sounds just like my orchard heater specially when I burn oil in it, so if you took a little more time put a I turn pipe pushing the heat back to the fuel work even better and need less holes.
Sounds like a V1 buzz bomb. Nice and dangerous, I kept waiting for the flue to fall over, and eventually it did. No, it's good to see how simple the idea is. I can see many applications that you could adapt to work with it. Thanks for showing us..
I love how you use the heat escaping the pipe to draw the fresh air in. Many others have to or choose to use a fan or forced air of some type and then adjust the fuel to meet that air. Your fires are automatic in a sense and perfect.
OMG, that was entertaining to watch the entire way thru, what with the Irish accent, the simplistic attitude and the raw fire power just waiting for idk, something more than just heat.
"okay so it's a bit dangerous" ... ,[Short pause] ... "okay a lot dangers' ... Danger notwithstanding it was an excellent experiment and an excellent video thank you
I was waiting for the pipe to get Airborne 😜 but the burner actualy works real well. My old cheap ass garage used simular system to Heat up the romney hut.
Neat and fun presentation. I would use alcohol to start the burn as it is much more readily combustible. An oil burner with a blue flame would be a bit more efficient and clean burning.
great stuff. I have just bought a house that in the garage there is a drip feed burner but for the life of me I cant get it to burn oil. so I will try this method on the heating oil
Hi MrFermanaghman Had a quick look at your channel. Well done getting up and running and it's going well too with all the subs. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
hi Fionn. It's a bit rough but makes a serious amount of heat. Here's a more controlled version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnzEDEpz3Yk.html Cheers Gerry
Hi David. I was just messing around but here's a burner that works great and can heat my whole shed. I made it for about a fiver ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ShTLaYKjzxw.html Cheers Gerry
Hi Serge j It's a good little demo burner but would need to be improved. I have to get better at this youtube video stuff lol. Thanks for the comment Cheers Gerry
Thanks Steve. I was only experimenting with this one but have lots of working burners and stoves in the playlists ru-vid.com/group/PLmQ5wJnkAIoJYDBgSOis9s1yDhcFdswtN Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍👍
Awesomewe used to make one in the workshop,20 liter metal paint/ handcleaner can removable lid with small hole in it and larger hole for flu,we bend up 2 wire coathangers so they hook on side of can and go down inside two thirds and a small metal dish sits on these. You put some paper/wood/oil or something combustible in bottom of can,put in coat hangers with metal dish on them,light paper,must be enough to get dish and can glowing,we would hang a 4 liter can with a small tap or tiny hole in it full of old oil 6 feet or less directly above small hole in lid,when dish and can glowing we open small tap slightly,oil drips thru hole in lid,hits hot dish,ignites and splashes onto inside of can,igniting more,1 drip say every 30 seconds/minute,glowing yellow hot,any smoke goes out flue,excellent.
I just made this. And it worked. I no longer have old oil in buckets in my garage. Laying around. I also don’t have a garage anymore. But. Hay. It did what it was made to do So I say I’m a half glass full kinda guy. 😂
Every second of viewing this I thought he was either going to blow up the fluid in your hands as he had the torch lit with it in the same hand. Then how jittery he was once the fire got going. I felt nervous the whole time lol.
Something the I have figured out the is fun in an open flame one is the if you point a blowtorch at them in low heat it will create a big flame and lot hotter
Gerry I'm wondering if increasing the amount of metal surface area will make it more efficient. Like putting in the bottom (burn chamber) some stainless steel mesh like scrub buds from the local super market. Anyway I can't wait to start experimenting with this.
This is just an oil burner not a waste oil heater the one thing he doesn’t know is the most important part of the concept, but aste oil is not flammable only the carbon in it is: so by adding sone pressurized air about 17psi usallyb10-30 psi depending on the waste oil fuel mix with a proper waste oil burner nozle and delivery chamber will allow you to make this and actually light the waste oil without the need for kerosene. You can take the oil out of your car ant heat with it as long as you turn the waste oil into an “aerosol” type spray before igniting it you are essentially atomizing it by adding the small amount of pressurized here
This is not a waste oil burner it’s an oil burner a waste oil burner does not need kerosene, -#2 fuel anything highly flammable to work. The MAIN CoNCEzpT that you fail to mention is that waste oil is not flammable the carbon inside it is so if you were to use pressurized air roughly 10-30 psi (depends on the waste oil and carbon content etc) in the mixture with you waste oil creating a must almost aresol spray before attending ignition you will actually burn the majority of the waste and you will efficiently heat your area with recycled products without any need to add kerosene or any other fuel for ignition you are effectively atomizing the fuel and also as you found out the exhaust shouldn’t be getting red hot like that you flame is to close and you should consider a small “heat exchanger” type of idea easily made with old furnace parts or exhaust pices etc..
