Free Heat .. Fantastic Tin can Waste oil Burner

[@GerrysDiy]

Burns Great. Sawdust and Veggie oil mixed as fuel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boWxppiEm6l9isk Cheers Gerry

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Good video. Gerry, can you talk us through what's happening? I'm guessing the air flows up from underneath and comes out the drilled holes and passes over the oil which is burning and being dripped into the biscuit chin area and somehow this cool air coming at the bottom of the flame mixing with the fresh oil starting to burn help to create the rising bright yellow flame. Is that what's happening? Fresh cold air coming out of those holes, feeding the hot burning oil, like a fan as you said?

[@undertow2142]

Liquid oil doesn’t burn. Heating it or burning kerosene causes oil vapors. The oil vapor and fresh air from the drilled holes are what is combusting.

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

@@undertow2142 oh thanks. I'm guessing controlling the airflow could be a bit like a throttle?

[@undertow2142]

@@Google_Does_Evil_Now probably better to control the heat output by varying the oil drip rate. Ideally only enough air to burn the volume of oil vapor would enter the furnace. Any extra is just lost btu’s to the outdoors.

[@chrisyarnold6205]

I used to weld workshop heaters that used the waste engine oil from cars/ trucks etc. I made the firebox from 3mm mild steel, but they were banned in EU because of the emissions. Watching this makes me wonder if the company that i used to make them for, couldn't have just switched fuels, because the principle looks similar.

[@smokum0]

Tweaker vs survivalist is a fine line......and we walk it

[@rando3713]

Keep headlight handy

[@jamiepile2861]

I thought a tweaker was a meth head 🤔

[@cellington416]

Well Said Doc! 🤣🤣 Always methin around with new survival methods!

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@cellington416 🤣

[@cunicularium5424]

There is a difference in tweaking and tinkering

[@Jack_Move]

Awesome Video.. People FEAR what they Do Not Understand.

[@chesterlee6508]

Lots of skeptics making comments, they probably work for the utility companies. Good work Gerry.

[@ziggypop8106]

Wise up

[@lakerdigital]

Finally, someone who speaks English. Thumbs up. Subscribed.

[@Yrocsrelles]

I was actually researching everything I needed to make something like this yesterday and this popped up. Thank you for the help

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Vaulting Gamer. The great thing with this one is that you can try a few designs without spending much time or money. 😜 Thanks for commenting and good luck with your project Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@GamerXface]

Weird how our phones know what we want

[@onemansjunk01]

Big brother for ya 😂🤣😂

[@breadcrums7853]

That was a great example of the simple principles of burning used oil, thank you Gerry.

[@jimmyjackass1805]

My uncle who was a farmer and drove race cars. Had this exact same setup in his Race car shop on the farm. It worked great.

[@bradlloyd3208]

Yep Gerry, you have come a long way, been watching your videos for a few years, very professional set up now, - I just love how it roars, simply from the air intake drawn in from the bottom, no fans necessary - Excellent work Gerry.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Nice job. I heated my cabin with a version of this burner back in the freezing winters of the 1970s. It would burn any kind of oil, from red diesel to cooking oil.

[@dandiy4958]

I used a bunt cake pan made from steel that has a cone already stamped into the center and capped the center with another can with the air holes. The natural draft makes a real hot fire. Thanks for the video! Cheers.

[@uol1051]

Sitting here in deep freeze country, soaking callused sore foot in a bucket of used french fry grease, watching Gerry cut cookie tins. So much for my life.

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi U OL Hope your feet get well. Thanks for commenting Made me smilie Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@joetrzcinski943]

God Bless all. Thank you for your great video.

