ENDLESS Heat for Your Home WITHOUT Electricity 3.0

ENDLESS Heat for Your Home WITHOUT Electricity 3.0. I decided to make a version 3 of the oil burning heater besides the version 1 and version 2. This heater was built to test a new design so that he heater can be portable and brought in any room and vented out through a concrete board out the window. Also, it can be taken down quickly and removed to a new location. The version 1 and 2 are perfect because we used a heavy gauge ammo box which can withstand the heat. The downside on the version 3 is that I used a thin corrugated steel metal which got too hot too quickly, but it was a good test all in all. Just needs to be remade with a thicker gauge steel. When the heater is used for the first time and gets very hot, it will begin to burn off some of the paint from the top of the heater. The same way a wood burning stove does when used for the very first time. After the paint is burned off, it will no longer emit fumes from the paint itself. If the house is very airtight, one might need to crack a window open, just a little bit to provide oxygen for the heater, or the heater can have a secondary pipe that is bringing oxygen in from outside. The same way we did on the previous heater video: • ENDLESS Heat for Your ... . The oil tank we built can hold half a gallon of oil, and it takes us a week to go through a single gallon of oil. We are only using the heater for 4-6 hours a day, only when we are there using our shop. Now if you need to run the heater nonstop, you will probably go through more oil each week. To put out the fire, simply put your hand over the fresh air intake pipe and hold it until the fire dies off from lack of oxygen. We are using dry cotton baby wipes as a fuse. Once the entire tank of oil is empty, we simply install a new baby wipe and refill the tank again. When the oil tank is completely full and the heater has been working for 30 minutes, the heat released from the heater is enormous. One can feel the heat from a distance or just walking by it. It feels like a blast of heat. We estimate that the heat released it approximately as much as two small space heaters at full blast.
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[@marks6663]

Galvanized ducting should not be used for high temperatures. The coating off gases nasty fumes and can make you sick. The aluminum downspout also will off gas.

[@reypolice5231]

Thank you for posting this. You are correct.

[@GiovanniMorenoMusic]

So what to use instead?

[@countryside_guy]

​@@GiovanniMorenoMusicPlain steel.

[@alijagakiazimovas8829]

Strong poison first seconds you filing like swits in mouth and after few day no more tooths ..

[@NextGenerationHealth]

This is not true. The temps don't get nearly hot enough for this to occur

[@PaladinPierce]

V2.0 is a much better and durable design by the simple fact that you started with an old ammo can which was certainly a better starting point for a durable heater. You may want to invest in a welder at some point to, but all in all this is how you learn by doing even if you make mistakes, it's worthwhile project.

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

The ammo can idea is absolutely brilliant. I am worried about durability, and about what kind of fumes the paint would put off in operation though. When I make mine, I'm probably going to sandblast the previous coating off and go with high-temp paint, steel or copper vent pipe, and vent it through a sheet of cement board placed in the window rather than making a hole in the wall.

[@williamrodriguezmswlcsw8119]

​@@coalcreekdefense8106 you are starting off on the right track. Any metal that is intended to be used in a high heat environment should be Sandblasted. This will ensure that all potentaliy dangerous coatings are removed. After blasting, the container shpuld then be recoated with a high temp enamel. Something like coatimg that is designed for car motors or exhaust headers is made to wothstand up to 1500 degrees. Which should be more than enough for a small heater like the one shown. Also the heater should be welded together instead of using jb weld or anyother adhesive welding will imcrease the streghth of the heater and prevent any onforeseen complications that may arise from using jbweld. Besides, amazon has plug and play welders that are supet easy to use amd they can be found for less than a 100 dollars. They would work great for a project like this and as a bonus you will learn to weld which is a vital skill that every one should have a basic knowlege of.

