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  • @jimdaly5077
    @jimdaly5077 Рік тому +66

    This man and his team should be on the TV , just like the public information shorts that used to be on TV. 👍🐝🌞

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 Рік тому +4

      Learning from TV is a lost cause now, unfortunately. Even TLC, originally “The Learning Channel”, is total nonsense now.

    • @jaredcarlson3500
      @jaredcarlson3500 Рік тому +3

      Yes, back when government was better at feigning concern and care for their citizens.

    • @LittlePetieWheat
      @LittlePetieWheat Рік тому +2

      I used to love "How?" as child.

    • @cosmickate4947
      @cosmickate4947 Рік тому

      The government and mainstream TV go together they don't want people to be independent especially off the grid

    • @toml.8210
      @toml.8210 Рік тому

      @@5roundsrapid263 They have "reality shows" which are just filthy people that curse for pay!
      I used to watch TLC and Discovery to LEARN interesting things, but now I watch my old James Burke DVDs now.
      And Rob's stuff....

  • @darklich14
    @darklich14 Рік тому +24

    "making biodiesel is about as complicated as making a cup of tea" always a treat!

  • @CCoburn3
    @CCoburn3 Рік тому +10

    If you're so worried about health and safety that you freeze yourself to death because you're afraid to have a fire, then you have carried things MUCH too far.

    • @kmoecub
      @kmoecub Рік тому +2

      Every year people die during winter power outages from carbon monoxide poisoning, because they either don't know the danger or they ignore it. Heating indoors with any fuel requires forethought and care, especially in newer homes which are far better sealed than anything built before 1980.

    • @TimeSurfer206
      @TimeSurfer206 2 місяці тому

      @@kmoecub In the 80's was when we first started playing with "Super Insulated Homes."
      Some were sealed so tightly you had to crack a window so the fire could draft in the fireplace.
      We had a LOT to learn.

  • @colinkinvig7670
    @colinkinvig7670 Рік тому +25

    With all these heaters you’ve got kicking around that building, if you lit them all together, you’d be able to grow bananas 😀

    • @xXTheoLinuxXx
      @xXTheoLinuxXx Рік тому +1

      Climate change becomes than a huge issue :)

    • @toml.8210
      @toml.8210 Рік тому +2

      Rob could collect all the gas from the haters and heat the building!

  • @qtrax100
    @qtrax100 3 місяці тому +1

    I will now be able to eat as well as keep warm because of your teachings. I can not thank you enough.

  • @roseericson3828
    @roseericson3828 Рік тому +5

    With this crazy weather we got this year, I appreciate you telling everyone how to keep warm, recharge batteries and just generally be safe. Thank you!

  • @huarwe8797
    @huarwe8797 Рік тому +4

    Making tea is easy.. keeping it in my mug after you had me drill holes in it a few weeks ago..is trickier..

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 Рік тому +5

    This is just great for indoor usage without the smell of hydrocarbons. Great information for us to know Robert. Look forward to try this myself. No smell when is use is just GREAT.

  • @tonystone3397
    @tonystone3397 Рік тому +6

    Great work your doing, brilliant!

  • @Buzzhumma
    @Buzzhumma Рік тому +6

    Hey Rob that is a great little kit for sure . A good video would be to test a carbon monoxide alarm with one or maybe there is a carbon monoxide meter with a numerical display that can show different fuels you test in the burners . Would be super interesting ! 👍🏻

  • @ericstonge3285
    @ericstonge3285 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for your time and knowledge. Enjoy all your videos

  • @billcarson9565
    @billcarson9565 Рік тому +3

    great video, just ordered it as a backup, thankyou for sharing your knowledge.

  • @zahirnaseem7030
    @zahirnaseem7030 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for a great and easy option Robert

  • @OsbornIOW
    @OsbornIOW Рік тому +1

    The only channel i have seen that numbered the videos for easy reference. Great idea.

  • @Forest_Actual
    @Forest_Actual Рік тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @jamesdim
    @jamesdim Рік тому

    Thank you Robert! Merry Christmas!

