How much oil does my used oil burner burn in 8 hours??

[@DIYJIM]

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[@BerneseMountainDog-tl6nb]

Very nice setup! But is there a risk for producing super toxins such as dioxin while burning used motor oil?

[@jeffchapman8992]

1st time viewer. New subscriber. 🙏

[@dennisfoltz7880]

Put a deflector in the stove a few inches above where the fire enters . The fire goes straight to the top and out the chimney. Deflecting it out towards the sides of the stove will get you more heat.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the idea. I was planning on doing that. Thanks for watching

[@kiwifulla3]

How does it look outside when it running?

[@DIYJIM]

@@kiwifulla3 I show that in a couple of the other videos. I thought I showed it in this one but maybe not.

[@Jell0zz]

​@@DIYJIMYou did, at 13:00

[@DIYJIM]

@@Jell0zz thanks for helping I thought I showed it.

[@froggymountain]

125,000 Btu/gal in waste oil. a 1,000 square-foot workspace with 8-foot ceiling height means you’ll be heating 8,000 cubic feet of space. If the temperature outside is 30°F and you’d like it to be 70°F in your garage, the desired temperature change is 40°F. Those two numbers multiplied by .133 reveals you’ll need a little more than 42,500 BTUs per hour to keep your workspace at 70 degrees in in moderate USA temperature zones 1-4. One gallon of waste oil provides approx 3 hours of heat - unless the space is airtight and super insulated.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching

[@TacticalRuse]

How did you calculate this, what field of education is this

[@jeffreylyons1531]

@@TacticalRuse that’s some thermal engineering for you. Math can tell you everything, it’s the language the universe is written in.

[@jeremiah-om7zl]

Used motor oil isn't waist, burning it is illegal 😉

[@AbsolutionArmament]

@@jeremiah-om7zl Not sure where you live in the US or Canada from your videos. But there are off the self EPA and CEPA approved options which do in fact burn used motor oil.

[@billa3011]

Look into the metering pump for Chinese diesel heaters. I use a PWM to pulse the pump and I run with a filter. It burns super clean no smoke and I run a gallon a day 24hrs. I am running 50-50 diesel waste oil. Filter filter

[@DIYJIM]

I would like to see that setup. You should make a video on it. Thanks for watching

[@caswellkelly4470]

Would like to see your set up

[@BillyBoy-r1g]

What is the black stuff that is left over? Just curious

[@GetFitEatRight]

@@BillyBoy-r1g Nothing good... mostly adatives and some anti crosives.

[@BruceLyeg]

@@GetFitEatRight Thanks, I was wondering if it might have some uses. Obviously not

[@Kevinrowland-dz2ut]

I got about 40 gallons of old motor oil setting around in 5 gallon buckets- i need to build a burner like this,THANKS for posting your build and results.

[@DIYJIM]

welcome thanks for watching

[@HamburgerAmy]

why don't you take it to the recycling center and cash it in for 200$?

[@lelokong6898]

I've been burning cardboard, I'm going to start burning used oil also

[@TheOne-ofMany]

@@HamburgerAmy You can cash in used oil? I always felt lucky finding city recycling centers who took it for free.

[@GerManBearPig]

Because you wanna fuck the environment with not very nice emissions.....

[@charvais]

Secondary air suploied to the top of the flame might give a cleanet burn. Your double insulated flu pipe is stopping the heat entering the work shop, it's only really needed at the exit point upwards to stop the flu geting cold outside which would give down draught back wash.

[@DIYJIM]

I agree I have thought about changing it. All that insulated pipe was cheap. I got it used

[@Moonlightshadow-lq4fr]

Lol, I don't blame you for the cheap pipe but yeh it defeats the object altogether:) @@DIYJIM

[@jaydee1313]

I am Firefighter and a chimney sweep. Your pipe has a stove pipe damper, most of them the handle runs parallel with the round damper on the inside of the stove pipe. (If it's is turned sideways so is the damper that is the closed position. If handle is turned up and down like it is in the video the damper is wide open) The damper will have some smaller holes in it so in the closed position it still has openings for the smoke to exhaust up the flue pipe. After you get it hot and running the way you like it. Turn pipe damper handle 90 degrees (sideways) this will hold on to the heat longer making the stove get hotter and will give it a chance to heat up the smoke more and possibly reduce the amount of smoke. There is no catalytic converter or air wash in a system like yours so I don't think you can get it to not smoke. If your was open like it looked to be and you were getting 300- 400 degrees, when you close it, that stove will probably see close 600 degrees Hope that helps

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching

[@thedavesofourlives1]

a firefighter should know better than to encourage this bad day waiting to happen

[@twigiee6019]

@@thedavesofourlives1 to encourage.... a fire in a stove??