[@mikew2893]

He's going for more heat. Maybe an insulation issue at this point

[@gwin3685]

@@coalcreekdefense8106 brilliant did you make it

[@matticerael5202]

It will smoke, no matter the guage. That is why one must always do the first burn outside to get the manufacturing coatings off or else use paint remover for painted surfaces. Once the galvanized steel coating is burned off (burned off) it is safe to visit with extra high heat stove bbq paint and use indoors. Immediately after the paint is set, a couple days to a week, start your regular fire in it and let it gas off any extra from the new paint. Then you have a beautiful n safe heater. Stainless steel is another thicker option and with use develops a beautiful bronze finish. Thanks for such a great invention!

[@UR_gg]

I don't recommend burning zinc coated metal in an enclosed area! I think you were headed in the right direction with the ammo box version but you have to be super careful how old the ammo box is because it could have lead paint on it

[@38kenaly]

Maybe you know already about it, but the longer you make the exhaust inside the house (even with a lot of turns and elbows) the more indoor heat you keep inside the house. Which by the way it’s one of the great things about rocket stoves. The temperature at the outside exhaust of those rocket stoves could read as low as 100 degrees meaning that one is keeping hundreds of degrees of heat inside the residence. Besides that I really love what you are doing and I can’t wait to get my spinal discs operational again in order to make one of your creations. Keep up the good work!!!

[@cejs3273]

Do get well and your discs. Its People like you that make me stop, think, realise just how lucky I am. All the best x

[@skippythetownie3123]

Fantastic idea. Be careful that you don't make one using galvanized metal. The fumes will poison you!

[@seanmckay3392]

its also not creating a full burn too you can see all the sut nd black smoke in there i think he should use a fan

[@eazolan]

I love that you keep on refining this!

[@raymondpranada8436]

Wonderful work. Where did you get the heat-resistance glass? thank you.

[@cejs3273]

@ Daneil: What polycarbonate window are you using? Toughened glass can't be drilled so I am curious in what to use. Many thanks ❤ the content 😊

[@ivibivivgig6425]

I looked up "custom heat resistant oven glass" on Google and there's a good few companies that'll make you this with the holes pre-drilled

[@lifeoftraveling8330]

There's a large military ammo box that would be great it's a little longer then the corrugated tube you used in this one its made to hold 2 rockets for a launcher I find them online alot and bought one to store tools in for my truck now thinking about making one of the heaters out of it did you build the oil resivore yourself or was it made from something else in this heater I'm planing to use a peace of steel box tube and weld end caps on it for the resivore any size slot work as long as the wick can fit in it or will I need to make it slightly warmer then the wick iv made oil candle from steel cans but couldn't get the oil to wick up to stay going so not sure if it was the hole to small I'm making it to use in my small camper and one for my room in the house for emergencies last winter we had lots of power issues due to trees falling on the lines so wanted to be ready for that this year

[@lukebaehr3851]

Daniel??? Can you post the temperature of the fuel inside the container after it's been running for a while.

[@mrdilligaf1968]

How do you screw heat resistant glass to the steel without the glass shattering ? They both react differently at different temperatures. Wood fires use a pliable packing to allow for expansion and contraction to prevent this happening

[@WilliamRoche-l7h]

i would like to make one of these heaters,,as i look for parts, i cant find any type of glass at any of the glass shops in my area,,,where do i get the glass ???

[@JeffreyWolsieffer]

I can see your point .. have you thought about just Riviting On More Metal Layers? Plus, you forgot to Pre-Burn the unit "Out Side First ?" . Something as simple as A 25 Or 50 Gallon Trash Can and Cutting And Folding that Section into your Square Box worked for us. We used "Welding Sheets of 5mm Burn Proof 4,000° Cloth as The Wick "Won't Burn Nor Melt" when used as A Long Wick. - JW from Northern Minnesota. Retired USAF.

[@nostalgiacrt7045]

Where do I get the heat resistant glass for the windows? Hiw much? Hiw much is the total project?What type of oil do you use?

[@PacificDiscovery111]

Galvanization contains zinc, which becomes toxic when heated. What about the original green paint of the ammo box? Does it create toxic emission under that golden metalic coat of paint when heated? What if it was spray painted with high heat paint? Thank You for the great videos.