  • @dav1dbone
    @dav1dbone Рік тому +6

    One of those thermoelectric stoves fans on top would be perfect, lets you know it still giving off heat too.

    • @toml.8210
      @toml.8210 Рік тому +1

      There has to be a way to build a Peltier junction with everyday stuff. Rob will find it one day.

  • @daviddjerassi
    @daviddjerassi Рік тому +1

    Any yet another winner Thank you Robert.

  • @Dorpz
    @Dorpz Рік тому +2

    That seems like a nice alternative to a patio heater for those of us who don't like lugging big calor gas bottles around, lovely.

  • @hastalavistaadventures2602
    @hastalavistaadventures2602 5 місяців тому

    You are absolutely awesome! I watch your videos all the time, we are kindred spirits no doubt! Thank you for all the videos, this is definitely my favorite channel🥳❤️

  • @RogerHyam
    @RogerHyam Рік тому +8

    I just flicked back to see how you made the biodiesel and it is really tempting to have a go even though I don't need to. Here is a challenge if you haven't already done it. When I was a kid we had gravity fed paraffin pot heaters that vented to the chimney. I wonder if people still have them? Could you build one on the cheap that ran off your biodiesel? My motivation is thinking about condensation. A quick Google and I get 1l water for every 1l of biodiesel = 1l water in the air for 9 kwh. Over the course of several days with a couple of people breathing as well it is going to get damp unless you have some decent ventilation and if you increase the ventilation too much you are going to blow away a lot of the warmth you've built up.

  • @breaking_bear
    @breaking_bear Рік тому

    Super fun video! I'm a total gear junky, so this sorta thing is right up my alley! I seen a cool video on how to make a legit mini wood stove out of 4 dog bowls which I thought is very impressive.

  • @DoctorRetina
    @DoctorRetina Рік тому +2

    This is the one I've been waiting for!
    Question: is it possible that the kerosene is being vaporised and burned and the veg oil is being left behind, this would render it a standard kerosene burner.
    The reason why I suspect this is because that flame is too clean!
    Keep up the great work Robert.

  • @jmackmcneill
    @jmackmcneill Рік тому

    Just picked up one of these stoves really cheap, just waiting for the shops to open again to pick up some lamp oil just to start with, really looking forward to having a nice warm workshop.

  • @billienomates1606
    @billienomates1606 Рік тому +1

    My Gran had a parrafin heater in her bathroom back in the 60's and the thing stank to high heaven when it was lit. You also need ventilation with these so it tends to cancel the heat out.

  • @giovannip.1433
    @giovannip.1433 Рік тому

    Thank you for your informative video.

  • @DavidPaulNewtonScott
    @DavidPaulNewtonScott Рік тому +1

    Finally you have bought the Chinese parrafin stoveit has saved my life this winter. I have now escaped to the Philippines. Continue playing witht the parrafin stove they have amillion uses. I want to test heating sand to keep my tent warm overnight.

  • @darrenpointon8716
    @darrenpointon8716 Рік тому +1

    Would love to get your take on thermal acoustic heaters.

  • @tom_olofsson
    @tom_olofsson Рік тому +1

    Reviews of the stainless part is the black paint burns off producing a bad smell. Would you recommend removing the paint prior to use?

  • @McRootbeer
    @McRootbeer Рік тому +3

    Is the stove output adjustable? It would be interesting to see a bean can heater portion with a sand battery built in. The metal part would create quick heat, and the sand battery would release heat overnight when you snuff the stove before bed 😀. This heater running a Stirling, charging a power station would be an awesome diy Combined Heat Power system 👍👍.

  • @hoog111
    @hoog111 Рік тому +2

    Would be interesting to see your take on the Kelly Kettle Rob.

  • @johnbarleycorn7845
    @johnbarleycorn7845 Рік тому

    Superb Sir!

  • @MichaelCarouthGutenTag
    @MichaelCarouthGutenTag Рік тому +2

    I after watching your video on a sand battery I bought some fire bricks and built a 4 foot (1.2 meters) monstrosity in my offgrid home around a 9000 btu propane Little Buddy heater. It works great.