[@GravelAddict]

Allowing an open flame from waste oil is going to allow harmful fumes due to the toxic heavy metals in waste oil. Recommend sealing up your burn chamber. Looks like a pretty slick setup. Would agree with other comments about deflecting the flame to retain heat as well. You could also get a fan device that harvests heat from the exhaust vent to maximize heat output. 👍

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching and the ideas

[@Scandinavian_Pride]

​@@DIYJIM Stick a catalytic converter on the exhaust. Emissions control 😅 Great setup brother! 🇺🇸

[@chrispy3866]

I suggest adding a ‘gentle’ fan across thewood stove. You’ll get more efficiency out of the stove and more warmth in the garage. Gentle air movement.

[@DIYJIM]

Great tip! Thanks for watching

[@chrisbrunette9495]

Preferably over an aggressive fan 🤔 👌

[@TiMmMAAaaa]

They got these fans that you set on top of the stove and the heat generates electric current for the fans, google "Thermoelectric Fan for Wood Stove"

[@jefftracystoutenburg5315]

Wow. I just stumbled across this. What a great idea. Im a retired mechanic (due to injury) this is a great idea. Looks a lot simpler than the waste oil heaters in the ships ive worked in. Would be perfect for my home shop. 750 sq ft in NE Wyoming. -20°f isnt too remarkable. And Im happy working in the mid 50s. This may be perfect for me.

[@DIYJIM]

I'm glad you found the video helpful, good luck with your project! Just stay safe

[@oliverpapai6011]

"Now i know that fan doesnt look like a really good fan, but it was really cheap, so.." Quote of the month for me Very impressive building though, and a free way to heat your home!

[@DIYJIM]

I just made a new exhaust today so I can burn it hotter and safer. Video will be out in a few weeks. Thanks for watching

[@zikovsnorton]

Cancerogen

[@OneNvrKnoz]

I was thinking, wouldn’t it be easier to buy a purposed-built used oil heater? Then I looked at the prices. As long as it’s safe, do-it-yourself is the way to go! Nice build!

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching, I’m sure the ones that you can buy are much safer.

[@analog56x]

i built a big waste oil burner last year for the winter in my shop. i revised it this fall and made it more efficient and hotter. i use a bouncy castle blower in mine, and the main body is built out of a giant propane tank. the burn pot is a 6"x1/4"x12" steel pipe with a 1/4" steel base welded onto the bottom. i burn between 1/3 of a gallon to a whole gallon an hour, depending on how cold it is outside. my shop is not insulated on 2 sides, and i can get it from 8*C to 24*C in about an hour. the top half of the burner is a massive heat exchanger that i built, so it blows the heat around like crazy :) ill try to make a video on it one day haha

[@DIYJIM]

Sounds like you built a beast of a burner!

[@Jesussavesyouandme]

I’d love to see

[@undecidedusername9191]

Also would love to see it!

[@analog56x]

I just recorded some info on it, as well as fire-up procedure, ill edit it up and try to get it up in the next couple of days :) she's an absolute beast of a burner haha

[@Jesussavesyouandme]

@ you got?

[@HitAbeUp]

To achieve better efficiency, you can add a pipe to the air intake fan directly to outside the property. This will stop causing a negative pressure in the garage. As you see the fan is sucking air from inside the garage to burn and go outside, that spent air needs to get replaced cold air comes in from cracks of windows and power outlets.

[@DIYJIM]

Agree thanks for watching

[@urgentcareguy3]

Nice build. There is one thing that I would change. I would not have the oil burner outside of the former wood heater. What you may not realize is that the gases that come off of used motor oil can easily leach into your work space. These gases are likely carcinogenic / cancer causing. Maybe move the burner inside the stove or move stove outside and insulate with glass wool blanket and circulate air or water back to work space.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the info, maybe I will try it inside one of these days

[@ummduhgmail]

Not only that, but being in a shop, most flammable/explosive fumes collect from the floor up. Having an open combustion chamber right at the floor is a really bad idea. Unless you don't do anything but drink beer in the shop.

