Great design. I’ve been working on mine for a few years and it is ok, but still improving constantly. The harmonic “woh woh woh” was solved in mine by bringing more air into the burn chamber. I welded a 3”x3” tube into the bottom and put a flap door on it to increase air flow control. By doing that I found I was getting smoke back in. I extended my flu and it caused enough draft to stop the smoke. Also a stainless dog bowl will last “forever”. Great build. Subbing so I can follow your progress. Thanks for sharing.
Great initiative, Sam! I'll offer an idea for your consideration: If you'll take air from outside your building to support the combustion, then the heated air inside will stay inside. If you use inside air to support combustion, then you create a vacuum inside your building and it pulls in cold air from outside through all of the tiny holes and cracks, and some of the heated air gets blown outside. I made a waste oil heater out of a 100 lb propane tank (I think that's what it's called, but the tank doesn't weigh that much when it's empty). It works great, but I haven't found the illusive "magic" or "sweet-spot" for the proper air/fuel ratio. Because I can't see the air, it's difficult to gauge how much is going in there. So, I've decided to put a window on the heater so I can see the flame, at the same time as I make a couple of other mods to improve the "system." BTW, my best retired Marine buddy lives in Jacksonville, AL.
nice build . i've had oil tubes to stop up and overflow at the drip monitoring area . you might want to move yours to where it wouldn't drip onto hot stove if it overflows . never turn your back on a drip system .
Great design. I’ve been working on mine for a few years and it is ok, but still improving constantly. The harmonic “woh woh woh” was solved in mine by bringing more air into the burn chamber. I welded a 3”x3” tube into the bottom and put a flap door on it to increase air flow control. By doing that I found I was getting smoke back in. I extended my flu and it caused enough draft to stop the smoke. Also a stainless dog bowl will last “forever”. Great build. Subbing so I can follow your progress. Thanks for sharing.
Great initiative, Sam! I'll offer an idea for your consideration: If you'll take air from outside your building to support the combustion, then the heated air inside will stay inside. If you use inside air to support combustion, then you create a vacuum inside your building and it pulls in cold air from outside through all of the tiny holes and cracks, and some of the heated air gets blown outside.
I made a waste oil heater out of a 100 lb propane tank (I think that's what it's called, but the tank doesn't weigh that much when it's empty). It works great, but I haven't found the illusive "magic" or "sweet-spot" for the proper air/fuel ratio. Because I can't see the air, it's difficult to gauge how much is going in there. So, I've decided to put a window on the heater so I can see the flame, at the same time as I make a couple of other mods to improve the "system." BTW, my best retired Marine buddy lives in Jacksonville, AL.
bullshit
I agree but the building is far from sealed currently. Zero insulation and open around the soffits.
Nice Volvos!
nice build . i've had oil tubes to stop up and overflow at the drip monitoring area . you might want to move yours to where it wouldn't drip onto hot stove if it overflows . never turn your back on a drip system .
Already experienced the overflow issue and have moved the trip monitoring to another location
That phhpoo phhot phhoot, was on its way to being a jet enginie lol
I'll save all my used oil for you :)
I made one of these and have 3 2inch pipes inside and have a metal box with a 6inch fan blowing hot air out as tge pipes heat up
You probably were having air coming in if exhaust it's just sideways opened on the outside.