  • @ringohaze3881
    @ringohaze3881 Рік тому

    Great vis thanks. I have both they work great. Can you make the green one out of stainless household items and the forever wick that will burn used oil/bio diesel . Thanks Robert

  • @sundevil3640
    @sundevil3640 Рік тому +1

    Your awesome!

  • @susannaurand4470
    @susannaurand4470 Рік тому +2

    Nice!!!

  • @petersdraggon
    @petersdraggon Рік тому +1

    Is there a know to crank up all the wicks at once, or do you disassemble and pull them by hand? Thank you

  • @dennistaylor3796
    @dennistaylor3796 Рік тому +2

    Please put link to both. Description different in USA

  • @docink6175
    @docink6175 Рік тому +1

    I have one of those cozy heaters although I think it has a different name and its a bit shorter.. right now I have 3 single wick alcohol lamps with utensil holders over them, there are several layers of wire mesh inside the utensil holders and I have a couple of sizes of cans with top and bottom removed on top of the perforated holder, the cans are around 140°f ambient is 50° and the room is 73°... not bad for around $8 including fuel! Ive looked at the chinese multi wick burner before but havent gotten one... you can add cans to the top of that or plant pots to help with radiating the heat

  • @toml.8210
    @toml.8210 Рік тому +1

    This looks like a wood gasifier stove, inverted and supported, over a cat food can stove, all of which I already have on-hand. I think I'll try that.

  • @mrspockyt
    @mrspockyt Рік тому +4

    Hi Robert it's so good to see your still doing the videos. I really enjoy your content alot. If there is any tracks on my channel that you may wish to use for intros etc just use them you have my full permission. Happy christmas my friend

  • @toomanyhobbies2011
    @toomanyhobbies2011 Рік тому +1

    "I can't smell a thing". Right, CO and CO2 are odorless.

  • @angelusmendez5084
    @angelusmendez5084 Рік тому +2

    That's it, I've only got a desk with a bunch of paper, that's why I try everything in origami

  • @andrewallason4530
    @andrewallason4530 Рік тому +2

    Add $10 for a carbon monoxide detector and you’re golden.

  • @annkindred9129
    @annkindred9129 Рік тому

    The first one we made those for camping. Just used an old metal coffee can punched holes in the side, left the top untouched and set it on the propane stove.

  • @leelhgfx5546
    @leelhgfx5546 7 місяців тому +1

    actually have this.... the little stove leaks fuel like a siv if you tip it a little, because the fuel can underneath isn't sealed to the rest of the housing. Just held on by spot welds.

  • @Liowen
    @Liowen Рік тому

    I am seriously considering getting one of these setups since out last bout with power outage, the power outage was not so long (plus we had a generator) but the power surge before we lost power killed the igniter on the furnace. This wouldn't have been bad had it not been -10F (-23C) before the windchill, this made the inside temp at its lowest 5F (-15C) due to not having kerosene to use our big kerosene heater halfway through the night. Fortunately we were able to get a heating and cooling company to come out on Christmas Eve and put in a new igniter and test the furnace for any other issues, and yes there is now enough kerosene for a few days if need be on hand now.

  • @DavidPaulNewtonScott
    @DavidPaulNewtonScott Рік тому +1

    In a very small space they tend to produce too much heat so my solution is to remove every other wick or more. Regarding fumes you could just add on a DOWNFLOW chimney ie it is cooling the exhaust and exiting it at a low point,

  • @GrumblingGrognard
    @GrumblingGrognard Рік тому

    Great video. Thanks. There here are dozens of types of stoves and "heaters" to go on-top on Amazon but with a bit of effort (still easier than building one myself lol!!) I found both items on Amazon (in the US) for ~ $20 USD/ea

  • @andys8882
    @andys8882 Рік тому +2

    Do you think that olive oil would work in this style stove 🤔and great videos on your channel 👍

  • @danlee7376
    @danlee7376 Рік тому +1

    Is there any way you can give links to the different items purchased in this video

  • @doktorwhy7397
    @doktorwhy7397 Рік тому +1

    for big cans for your can builds ask your restaurant for some they come in an array of useful sizes, merry Christmas.