[@alasdair4161]

The pan can also be made from an old brake drum, they last almost forever and radiate well. I built a fan forced one many years ago to heat water and run under floor hydronic heating, and as I built the whole thing into a detached shed it also serves as a great clothes dryer in winter. I recently upgraded to a pulse pump system rather than babbit style, and fuel consumption is now under 1l/hour. I get free oil from a heavy machinery company as used hydraulic oil, it looks pristine and has no contaminates visible. There is no smoke or smell once started and it heats a 200L repurposed and modified (ex electric) stainless hot water cylinder in just a few hours. I control that temp to 50C using a thermostatic valve to divert excess heat to our 22kL water storage tank, keeping it above painfully cold and reducing freeze risk. I feed that HWC water into the house to the inlet side of two Bosch instant gas water heaters. The gas heaters only add the differential heat from input to output, so gas consumption through winter when the waste oil heater runs is almost zero, but if either system runs out of fuel, there is still always hot water available. I made the hydronic system with pex pipe and old aluminium printing plates used to clamp the pex to the underside of the floor, then I applied closed cell foamboard to seal and insulate it. This does require access under the house floor to install. It is one of the best, and cheapest sources of clean heat available. It does make a bit of rumbling noise at night, but not loud enough to disturb anybody. I also designed a more efficient burner that now gives complete combustion, lowering a polished piece of stainless steel into the exhaust flu comes out shiny after hours of use. Apologies for the rant... just build one.

[@andyjakubowski2418]

wow, sounds interesting! you should show us a video of it, I'm sure many would want my to see it

[@CaptainEverythingHumorandMore]

So I need two tins, a step drill bit, Copper tubing with fitting, container to hold oil, wood burning stove, exhaust piping. So it went from 3 dollars to 1,000.

[@alandavies55]

Years ago I used to heat my large workshop with a wonderful device called a salamander oil burning stove. They have been illegal in the UK for a long time now. I had some great times with "sally" in that workshop.

[@keithwright4921]

Remember them well,back in the 1960: L,M Autos,Basingstoke,happy days,🤠🍺🍺

[@samuelsullivan1574]

For your next prototype, you might try this to keep your fuel from leaking out from around the bottom of the can. Use the can as your template, make your mark, but cut the hole smaller than the diameter of the can. Then make slices radially out to your mark. Put the can on top, then bend the tabs up and in to the bottom. That gives you a little bent up lip to trap the fuel in the bowl. Secure it with a couple sheet metal screws if you want. One on either side will do fine.

[@innovatorsmedia7660]

If only Texas knew about this...

[@GerrysDiy]

This burner does not need any power and will work in the snow but sad that Texas had such a hard time of it. Cheers Gerry 👍

[@strattuner]

like he said,it puts out a shit ton of heat,i have a lot of used oil,this is best suited for a shop where you can keep your eyes on it constantly,i like it,open flames are nutty ,this is not open flame,its enclosed in the wood burner for more heat tranfer to the heavy metal of the burner,i'm building one,thank you,when you closed the door it started breathing,drawing

[@robinsullivan8960]

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@OverlandOne]

Nice job. That looks like it is burning really well.

[@lodwill4007]

You are a natural . Hobo technician

[@samanthabeal2000]

Thanks for showing us the concept, completely understand it’s a prototype. I like the thought of using canola or vegetable oils, because I will never I see ingest them, lol. My used motor oil would be cool too. Again, thanks for the lesson!

[@baggyobeast]

That is genuinely genius

[@Vongvodaydaydo]

Very good idea. This way we do not need fan. Thanks.

[@danielthompson6207]

Beats the hell right out of those silly little tea light and ceramic pot things that people have been calling heaters. We had one when I lived in Maine and it was my favorite possession!

[@nastyab8003]

I did something similar with a stack of vented car rotors. Lots of slots for air flow and significant mass for a heat battery...

[@michelbisson6645]

very good, also so also add some drup of water doing very strong flame i heard, i never tried it, they do is in sugar shack for maple syrup evaporation at spring.

[@martinschulz9381]

Okay then, . Very ingenious, just when I thought I've seen it all.

[@paulstewart8388]

Brilliant concept , good way to use waste oil from restaurants

[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

That design really is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

[@joeyg4484]

Great to see you again Gerry, hope your well and healthy....

[@GerrysDiy]

Cheers Joey Happy 2021 Best to yourself and your family. Hope your recovery is going well. 👍👍👍

[@davidjames2145]

You can make a waste oil burner out of these two tins. And this big steel box. And a modified brake disc. And...........

