeper drip tray under it, but his most recent shots show it the same.
YouTube - Waste oil heater

I'll get some more together and post them later today.

That would look and work perfect in the application I have in mind.
A 10m2 open plan kitchen living room.

That one even has the timber handles for the finishing touch