    • @TheTubejunky
      @TheTubejunky Рік тому +1

      I certainly hope they're made from a material that can handle the heat generated from open flames like a stovetop or fuel vessel. Stay safe out there.

  • @queenstreetsystems
    @queenstreetsystems Рік тому +2

    excellent... as always and thank you (p.s. I would have knocked that glass over at least four times in the time it took to assemble those things 😀)

  • @ArcanusLibero
    @ArcanusLibero 7 місяців тому

    great ideas

  • @EumlOriginal
    @EumlOriginal Рік тому +1

    I would be interested to know if you can swap the wick for carbon felt

  • @RG-cf6dn
    @RG-cf6dn Рік тому

    You wouldnt happen have the UPC or EAN code on the Cozy would you? I cant seem find it at Amazon

  • @MrJMont21
    @MrJMont21 Рік тому

    To solder some small vape pen batteries terminals in series, do I need to use flux? Is a relatively inexpensive Atten soldering iron okay for this?

  • @toml.8210
    @toml.8210 Рік тому

    From a couple videos I've seen (by "tea experts" a cup of tea takes about an hour, several pots, several tea cups, and a trip to a very expensive tea shoppe!

  • @timbrooks2763
    @timbrooks2763 Рік тому

    Guidelines lol has it really come to this.
    Great content once again 👏
    Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

  • @stevemull2002
    @stevemull2002 Рік тому

    Have you reviewed the little electric plug in heaters, that are popping up in all our adverts ?

  • @stewartpalmer2456
    @stewartpalmer2456 Рік тому

    The outdoor BS 150? Well we all know what BS stands for at 12 pounds. But this video is an awesome example of two different things coming together and making something completely usable. Reminds me of what happened when the first comma correcting lens were combined at the lens grinders workshop. The design was sent to completely different vendors for processing, just happened to be they used the same lens maker. So buy both items, repackage them, upcharge and sell as value added. Love it. Cheers.

  • @ninja8tinman
    @ninja8tinman 7 місяців тому

    Would it work using the Carbon felt wickes??

  • @braikka
    @braikka Рік тому

    I've got an older version of this heater/stove. It's made in Germany by Hasag. Mine was free, as it came with the house I bought😁

  • @brett4264
    @brett4264 Рік тому +2

    Links to those two items you bought would be helpful.

  • @kilokilos
    @kilokilos Рік тому

    Very cool, in a hot way.

  • @goosgitaar
    @goosgitaar Рік тому

    Great for cooking stew!
    In the same time!😋😋

  • @chrissyb4817
    @chrissyb4817 Рік тому +1

    are the fumes safe?

  • @jamesrodrigues7391
    @jamesrodrigues7391 5 місяців тому

    Does anybody have links to both these parts on amazon?

  • @PVflying
    @PVflying Рік тому

    One of the best tips I got was that you can use a PV panel as a radiant heater just as well as you can use it for generating power. So one outside the home connected direct with a cable to one inside the home is a complete renewable energy heating solution!

  • @SGT_RPGames
    @SGT_RPGames Рік тому +1

    Would it be possible for you to give us some company info on the products you purchased? searching Amazon is not giving me matching results by the name of the product though it might have a different name here in the United States or not be available

  • @jameswatters9592
    @jameswatters9592 11 місяців тому

    Hi Robert, I wonder if you have an opinion on the warning in the instructions: Maximum fire burning time: 6-7 hours, is there you reckon a genuine risk with using it for longer

  • @jerrodlopes186
    @jerrodlopes186 Рік тому

    I've had a couple of those "cozies" for a few years. I'm by no means a Safety Sally, but from my experience, the black paint on top isn't any good. After dozens and dozens of burns, they still get a sickly sweet smell to them when burned hot. Incidentally, if you have a UCO Candelier three candle lantern, it fits atop those nicely and warms a small area.

  • @snik1984
    @snik1984 Рік тому

    Great vid, what are the ventilation requirements? Crack a window or are there no concerns at all?

    • @justinw1765
      @justinw1765 Рік тому +3

      When the flame burns mostly blue, there is very little CO being released. But always good to have a CO monitor on hand anyways.