Hi Gerry, I am San Juan, Republica ARGENTINA, I am making a stove with burned oil and we see that a lot of black smoke comes out of the chimney, you would know to tell me that I am failing, the principle is the same as this video but at the base of the pipe I made some holes in it, can you tell me if it is because it has a lot of oil that releases so much black smoke? Thank you, your incredible videos
Hola Andrea. This was just a test to see if this type of burner would work. Here's a playlist of some burners and stove I have built. I have used a different burner type which is easy and cheap to make. This burner makes lots of heat but no smoke. ru-vid.com/group/PLmQ5wJnkAIoJYDBgSOis9s1yDhcFdswtN Saludos desde Irlanda Cheers Gerry
And just think we take the old motor oil. to the recyclers oil deposit centres for free.i wonder what they do with it I thought nothing for free these days! Any way good video keep up the good work!.👍🏆
John Darwen those freighter ships and military vessels run on bunker oil which is essential all our motor oil run through a centrifuge to remove particulate and water
You are definitely wanting this done in a controlled environment. It sure flamed off a lot of energy from that little bit of oil. Sorry the house burnt down, but you at least got heat, lol So Funny.......
I used a cast iron pot I got n aldi cos the biscuit tin will burn out n no time but those things are very dangerous it's very hard to control the drip feed I know a guy who burnt his 2 storey garage down with his antique collection of motor bikes n it very dangerous
If you already have an installed wood burner - inside diameter of e.g. 12 inches or so - what would be a suitable waste oil burner that can simply be popped into the wood burner? An oil feed would obviously have to be installed, which would be as simple as drilling a hole in the side of the wood burner, and the flue is already installed, but how to put together the actual burner?
Hi JF. I have already done that. Here's a link to a waste oil burner working in my boiler stove. This stove is heating water and underfloor heatign. goo.gl/9jtyzP Hope this helps. Be careful Cheers Gerry
Your furnace works much like a Citrus orchard kettle "Smudge pot", the only difference is that the Smudge pot has the flue perforated with louvers and a 90° down draft tube from the flue to the fuel supply and has a hinged 2.5" cap on the fuel bowl with a damper on it. Once an updraft is created by the hot air, the Orchard kettle A.K.A. (Smudge pot) will sound like a jet engine and puts off some serious heat.
Hi Eric. This is just a quick way of testing ideas I have quite a few burners and stove videos on this channel. I will be doing a few blower type burner videos next week. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Cheers Gerry
This unit will not burn without the kerosene mixed wit the oil, when the kerosene burns out of the oil, the oil will not stay burning with the set-up like this. The correct waist oil burner types work quite well
What a great view of the inside workings of a waste oil burner not covered up by the outer shell. This helps to understand how to build a better more efficient heater. Thanks Gerry
Hi Healthy American. It was just a bit of fun to see what could be made from a biscuit tin. I have a similar burner though heating my shed but it is inside a stove. Lots of videos in this play list ru-vid.com/group/PLmQ5wJnkAIoJYDBgSOis9s1yDhcFdswtN Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry
Hi TheFrameoff. This burner was just for fun but it will run like that with no wind. The hot air rising up the flue draw in more flame and gassed which in turn super heat. I have lots of stoves and burners on this channel. Here's a link to a more sturdy burner that makes this much heat for my shed goo.gl/KRK7J6 Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry
Hey Gerry, do you reckon it would be possible to make a micro burner by simulating a section of a round burner by constructing a 1/8th or 1/6th section of a round burner? Something measuring just 100 x 100mm for example? I have a picture in my head I’ll try and send it through but just picture your current burner, cut into 6 equal portions
This is a great learning example. To burn cleanly you need to match the vaporizer surface area to the airflow. The sputtering like a pulse jet says not enough airflow, with a tin that large as a gas generator, it needs a lot more air. That is also why you are getting flame and smoke out of the flue making way more gas than you have O2 to burn. A conical oil pan allows you to tune the oil vaporization surface to the airflow by simply varying the oil level in the pan. Designing it so the inlet air passes thru a pre-heater also makes it WAY more efficient and less susceptible to wind. Thanks for the video:)
Rronmar, very interesting comments. How small could the burner be if it had a flue pipe of only 40mm diameter? Or what diameter conical oil pan would you use for a stove with a 40mm flue?