[@seanmckay3392]

Ok so first of all best thing to do is to sand the box to get rid of any galvanized coatings then use high temp engine block paint. Simple

[@carlmcwhinnie3998]

Awesome heater! I wouldn't heat a can on it though, I'd use a pot because there's a coating of plastic lining all cans which melts into your food. Again, Awesome heater!

[@jaybanks7718]

I keep having this thought. Something like your heater here, mounted in something like an old air conditioner case. Winter comes, you take the screen off your window and sit it in. Summer comes, you pull it out and put the screen back on. It would probably also make it really easy to vent outside, since it is already outside. I think I'm fixing to try a diesel heater, putting it outside and making a removable panel for my window that I can run the heat through. After looking at heaters for the last few weeks, I don't think I have ever ran across a non-electric window unit. Everything I have ever seen is a basically an AC that has an electric heater in it.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

If you put that heater partially outside, it will partially lose it's functionality. It will probably also scorch your window frames. :)

[@jaybanks7718]

@@TheBushdoctor68 I came up with an altered version that is working pretty well. Chinese diesel heater sitting outside is pumping hot air in through a window as I sit here typing this. Next spring, I can just take it out and put it in storage.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

@@jaybanks7718 Oooh, that sounds nice. Is it "cheap" to run?

[@jaybanks7718]

@@TheBushdoctor68 It is cheaper than electricity but more expensive than my wood heater. I needed it for a back bedroom just a little too far away from the wood stove. I *think* I'm getting about 20 hours out of a couple of gallons of diesel. I'm in Texas, so I can get away with just running it 2 - 3 hours in the morning a lot of days. It's working out as planned so far. There are bunches of videos on youtube with actual testing of how long they run per liter of diesel. I wouldn't take my word for it. Other sources I found say: 1.5l to 2.5l per 10 hrs. It also depends on if you run it on high or not. I pretty much have to run it on high.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

@@jaybanks7718 Fair enough, compared to wood. Sounds like you got a great setup. Worth looking into. Thanks.

[@reypolice5231]

May I offer the next version. You can get copper sheeting and have a HVAC ductwork builder fabricate the box. You can braze, solder, or put refractory cement, or JB weld or high temp silicone on all joints to seal on the inside. Copper will radiate heat through the room or house much better that other metals because it warms the walls and objects in the room not just the air. Kindly lower the unit so it heats the lower half of the room better. Also structurally reinforce the top so you can cook or heat water for soup or tea. Nice build, very soothing flame. Very elegant design.

[@burger1113]

Copper will give off toxic gases at those temps.

[@ATruckCampbell]

@@burger1113 You can cook with copper at high temperatures.

[@texastater8333]

I am building version 2, the horizontal ammo can, and just waiting on the high heat glass. It will be built as one unit mounted on a concrete board and will easily fit in my window so no wall penetrations required.

[@Moonlightshadow-lq4fr]

Just make sure the concrete doesn't get hot or it will literally explode!

[@alemarmark]

I just did this .. the concrete backerboard works perfectly but the fuel... vegetable oil created so much soot that the device was unworkable. Any ideas?

[@ATruckCampbell]

@@alemarmark Maybe there is not enough airflow? I have seen other devices that burn vegetable oil well.

[@derekschwab7129]

Where do you get your ceramic glass from. I cant find a place that cuts to specific size and drills holes

[@shane6773]

Very good work ! You'll get it perfected and I'm sure it's gonna be great !

[@hauntastic158]

Nice work! What did you use for the windows? You said oven glass but that's clearly Plastic or Lexan? would love to know for my build

[@randollarmond9228]

Do you sell these heaters what you make, and if so, How can I order one Love your thinking

[@joncamp9126]

Can someone please list off the types of oils they have used. Which do you prefer and which is the most economical. Thanks to anyones help!

[@victoryfirst2878]

Hello Daniel. I am really impressed with this heater you made version 3.0. Am really impressed that you listened to my with my idea and made a higher heat output heater. How did you drill the holes and mark your channels name on the glass you used ?? I really like your journey into the ENDLESS heat !! Please keep on going down this journey and see what else you can come up with Sir. Peace and good luck too. vf

[@xshadow105]

I think if the exhaust pipe can be blocked by an air filter, it can remain inside the house and may cause even more heat as it does otherwise. Filter can be custom made or can be used car engine filter but it may require a custom pipe. But I am sure there are many options available over the shelf with least or minimum work required to be installed in the current setup.