[@karhukivi]

Hi Gerry, while doing some repairs to my oil system last July, inspired by your videos, I took a close look at the tank itself and was horrified to discover some cracks on a corner of the tank where the plastic had gone a whitish colour. I marked their length and put a ratchet strap around the tank as it was full. A few days later the cracks had grown slightly so a new tank was delivered by a Clontarf-based company who drained the tank, installed the new one, refilled the oil (filtered) and disposed of the old tank - all for a very good price! A tank failure is a catastrophe - someone I know had one and it has cost about €20K with clean-ups, legal actions by neighbours and EPA inspections. Three years later the work is still going on. Might be worth a video to remind people to examine their tanks periodically, especially after ten years.

[@paulstuartwilson485]

A globe valve would be a much better choice for the drip mechanism than a gate valve. Globe valves are designed for throttling flow whereas gate valves are for either wide open or shut. Other than that, good video. Stay warm.

[@verali164]

You must have had that quality street along time Gerry.

[@senorjp21]

The little diesel parking heaters use a "pulse" pump that delivers a known volume of fuel every time the 12V power is cycled. This could be a good replacement for your drip feed because it is easy to accurately control the fuel flow rate, and you don't need to rig up a gravity feed. It would be simple to build a circuit to supply adjustable pulses, turn off after an hour, behave like a thermostat.

[@GerrysDiy]

Great point! Jesse Will have a look at that. Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@campervancreations7656]

Hey Gerry, you actually did a video on the diesel heater, must be getting a bit forgetful.

[@GerrysDiy]

@@campervancreations7656 Hi Jamie. Jesse was suggesting using the pump off one of these units as a feed and control it with a r-Pi as a speed controller. I'm not sure it would like engine oil but might be happier with veggie oil if it was heated a little. Have a couple of raspberry pi's here and some android D1 mini's Not sure at the moment what the pump is capable of but might be worth a look. Have another pump in mind at the minute too. We will have to do another Collab soon Jamie, what do you think Cheers Gerry 👍

[@campervancreations7656]

That sounds like a great idea, a collab sounds like a fantastic opportunity. I've a great idea in involving fire and safety. I have a gear pump that can be variable speed, might be a Good way of controlling the speed and thus the veggie oil feed speed. Here all weekend. Jamie

[@victoriassecretisluv]

You have a lovely personality !

[@420gzuz]

i love this simple effective survival tool

[@onfin3al6]

These things have been used almost as long as forever . They were called smudge pots used in orchards to protect plants from freezing. This is a small version and yes they do work .

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Jim. This one is my own design but the idea is simple. Heat the burner red hot and drop in the fuel. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍

[@victoryfirst2878]

I really love your videos that cover all sort of things. What I am wondering if you could make batch box rocket stove ??? Something with ultra efficiency and a short rocket stove cylinder. This way you can use regular size wood and load the stove for 12 to 18 hours of burn. Thanks and keep up the great work too.

[@GerrysDiy]

Great suggestion! Victory First. I have the steel in the shed at the moment for this project. More on this soon. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@GerrysDiy I look forward to see more videos from you Sir. Peace, Vic

[@martinbenton742]

Well done Gerry! If you made one once per week, I would still watch. Cheers! Doc

[@GerrysDiy]

Wow, thanks! Doc. Just watched one of your videos. Well done Cheers Gerry 👍

[@robertlyndon9510]

Simplicity and brilliant thanks for your video

[@heyyoubuddy6749]

Hi Gerry thank you for showing us this. I will use this to run my waste oil Distillation system, to make first run diesel from waste motor oil.

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Heyyou Buddy. That sounds great and this burner is well able to produce lots of heat. Obviously a welded setup will last longer and just needs to be cleaned out after a few burns. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍

[@heyyoubuddy6749]

@@GerrysDiy I only need to make about 750 to 800f so I will have scale it down a little. I really enjoy and look forward to your videos. I love the idea of making what I need out of scrap, give things new life and save money. I like being independent and living free. I just moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to mountains, I retired and now I build the things I need. This spring I will buy a Lucas saw mill so I can build from my own trees, and saw for hire when I can. Again thank you so much for sharing.

