Jake, that's quite a project... good luck w/it! I am in the middle of making a waste oil heater out of a 100 gallon propane tank, and I have a thought I'd like to share. I am going to bring fresh air in through a flexible vent pipe @ a nearby window to support combustion. That way there won't be a vacuum in my shop that pulls cold air in through all of the tiny cracks and crevices of the building. If I use air from outside the shop to support the combustion, then the air pressure inside will be the same as outside. Plus, I'm gonna hang a really long bladed ceiling fan in the middle of the shop to circulate the air. Like you, I'll also have a small fan blowing through the pipes to get as much hot air outta the heater as possible. I hope these thoughts help. Again, good luck w/ur project! : )
Thanks for the info yeah Im building some more things to go with the heater It was to much for one video its going to have a few parts series lol but the outside air supply is something im working on it but thanks I didn't think of the sucktion that you described pulling trough the cracks makes sense and yes the fan i'm going to get to one of these days its been a pain with my hips I need replaced but the sealing is 19 feet to the center it has not been than much fun to wire lights and everything but thanks again for the advice that's my next heater build is the waste oil one I collect 30 some gallons a week doing auto repair and I hate taking it in.
Jake, that's quite a project... good luck w/it! I am in the middle of making a waste oil heater out of a 100 gallon propane tank, and I have a thought I'd like to share. I am going to bring fresh air in through a flexible vent pipe @ a nearby window to support combustion. That way there won't be a vacuum in my shop that pulls cold air in through all of the tiny cracks and crevices of the building. If I use air from outside the shop to support the combustion, then the air pressure inside will be the same as outside. Plus, I'm gonna hang a really long bladed ceiling fan in the middle of the shop to circulate the air. Like you, I'll also have a small fan blowing through the pipes to get as much hot air outta the heater as possible. I hope these thoughts help. Again, good luck w/ur project! : )
Thanks for the info yeah Im building some more things to go with the heater It was to much for one video its going to have a few parts series lol but the outside air supply is something im working on it but thanks I didn't think of the sucktion that you described pulling trough the cracks makes sense and yes the fan i'm going to get to one of these days its been a pain with my hips I need replaced but the sealing is 19 feet to the center it has not been than much fun to wire lights and everything but thanks again for the advice that's my next heater build is the waste oil one I collect 30 some gallons a week doing auto repair and I hate taking it in.
Looking sweet
Thank you hop to have waste oil burner finished soon!