[@Zack-yx5nl]

This is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@radgit56]

which kinda of oil do you use, have you ever tried motor oils?

[@robertp457]

You still need to pull in cold air from outside. It will increase the efficiency significantly. Negative air pressure will pull cold air from outside into the room.

[@thehazelnutspread]

Is the oil reservoir sitting on the base of the core or is it elevated a bit? Are you ONLY using cooking oil or can you use automotive oil? I'm surprised you're not getting the intake air from the outside. How are you refilling the reservoir?

[@user-bl5zi1vb4p]

I have taken this idea and talked with a guy who knows and work with chimneys. He said the best result would be to have a thicker box, at least 5 mm of steel plate or corten. There would have to be a separate intake of air from the outside, so the box is a completely sealed system indoors. The oil that burns, vegetable scrap oil or whatever, should be mixed with a little parrafine oil for to burn better. I wonder if not a kind of heat exchanger would be appropriate at the end of the exhaust to further use the heated air again for increased efficiency. What about the fumes on the outside, do you simply just have a hole in the wall or how do you bring them away from the house?

[@markward7088]

Great ideas 👍 You have caused the wheels to be turning in our heads

[@bossman6174]

How do you turn the heater off . Do you just block the air intake? Use a fire extinguisher, pick it up and throw it in the river , run away, fill the box with water or sand, call the fire department, or some other method ?

[@lukebaehr3851]

I thought exactly the same thing. A method to smother the wicks quickly to kill the flame

[@sabataexe101]

I think you might create some pressure pulling cold air into the cabin this way as well. You could have the intake come in from outside, and add more mass to and around the exhaust to act as a radiator for even more efficiency

[@shuyin1111]

wouldn't using isopropyl alcohol be better then oil?

[@rogerjohnston9545]

Can you burn used motor oil?

[@CaptPolo]

Thinking of trying this myself, thanks for the video and info! But I was curious...with the high temperatures within the combustion chamber, is there any danger of the oil catching fire within the reservoir?

[@floppyearhomestead]

Go for large diameter Teracotta pipe. Then you can do that thin steel around it but leave an air gap for convection to take place

[@WHNorthcote]

Use carbon felt as a wick. It does not burn and makes a good wick as well.

[@alemarmark]

I just built a V2 and the soot build up was extreme. Did you also have this issue?

[@alleeoop4834]

Shorten the wicks.

[@angelg.c.johnson8937]

I really would like one of your Ammo box oil heaters preferably a sideways one, do you build and sell them and if so how much?

[@markward7088]

I'd like to see a version of this using a 5 gallon metal bucket. They are basically free if you know where to look, and you can cut the holes with tin snips. No power tools needed

[@zombiefree902]

What product do you use to stop your oil container from leaking and hold up to heat?

[@Brad-x7o]

Good looking out bro. I'm about to make my neighbor and myself one genius

[@pju28]

create one with a stove to cook if possible version 2.0 to v 2.5 ?

[@petesbeats483]

Cañ you use waster oil in something like this?

[@Clev3rByte]

add a possible pipe to a second room or something with an air vent roster to control the amount pushed to the rooms

[@gordtron]

your ideas are coming along. ammo can is seeming like the way. hoping to get one made before winter.

[@ej942]

Using a small cast iron stove with the oil heating source to heat 3 rooms... Kitchen+ bedroom + living room

[@dvdgantt1]

Love the bio-tech Daniel! When they say "The universe provided every to man for use" they meant it.... 😎👌💯🙏

[@valentineartstudio]

Hi Daniel love your videos I'm planning to build something to heat my greenhouse this winter. What gauge steel did you use for this project and what gauge will you be remaking it with?