[@tylerwaxman7512]

Cool, I often use wasted oil as eco-friendly lubricant oil for my chainsaw.

[@stevevidler2073]

Thanks Gerry, I live in north west Australia and need a heater for about 2 weeks of the year, this is perfect and you explain it like old mate in the shed. Questions, what stops the burnback in the oil feeder line, for inside use do I need to make a hot box with a smoke exhaust? No glass on front?

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

Yes, another video of Gerry, can't wait

[@GerrysDiy]

Thanks for the comment mr Goaterson . Cheers Gerry 😀

[@williammacdonald3327]

Now that is recycling!! Great vid Gerry! First time visiting your channel,but it won't be the last for sure. Have liked and scribed.

[@rinzler9775]

Many views from Europe.

[@Okabe_Rintarou334]

"Будет лучше, чем в Европе? Школы Башкирии стали активно закупаться дровами на предстоящую зиму Также этот вид топлива оказался необходим и для больниц"

[@jmainsnipes]

Gerry you are a wizard

[@GerrysDiy]

How are ye Jason? 😜 The shed is fairly big but these burners keep me toasty even when it snows. Not that it snows that much here in Ireland. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍👍

[@MrDalegray]

What about the copper tubing inside the stove? Wouldnt it get to hot and maybe melt or cause a fire? Btw this is a great video and plan on making one.

[@MrActiveAki]

Give this guy likes and million views come on people ❤

[@forgenorman3025]

Oh wow, a cookie tin that _isn't_ full of sewing supplies!

[@danielji2742]

lol, for real.

[@darinfortney442]

Gerry, I just started my research on building my own waist oil burner. However I have yet to run across the/ a video of all the copper pipes and connections needed to make the drip line. Almost every video i have watched says they put something inside the copper pipe, just above the oil flow site hole. Can you share what's inside the pipe? I have searched your comments but haven't located it. I am interested in the whole gravity feed pipe construction. From the hole in the bucket to the all the way to the burn pot. Thanks for reading. Have a blessed day!

[@Farm_fab]

Gerry, I mentioned to a mate that it's not good to use petrol for burning brush piles. One could make a fuel of himself He said he prefers diesel fuel.😆

[@titanracing7740]

Hi Gerry, love your vids, made a waste oil burner myself for in my workshop. Made it from a 50cm diameter pipe, 80cm's long and capped it at both ends, made a door in the bottom and an exhaust to the outside. Running across a bit of a problem right now, it's burning very sooty, I'm using a stainless cooking pan on the bottom, raised it about 1/1.5 cm of the floor and made a 10cm hole in the bottom underneath for fresh air. Any suggestions on how I could solve it burning more efficiently? I've tried using a fan in the bottom hole, but that only creates more smoke. Thanks in advance!

[@Covid-2030]

I am here for the comments

[@nandansho]

Great, Texas is saved....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GerrysDiy]

They are suffering at the moment. Hopefully the power is restored and we get a big swing in temperature. Appreciate the comment Cheers Gerry 👍

[@lorenzasboyfriend1556]

I had some rocket stoves ready finally got to use them 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱 I seen people busting open fire hydrants for water 💦 it’s getting real stay strapped boomsticks and condoms people!!

[@walterdavis4808]

Yeah. This video was much better than the first. But they were both very good information. Thanks for sharing

[@GerrysDiy]

I appreciate that! Cheers Gerry 👍

[@sfv1001]

It only took 2 videos for me to subscribe to your channel. Well done sir

[@madsnoop7]

Great format ,straight up no bs kinda video. Thanks for sharing and owning it .🇦🇺

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi madsnoop7 Thanks for taking the time to comment Much appreciated Cheers Gerry 👍

[@robearl6145]

Another great video Gerry. Thanks for sharing!