[@bryanspanjer3213]

I believe the air is being drawn out of that space and is going up out of the chimney. Put some smoke or something to watch the airflow

[@TheREALOC1972]

I have a 2 and half car garage (520 sq feet) and a few years ago I built a woodstove out of a 10 gallon Beer Keg for it. It keeps my shop so warm that I have to open the door from time to time to let the heat escape. 2 winters ago when it got -40 without the wind chill here in Missouri family and I moved into the shop and stayed nice and toasty, I even tarped up my car port opening and opened up the window to the carport that's on the side of my shop and it kept our 2 cars from freezing. also, it didn't keep the carport toasty but it kept it above freezing.

[@DIYJIM]

Sounds like you made a awesome wood stove. Thanks for watching

[@forgeteverythingyouknow5413]

Very thorough Thank you so much. I'm thinking about putting something like that in my barn and this is really helpful my friend.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching and good luck with your barn!

[@EelingStudios]

To regulate oil flow I use a power steering pump driven by a wiper motor [geared right down] with a PWM controller, saves the worry regarding run-away when the oil thins as the ambient temperature rises. That would be easy enough to add a flame failure device and also an over temp thermostat to shut down if it does go out or overheat.

[@DIYJIM]

You should make a video of this explaining how you did that. Sounds like a great setup. Thanks for watching

[@EelingStudios]

@@DIYJIMwill do, give me a couple of weeks!

[@joelcatlin7246]

Nice! I built a sludge pot with a 20lb propane tank, 5" exhaust pipe out the top, 5 - 3/4" pipes about 3" long welded in around the top to let air in, and a 2" pipe a couple feet long welded to the bottom and angled up taller than the pot.. I burned heavy sludge from waste veggie oil mostly and it worked great.. It worked best at around 1/2 full. I wanted to design a way to have an automatic fill so I could hold it at the half full point. Just ran out of sludge to burn, and I'm trying to re-locate to a different state.

[@mikeconroy2651]

Impressive! On a side note, if you take a 50 ft coil of soft wall copper tubing ( 1/2" to 3/4) and wrap it around that stove exhaust pipe, and then blanket that with a special type of insulation, you could heat anti-freeze or water and have another heat exchanger in the system to capture some of that energy loss to the exhaust system. Just like a car engine loses a massive amount of the gasoline BTU's to the radiator in the form of heat energy, your system loses a massive amount of the oil's BTU equivalent straight up that exhaust pipe. It wouldn't surprise me if you could reduce your fuel consumption by 2/3rds. Which would reduce your maintenance. In theory! Lol

[@DIYJIM]

Good idea thanks for watching

[@matthewglaze5398]

A small fan pulling hot air from the stove to the rest of the garage would spread the heat more. Helping to heat the garage more effectively.

[@bradjones5107]

Have you heard of the GEET Fuel Processor? It's a vapor system that turns a combination engine into an implosion engine that burns 20% waste oil and 80% water with zero pollution. Thousands of backyard mechanics have built the GEET Fuel Processor and many have posted their results here on KZbin. Note that there are still a lot of fry restaurants that pay to have their waste oil picked up. And if you synchronize two GEET Fuel Processors so that one was always running, all you'd have to do is make sure your reservoir is never empty and you'd have all the energy you'd need given the size of the generator. Go big and sell excess energy back to the grid. You seem very capable.

[@DIYJIM]

I will have to check it out.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Check salvage yards, always plenty of drilled/slotted rotors for cheap Run a garden water dripper instead of stream Run the NI-COP fuel (oil) line inside the blower duct. A hair dryer and dimmer switch would be enough Add some 99% Isopropyl to oil to make ignition easier. 1/2 pt per gal.

[@DIYJIM]

Interesting. Thanks for watching. Wish you were my neighbor.

[@jbadger1458]

I think its fantastic! Why did someone say its unsafe? No more unsafe than any other "oil" product, or wood for that matter. Would like more info on how you built it.