[@chancellorhartman3949]

1/8” will be plenty. Go with that I’m a welder

[@gthumbus]

might of been Sayed already but if not try using Carbon Felt for your wick, it lasts forever so no replacing the wick

[@jaydesrosiers1544]

I want to heat a 40 square foot ice shack. This seems like a great option.

[@michaelbenjamin743]

What have you found to be the cheapest oil to use very good idea

[@mikeschneider2161]

A good Plumbing Supply Shop can supply you with a section of ductile iron or cast-iron piping which would definitely work out better for the burn chamber 🤘🙏🏻

[@kaseyclemmons8789]

Where do you get the glass for that

[@NextGenerationHealth]

I love this. I'm going to make a variation of this design

[@papajohn2590]

You might consider a metal tool box from harbor frt. for the firebox 21 x 10 x 8.5 prox dim. , heavier ga. metal and carbon fiber felt for the wick.

[@howlers8]

What matt and some of the others have said about using heavier grade materials and toxic fumes.also. have you studied or looked into how to convert heat directly into electricity yet? Thermodynamics? I only ask because you can also convert heat to energy and power dc stuff...like the pc fan in V1 and 2. make a double box set up. A smaller one to convert the heat into energy to power the fan and one to burn the oil in. This is a cool experiment. if you scale it up though, you're gonna end up adding the cost of what would be a normal electricity bill, to your monthly grocery bill. Another option is something I've seen recently. A Rocket Mass Heater in an enclosed porch. it'll cost you waaay more money in outlay and labor but you can scavenge what you need to fuel it, for essentially free. just taking the piles for instance of a chopped down tree and transporting all that to your house and stacking it up. actually if I owned the house I live in I'd consider it.

[@uniworkhorse]

RIP ammo box, you served your purpose

[@karolisisajevas661]

i have built 2nd heater. was really hard to drill through glass, takes time and patience. cant wait to try it out but at the moment looking for someone to make stainless steel tray for the oil, or gonna buy some sheets and make one myself.

[@cejs3273]

Lol😂 no need. Have you seen how hot a coke cola tin can heat up to using as a small rocket stove, just look for a Xmas buscuit tin or ebay small tin. Just pour veg oil into that and away you go! They can withstand the heat no problem.

[@vinaykumarbj]

Is there any option to purchase it.

[@DavidSmith-qp6me]

That's not corrugated metal. Corrugated has a lot of ridges. I like V 2. It seems like a good idea people have to use carbon felt for the wick.

[@misty23411]

Do you think you could or would start making and selling them great invention you have there i want one please Amazon you could sell them on

[@lukebaehr3851]

Seriously, it's not worth selling...poor Daniel would get sued w/in 6 months because of some super smart individual with zero situational awareness. Liabilities are not worth making even $100k selling these. He'd be lucky if he made even that much money. Plus, for most normies, who does the install? Guarantee no bonded contractor would touch this. This is solely a DIY at your own risk.

[@Vir9il]

I applaud the ingenuity. In general, I think DIY projects are great; not only do you learn a lot from building something like this, but you develop a sense of self-reliance 💪. However, this heater really isn't safe to use indoors. For one, galvanized steel releases zinc fumes when heated -- these are extremely poisonous. The "heat-resistant glass" looks like acrylic or polycarbonate to me -- also a really bad idea to use this in close proximity to a flame, as it will eventually melt and possibly catch fire. The threaded rod mount looks pretty flimsy, and could topple over. Then your house burns down :( The paint for the downspout isn't rated for such high temperatures; it will eventually burn and release poisonous fumes. To anyone considering building this design and installing it in your home: please don't! Just buy a proper heater that complies with local codes.

[@ErtsenPlayGames]

you could use basalt fiber as a wick , you can easily buy it as exhaust wrap for cheap // use glass fiber

[@hdhproductions5670]

There are these hot air self-propelling fans for ovens you can put on top.

[@nickshar7323]

is it really this boy who invented it? wish you luck!

[@matics7055]

Add sterling engine powered fan and there is no need for electricity. Or angle the intake from below toward the top on the warm air exhaust and it will circle properly.