[@GerrysDiy]

Thanks Rob 👍 Cheers Gerry

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

That works really nice. Nice Job!

[@clemprice1501]

Love your videos every days a learning day 👍🏼

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Clem. Thanks for commenting Much appreciated Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@campervancreations7656]

Really great video, I love the simplicity of it. It can be done with very basic tool. Thanks for making it. Jamie

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Jamie Really enjoy your youtube channel by the way. Glad you liked the build Jamie. These little burners won't last long but once tried to see how they perform it's very easy to make changes and get it right before committing the design to steel. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@ajd1975]

Yes, proper unit of measure "...an absolute shit-ton of heat...", love it!

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Great video brother I am a new subscriber I can't wait to see all of your videos thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and hello from Detroit Michigan USA brother 👋

[@raymondbailey1970]

There are always buckets of oil behind the takeaway shops good idea

[@black_jackledemon6298]

It can still be found and noone cares but some places consider it theft now to. I think McDonald's is using it for fueling their trucks. We just built the local one a steel secure encloser to lock it up. 🤷‍♂️

[@e.s.l5861]

That’s really cool. For a more permanent, what about 4” caste iron sewer pipe instead of the coffee can and and a caste iron Dutch oven instead of the cookie tin?

[@michaelsclark]

If you can drill through it don't see y not

[@bobharrison9620]

Sir I see your list and have watched a couple of vidios. Im 63 retired with a ton of fabrication and build ideas from steel. I started at 7 and had alot of good teachers. I have sold off almost all my tools and equipment now but have a predicament. Hospital trips and all with the wifes passing has put me in a nice travel trailer. Not bitchig but im comming up on another expensive winter to keep warm. I say all this because i was able to build almost anything i needed but needed plans when i was in new teritory. Might you have a small waste oil burner heater on here? Prototype or not. I live in a parking lot behind a auto repair shop and they would love for me to burn up some old oil. I hope this finds you well and does find you. Thanks in advance Bob H

[@eddkennedy6458]

Great stuff Gerry, could you use burnt engine oil.

[@danc101]

Thanks for the video Gerry 😁 I was experimenting with oil burners today and this should definitely help👍

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Dan. This one has a 6 inch flue and it's 14 feet long. That makes enough draw / pull on the stove to make the burner work without the need for a fan. Good luck with your experiments Cheers Gerry 👍

[@jameswatters9592]

It will go great with my curtains in my lounge

[@nigelturner9606]

Hi Gerry, I just watched a vid about a biomass boiler. Show us how to make one please??

[@horiacioflan6128]

Excellent ! Greetings from Romania

[@ghettocowboy993]

i like the view sight touch , very nice

[@kiriagonzaliz]

hi ,did one with cotton ball wet with baby oil last long time.

[@mickwolf1077]

pretty neat, id like to have something like that at home in the backyard and have a heat exchanger to get the heat inside (for safety purposes)

[@SergeyPRKL]

Mercedes W124 First Aid Kit have solid scissors that i am using for this kind of stuff. They are slightly curved so perfect for round holes ;)

[@toml.8210]

My wood-burning fireplace insert makes the same roaring sound by adjusting the bottom air gate.

[@СергейКарпенко-ч8в]

Good demonstration. And essential remark that it’s a prototype. Meanwhile the color of the flame shows that combustion is not complete enough. Did you try to reach blue flame in such construction? I mean constructions without air pump, with only natural air flow?

[@GerrysDiy]

No have not tried to make the flame blue yet. I have welded this design in heavier metal and can get it to burn clean as in bright white. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@СергейКарпенко-ч8в]

@@GerrysDiy Have you got a video?

[@jmc2567]

Awesome burner,so easy to make,and the heat it seemed to be putting out,amazing,I could use a couple of these outside by the caravan on my section up north,cool. Best wishes,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all,from,Auckland,New Zealand🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍👍👍👍💯🙂🙂🙂😉😉😉

[@pattiannepascual]

nice of you have a wood stove

[@kimchristensen2175]

I knew a marine mechanic who saved all the used engine oil from jobs. He would collect it, filter it, and feed it to a modified forced air furnace in his house. (I think he just changed out the Oil Burner Nozzle). Free heat. Probably not that enviro friendly though.