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for watching there were links at the end of the video.

[@colinhamer6506]

I've played around with waist oil burners for years and when you get it right 💥it's amazing I've always gone for the no electric etc way but found it hard to deliver the fuel at a steady rate to keep a clean burn and worried about the danger of overflow we just got a French military multie fuel tent heater that has a carburettor it has built in safety features and it gives a blue flame when it dialed in running on diesel

[@DIYJIM]

That sounds awesome maybe I will research one of those. Thanks for watching

[@shanehogarth6373]

Like you I've messed about for a few years and for me the biggest concern is overflow. My feed systems have been electronically controlled and I'm looking at some sort of level sensor to stop the oil feed if it gets too high. A run off pipe may be a simpler solution, but could get messy if run off oil gets too hot and runs the risk of ignition.

[@colinhamer6506]

@@shanehogarth6373 the experience of oil on fire poring out of the burner and spread across the garage floor is scary and not something I want to deal with again. This diesel heater with a carburetor is old tech but using it has been eye opening on where I've been going wrong

[@pellingt]

Lots of people suggesting a deflector, and obviously you are gonna try it eventually, instead of a metal deflector, something as simple as a arch of bricks would do something, and be easy to test.

[@DIYJIM]

I made one my video comes out I think next week. Thanks for watching

[@jamesz9365]

I think this is an uber practical tool, useful in specific situations but hardly desirable as a regular heat source: Leave the oil in the ground if you need to breathe clean air! As I once heard someone say "It's gotdammed Medievalism Jim!!".

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching. It's just an experiment, and not something I recommend as a primary heat source.

[@edp4585]

You could get better circulation of the heat if you put a "wood stove" fan on the top. They are heat powered and do a great job of moving the warm air around the room.

[@DIYJIM]

I did have a fan up by the ceiling. Thanks for the advice

[@ted1728]

I've seen some other oil burning stoves that use a metal lattice or a pile of bolts welded together to increase surface area. Have you experimented with that? I've always wanted to build a oil burner. Do you get any fumes?

[@DIYJIM]

No fumes, except a little when I light it. Never tried the bolt thing. Thanks for watching

[@coltonrector7050]

Sorry if I missed this in the video or if someone has already asked, but how do you avoid the Creosote in the chimney potentially resulting in a chimney fire over time?

[@DIYJIM]

I do not burn much. I would guess just like burning firewood I would keep an eye on it.

[@dilbert9120]

I had this set up running for years. I took it out last summer. It was running one night as it does and it combusted and pretty much exploded. I had it in an empty area of the shed luckily. The one thing I learned from the experience was..it was almost uncontrollable once it went wrong and highly volatile. After that I was done with them

[@DIYJIM]

Maybe I should burn it in my stove. Really not sure if I’m going to burn it anymore. I have a lot of wood. Thanks for watching and for the comment

[@dilbert9120]

@DIYJIM it was a good watch amd sorry I did mot mean to be critical. Man I thought my workshop was gone that night. I had a pressure washer hooked up outside,if it wasn't for it I was in trouble. It was so volatile. I managed to get the pressure washer pointed out the shed doors..the already lit oil just spread out. Very scary stuff

[@dsperfslage2]

Everything looks awesome! My biggest concerns is safety and I’m curious with the ash left in the bowl what does the inside of the exhaust pipe look like.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching some wood can definitely do the same thing.

[@jeffhines2895]

Very interesting! I'm wondering if you could use a device like a float bowl to control your oil flow? It seems that you have to watch it a lot when the oil warms. Some kind of temp variable flow control but mechanical in nature that matches oil viscosity changes? If I was a fabricator(other than my own stuff) I would send you a metal oil tank with a sight glass built into the side, but its good to see you work with what you have available for sure.

[@DIYJIM]

I probably will only use this about 4-5 times a year just too burn my old oil up and make some heat.

[@lt.lasereyez8891]

This is brilliant, is it stinky downwind of the chimney?

[@DIYJIM]

Never noticed that, thanks for watching kind

[@Scandinavian_Pride]

You probably could slow down the oil feed (somehow) and get better efficiency. Which that's much better than burning wood plus (ofc) a decent way to dispose of used oil. I have been taking burnt oil & drilling holes in trees that I can't get rid of lol.