[@tmilholin7552]

try a Military 40mm Ammo Can PA-120 Large Grade 1 perfect sizes for this project

[@aerobaticdancing]

All those metal components will rust at an accelerated rate. If my woodstove made out of steel is any indication.... Ditto the comment about galvanized steel. You're not suppose to weld it for the toxic fumes, so I assume any high heat may do the same. Just be aware. If you make your exhaust pipe at a 45 degree angle, you'll extract more heat out of it before it exits the building.

[@BRUNOBRUNACINI]

Get you a small mig welder and some plate steel and go crazy. I've seen one that has a mist of oil sprayed and through a copper tube that was perty cool .

[@paulburgess5739]

How can I make this work with my hottub

[@mikehunt8170]

You should try a version that uses beeswax as fuel. It burns clean, hot and for a long time. Could do away with exhausting your heat out altogether

[@ArtMadeUnderground]

Do you sell these?

[@leebrowwski]

love it.

[@matthewkopp2391]

I want something like this for a tent.

[@cricketol]

hope you did not bring in the nickel that was evaporating off the steel

[@lukebaehr3851]

Also, create a solution for smothering the wicks if needing to kill the fire quickly in an emergency.

[@ManiacRacing]

No way aluminum downspout metal lasts more than a few weeks before it fails. Poor materials choices

[@aleksandraola5250]

Man I love seeing your videos ..

[@normanmcleod7169]

Corrugated steel??

[@Xanderviceory]

cover the top in heat sinks for pcs and a small fan

[@highonimmi]

That looks like galvanized ductwork not corrugated steel.

[@melkel2010]

Oh no! Don't use galvanized for your heater metal. That will give off deadly toxic fumes. It's a real danger to welders know about when working with galvanized, plus the heat removes the coating anyway. So you're better off getting untreated steel because that's what you'll end up with - if you survive.

[@admirableawesome2317]

2nd so sick

[@YTirish]

1st comment bring the heat!

[@jimwei4life]

yessir!

[@rayamundson8394]

MAKE THIS HEATER : This heater is a steam heater and gets very ,very hot. It can heat your whole house. All it does is it rotates a small barrel with many holes in it inside another barrel. The rotation causes the water to heat up very fast and turn to steam. You can make a bicycle version of this.

[@Moonlightshadow-lq4fr]

You will still accumulate a huge amount of soot which will make the fire even worse!

[@alemarmark]

I just built a v2 and ran into this issue. Any ideas...

[@wagmiorngmi]

@@alemarmark shorten your wicks. The wick length and air flow + flue pipe config are the key to getting a full burn with little to no smoke. If you are getting deposits then your burn chamber isn't hot enough.

[@pizzahutgaming8590]

This is absolutely insane! You found a way to combine your last two heaters into a portable heater! Love it!

[@Birdylockso]

How is it "portable," when it's attached to a metal tube that is attached to the wall/window? You would have to detach from the wall and than open a new hole somewhere else.

[@colonelradec5956]

Everybody goes so complex nobody wants to recreate it. I can think of 1000 ways to make this simpler. And thusly more useful.

[@bigblue4364]

Really glad to see that the We are We are We are Thing is gone, good job, much easier to listen to. Very interesting to see the different ideas being used from one version to the next.

[@lighterguy82]

Now it just needs a sliding snuffer to control heat level with a thermostat

[@hillathn4745]

Could be a straight upgrade if you can cook with the heat on top of it

[@sypherrogue2842]

it was still a good heater but clearly a thicker metal would be better for the body of the heater

[@c-LAW]

A real-tme build video would be cool for your next version.

[@wascalywabbit]

Whichever 1,2,or 3... switch your Wicks out with carbon felt..

[@tezzasbigbuz3933]

Use carbon felt as a wick won't burn up

[@AM-we5bj]

dude, version 4.0 should take burning air from outside. if u take air from inside, it is less efficient because cold replace air must enter the house. if burning air is taken from outside, u do not neet so much replace air inside the house...

[@garaiselvis]

this metal is used to put on the roof not to make combustion chamber