  • @Mixwell1983
    @Mixwell1983 4 місяці тому

    Does this produce as much heat as your 1702 diy heater video? Id be interested just since kerosene os cheaper than methanol and i wouldn't mind having both heaters

  • @jameswatters9592
    @jameswatters9592 11 місяців тому

    Love your videos Robert, tell me can this stove be run on methanol

  • @markrimmer4567
    @markrimmer4567 Рік тому

    Hi.. how long will a Litre burn for in one of them? Days, Hours ? Just to work out the cost of running it 24/7 in a small room on veggie oil perhaps thined on a little ethanol

  • @kadmow
    @kadmow Рік тому +1

    ha ha, cheers for these - the " "biodiesel" " reference should help those confused folk.
    These are all marketed as outdoor heaters, not that outdoorsis a great place to heat, but the liability diminishes to zero - re. those who will sadly KZ- ZB themselves - anyone with indoor combustion get a CO monitor..

  • @resolutionarybeing1885
    @resolutionarybeing1885 Рік тому +2

    Can i safely burn denatured alcohol in this heater? With a carbon monoxide detector close by?

  • @kelvinsparks4651
    @kelvinsparks4651 Рік тому

    Great little gadgets, all you need do now is pop a metal biscuit tin full of your dry sand on top and you got a storage heater.

  • @justmyopinion5234
    @justmyopinion5234 7 місяців тому

    Can you pist a link to both

  • @normanmartin4019
    @normanmartin4019 Рік тому

    Great job. I did this with a plant pot on top of the kerosene stove earlier this year when they £11.. That's 64% inflation btw... But if you remove the outer ring of the stove you get the radiant heat coming from the sides as well and a lovely red glow!! convection and radiation..

  • @billytollerton4220
    @billytollerton4220 Рік тому

    Brilliant only thing is Amazon won't post the heater for the top to northern Ireland.grahhh.

  • @timothywilliams2021
    @timothywilliams2021 Рік тому

    I'm in the U.S. I found what looks to be the same stuff on Amazon. The heater is as low as $17.89. The burner is as low as $14.25. The burner says kerosene fuel.

  • @robormiston2841
    @robormiston2841 7 місяців тому

    Will that top part make the lower part to hot?

  • @overbuiltautomotive1299
    @overbuiltautomotive1299 Рік тому +1

    Robert yea the health and safty folks would get a self induced full frontal lobotomy if they seen my home made weed wacker/trimmer head made from butter knives LOL

  • @paulharvey4403
    @paulharvey4403 Рік тому

    How much full does it use/ hour?

  • @ludovicoriccardonocco5007
    @ludovicoriccardonocco5007 Рік тому +3

    Would this work with bio ethanol as a fuel instead of bio diesel? :)

  • @spud7823
    @spud7823 Рік тому

    I have run them stoves on diesel in the past, just keep the wicks clean, very hot. 👍

  • @toml.8210
    @toml.8210 Рік тому +1

    So out your tea kettle on top of it!

  • @Karl63601
    @Karl63601 Рік тому

    Thanks again, Robert. Can we burn ethanol in that stove?

    • @mjc1000000
      @mjc1000000 Рік тому

      I do. Also no start-up smell. Just never refill while stove is running.

  • @xXTheoLinuxXx
    @xXTheoLinuxXx Рік тому

    I ordered one of those stoves a few days ago, and now I'm interested in that BS150 too. In the description stood that it would use 150ml kerosene per hour (in most of the times when it comes to stoves it is at a lower setting). And I can do a math :) Kerosene produce 10KwH, so with 150ml it would be 1.5Kwh at a lower setting, ofcourse in theory. Like you said, if you manage to get the fuel cheap enough this might be an inexpensive way to heat some space. In The Netherlands almost everything is cheaper than gas for the central heating (some people are paying 4,5 pound for 10KwH of gas.