Tim Telemark not sure for a 40mm, quite a few variables how tall is the flue, what fuel ect. I have been experimenting with a 3”/75mm flue(54” tall) and a 3” burner with a little over 1’ center airfeed pipe. 3” diameter area is about 7 sq/in minus the center leaves about 6sq/in of fuel area. With that much draft and motor oil it is way too much gas generated and it flares and sputters like this vid. Going to build another one with a 1 3/4” center air pipe( just under 4 sq/in fuel area) and see how that balances out. Also have an idea to simply regulate airflow to help tune it, but it is a fine balance also between air volume and velocity/turbulence. More air holes = more air volume but also = lower velocity and less turbulence which helps combustion efficiency and overall temp.
Thanx its good to know others opinion you seem to know whats what look its a bit fun i wouldnt do it myself knowing me id blow myself up anyhow thank you
Hi theravedaddy. It does perform like a pulse engine. I fly paragliders and paramotors 🤔 some waste oil and no need for Ryanaer lol Thanks for the comment Cheers Gerry👍
My burner burns well for 4 hours after that a huge puff of black smoke comes out so much that it covers the whole yard. Why does that happen? Any advice on how to avoid this
That is a valveless pulse jet engine you have there on the table. Even the sound and the frequency shows that it is related to the length of the vertical pipe, The inlet is the normal intake of a pulse jet which expands into the tin combustion tin chamber, with the expansion and the convection in the long pip sets into oscillation and even pushes the flame out of the intake at the resonant frequency. It all glows as a valveless pulse jet. Really these are all thermodynamic heat engines and the rate and intensity at which the activity occurs differs the product from being a furnace, a heater, or jet engine all operating by the fuel being used. The compression being produced does not permit this " engine" to operate in any other orientation other than vertical where convection airs the system flow through the pipe. A few of these beside each other and we could make a church organ out of the different frequencies being produced!
hi... mr gerry can you give me sample..... if make charcoal with your burner modyfication.... because i want to make charcoal comparated with your hot burner....
Your video made me laugh. I build these types of things to melt aluminum all the time and sometimes I wonder if its going to explode. I use a leaf blower and a resistor made with a coolant jug and salt water to speed up or slow down the blower. I use 3 control valves to control the flow and one valve with a long handle for emergency shutdown cause I like to see how far these things can go before total meltdown or what I call "Chernobyl'd" .
yeah your a total stud! thanks for the video, you made the idea rather simplistic by your example! thanks for taking the time to make it....also I liked the effect the wind had, it made it pretty cool! Im gonna build one now
Hi Mike. That unit is very easy to make to see the available heat in waste oil. I made a more durable and much safer unit and you can see it running with and without a fan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kQNkefOdwUg.html It works really well and if you check my playlists you will see a ton of videos on how to make it. Cheers Gerry
Hey Gerry. Another good video on simple waste oil burners. I have a quick question.What works better in your opinion a burner such as the one in this video or the donut style burner where the air comes up thru the center. My wood/coal stove takes the air in from a bottom grate and I'd like to insert maybe 2 of these burners inside of it, but i want to keep it simple. Do you think that this style burner with just the brake disc on top, inside the stove fire box, would provide enough draft to allow it to burn efficiently or do you think that I would still need to block off the grate to efficiently direct the air into the burner. I'm trying to do this as simply as possible while still retaining the ability to burn wood, and make it easy to change over. Maybe I'm asking too much...lol
Hi Marcel.I will be doing a series on waste oil blower siphon nozzles that you would be able to put on a timer. I know they would need power but you could control the burn so much better and thermostatically and maybe even timeclock control things. The other updraft burner is the better than the way this unit is set up at the moment but I have something else in mind. Thanks for the comment Marcel Cheers Gerry