[@bladeoflucatiel]

That oil is better burned than dumped in a river or landfill.

[@kimchristensen2175]

@@bladeoflucatiel I agree on that. But most motor oil is now recycled into new motor oil anyway.

[@rickbeckett9102]

What is environmentally safe..? Yes some fuels burn cleaner. But you have to capture the whole carbon footprint to get the answer. Planet of the humans is an eye opening documentary.

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

@@kimchristensen2175 Or burned in powerplants.

[@cptcosmo]

One thing you should note, one of the by-products of combusting hydrocarbons is water vapor. Unless you are venting the exhaust outside of the house, you are dumping water vapor in to your interior, which will over time migrate in to the walls, condense, and cause mold. Run a dehumidifier (which throws off a little heat) to keep the air dried out.

[@teebob21]

Yes, that's why burning candles in your home or having a gas stove will create black mold everywhere. So much water in oils.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Gerry you done me over, I don't have have the oven bejesus or the drip feed system me son, I thought you were building one room heater me son there

[@vetinger]

is there need to seal a high can with a "low" can?

[@user-vw6ej7ib5c]

Missleading. Was left with the impression that the cans were all I needed. Still need the stove

[@MrDalegray]

Its an old barrel wod burner kit and is under $100 last time I looked. So if you can use old cooking grease it would just cost you under $100 to heat garageor whatever all winterand years to come if built right. It was a great video explaininghow it works.

[@juliusboone2698]

You don't need the stove. It's just a little carbon monoxide. You'll be fine.

[@deanburke9107]

well done, great video production as well.

[@macardabirturk9380]

Thank you for video🤗

[@OOICU812]

Nothing's free, everything costs something. That said, great contraption.

[@rosethibault7631]

So burning your used oil from cooking costs something now? WOW, glad you told me that. How much does it cost??

[@IronRiviera]

Very good. I built the one from a few years ago. It works well.

[@marcelwilloughby1483]

Hey Paul. I made one too but it smokes a lot. Does urs? And did u do anything different

[@IronRiviera]

@@marcelwilloughby1483 mine only smokes in the beginning, once the metal is hot it doesn't. I assume you need more input air. Good luck

[@katim3111]

I was wondering how the flame doesn't go up the tube that's dripping the oil right inside the pan.

[@whereswendy8544]

That’s like a forge!

[@richardsolomon8076]

Awesome Gerry 👌 looking forward to following along 😀 👍

[@GerrysDiy]

Thanks Richard Appreiate the comment Cheers Gerry 👍

[@rbrtcrowther]

I wonder if i could make a portable one for camping ect using a calor camping gas 907 bottle as the main stove body with miniature burner inside.. carry it all in a bag with the flue and a bottle of oil... will a tiny one work as well?

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Robert. Here's one I made with a calor bottle a few years ago but it needs a flue and is messy with the oil etc. Great for a shed or building but not a great design for camping I think kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIPEh4ODqZiEh5I Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@rbrtcrowther]

@@GerrysDiy I was thinking about fitting the air tube with the holes drilled in into the bottom end of the gas bottle and fitting the fuel on the top then dripping the oil into the bottle it's self. So the bottle is the burner and heat radiator. ..rather than placing a burner inside a stove...

[@SPEEDYBLASTLTD]

Love that auld pioneer!

[@johnyeary6695]

Love the accent Gerry, video was helpful also.

[@GerrysDiy]

Glad you enjoyed it John. Appreciate the comment Cheers Gerry 👍

[@pamelacourtney8998]

Amazing. Blessings ❤

[@teltwosheds2972]

Much better than the first vid😄😁

[@GerrysDiy]

Hi Tel twosheds. Thanks I have made a couple of hundred videos now and spent a bit on gear since that attempt but the stoves and burners work great for heating the shed. Appreciate the comment Cheers Gerry 👍👍

[@johnduffy6546]

Pretty slick