    • @hiruyuuy1095
      @hiruyuuy1095 Рік тому +2

      Same goes with Germany. Right now try to build an oil burner. With slide changes Infrared heter. Done from a soup can ( big can peanut - 25l)

    • @xXTheoLinuxXx
      @xXTheoLinuxXx Рік тому

      @@hiruyuuy1095 Moin Nachbarn (I'm living close to the German border) and I know that the situation in Germany is bad too. I ordered a Chinese Diesel Heater and it should be delivered in a day or two, but for the rest I like some other things to heat up the spaces. (Diesel is cheaper in The Netherlands than in Germany). In situations like these you have to be creative.

  • @theusconstitution1776
    @theusconstitution1776 Рік тому

    Did he post or say the name of the heater and the conversion box that he bought? I can’t seem to find it anywhere can anyone help?

  • @georgegoff8298
    @georgegoff8298 Рік тому +1

    You might want to make a sterling engine/ heat fan to put on top on this heater to blow the heat around.

    • @jerrodlopes186
      @jerrodlopes186 Рік тому +1

      Doesn't work worth a damn. I have the identical components in the video. You have to have a fan behind it. I use a usb powered computer fan connected to a solar charged battery pack for mine. It works quite well, more like what I think you imagine with the stove fan.

  • @shawnr771
    @shawnr771 Рік тому

    Interesting.

  • @brucedownunda7054
    @brucedownunda7054 Рік тому +1

    Hey M8, it's hot 🔥 downunda during your cold months. 🥶
    Wanna do some stuff on how to keep it cool.... . Perhaps when you're cooking during one of those Summer Heatwaves you experience for a day or 3. 😃

    • @adamkhan7234
      @adamkhan7234 Рік тому +2

      Desert-sun UA-cam channel has stuff of off grid cooling and heating

  • @simontemplarGB
    @simontemplarGB Рік тому +2

    Just get a carbon monoxide detector, if you don't already have one. If the safety bugs you. Looks like you could easily make a couple of them from tin cans and buy two gallons of paraffin to make 10 gallons of biodiesel which at current prices would mean around £80 of fuel for about £30.

  • @barrybegley5379
    @barrybegley5379 Рік тому

    ROBERT: ... Could, in your opinion, that device function on Bio Ethanol and be even safer for indoor use? Thanks for all that you do for the community. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

  • @thomaswelch5164
    @thomaswelch5164 Рік тому

    My cozy had a paint smoke that would never burn off

  • @ludovicoriccardonocco5007
    @ludovicoriccardonocco5007 Рік тому +2

    Hi Robert, I was doing some research on plant pot heaters fueled by tea candles. And apparently what makes them dangerous is the paraffin contained in the wax, as paraffinic fumes in high concentration can create an explosion. Vegetable oils like the ones you used also contain paraffinic components. Hence, do you think they pose similar dangers as tea light candles? Thanks.

    • @jimsmind3894
      @jimsmind3894 Рік тому +1

      I'm sure Rob will direct you to the "Playing With Fire" vid.
      The tldr is, don't do it if you aren't sure, any burner indoors (including a traditional gas boiler etc) has many risks including fumes, use enough ventilation and always have a carbon monoxide alarm.
      There are horrible incidents with all sorts of heaters at this time of year, electric blankets, gas explosions, CO poisoning, etc. Properly assess the risks and then mitigate them. Like use a hearth and chimney for this sort of thing.

    • @ludovicoriccardonocco5007
      @ludovicoriccardonocco5007 Рік тому

      @@jimsmind3894 thank you! would you happen to know if this could work with bio ethanol as a fuel? :)

    • @caemaridwn
      @caemaridwn Рік тому

      I think that's why you need the blue flame it's burning clean. but check it out first.

  • @peskylefty
    @peskylefty Рік тому

    Tried this method and was a complete failure for me. The flame produced by the wicks with WFO+10% kerosene is 10 times lower than the produced by pure kerosene. The wicks are much harder to kindle and they extinguish after 10 minutes of burning. Needless to say that the metal rings surrounding the flames don't get red hot as intended nor the stove produce any significant heat.
    I did the biodiesel as instructed in video 1784. 20g of dilluted gelatin powder in 5 liters of WFO, rest for 24h at 15ºC and then mixed a test batch of 1740ml of this purified WFO with 200ml of kerosene so around 11.5% ratio. Any help on figuring what might be wrong will be appreciated.