[@DIYJIM]

I think that's a great idea! Thanks for watching

[@kb9ndb]

i wonder if you put a box fan blowing across the stove and flue pipe if it would heat the garage better by pulling more heat off the flue pipe.

[@DIYJIM]

I’m sure that would help

[@rogerbrandt6678]

Do you think having a cone for the oil to drop on would be better? More surface areas.

[@DIYJIM]

Maybe not sure thanks for watching

[@bassboy6963]

You could try to use a clear vinyl hose with barbed fittings installed on your gas can so you can see the level at all times without opening the container. I use that method for hydroponics.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip, but I really am not going to burn enough to care. I Just want to get rid of some of my used oil.

[@Isaacbp]

I'd like to know what the temperature outside was? It would give a more "Natural" understanding of how well the heater worked to keep you garage warm

[@DIYJIM]

Sorry I really do not remember, I should have said that. Thanks for watching

[@mondavou9408]

This is a cool adaptation of an oil burner I'm familiar with, its called a smudge pot aka orchard heater. Pretty cool way of doing it. Going to have to try to build it.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching stay safe

[@jameswilliams7692]

You need one of the iron fans that sit on top and spin once they heat up. That will help move the air around the garage a lil more. I know air is moving by convection, but adding more metal surface fins and a iron fan may help your cause.

[@DIYJIM]

I Agree that would definitely help. Thanks for watching

[@ravenrock541]

Just a thought of advice: keep a close eye on your chimney, and keep it cleaned often. You DO NOT want a chimney fire with that oil soot. Second thought: Create a secondary burn in fire place. By this, I mean introducing heated oxygen into your exhaust to catalyze any unburned fuel. This is simple to do. Create a cold air line that gets heated by the flame then delivers the air just after the combustion process. Super heated oxygen will ignite any unburned fuel. You can experiment with copper tubing. Remember those green mosquito incense coils used in the old days? Install a copper coil to the ceiling of fire place, over the flame. The center of the coil is the outlet, the other end of the coil should draw cold air from outside. There are many options here. Simply leave the end of the copper tube open or cap off and drill small holes into the coil of the copper. Also, since your chimney above the rotor gets red hot, wrap a copper coil around that, then have it deliver the heated air into the center of the flame in the chimney, or at the roof of fireplace where the flame splashes. This will serve two purposes: Getting a complete combustion of all the fuel and by-products will create more heat, and keep your chimney cleaner longer.

[@DIYJIM]

That is some good ideas. I wonder if I should have had my air intake on my stove open fully instead of closed. Thanks for the suggestions and long comment.

[@ravenrock541]

@@DIYJIM If you are getting a complete combustion, there will be no smoke. Your chimney outside the house is telling you something, which is what caught my attention and got me thinking. Yes, open the air intake on stove. You want oxygen, hence the need for a blower on oil burners. Oil can burn just fine without forced air (if hot enough) but it smokes like a burning tire. The extra air from the blower is required to get enough oxygen into the combustion process to reduce the smoke (unburned fuel). Final thought: If you can, create a cold air source for your stove that draws from the outside of the house. If you're not pulling air from the room/garage then you won't be drawing cold air in from outside (drafts). Nice talking with ya, keep the vids coming

[@N1ghtR1der666]

coo video, can you burn other waist oils? say deep fry/ cooking oil ?Also how much of the burnt vapor is getting into the room because used motor oil contains hazardous contaminants like lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, dioxins, benzene?

[@DIYJIM]

I’m sure you can burn other oils

[@roblikestotalk4984]

This is the first time I’ve seen your video. I subscribed. Nice work

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for subscribing

[@lynheydt3304]

I remember when some of the first waste oil furnaces came out it was on that principle. The idea is nothing new the kerosene heaters from years ago had a carb that regulated the flow and temperature.

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for watching

[@slabslayer258]

No external blower with speed control mounted on wall to push heat off the heater across the shop to help with heat distribution ?

[@DIYJIM]

I do have a fan at the ceiling. Thanks for watching

[@vm6418]

I'm curious if you used a electric blow heater with a thermostat would that be comparable to the oil usage costs.

[@DIYJIM]

That’s an idea, thanks for watching

[@chetan.j3142]

How about adding a radiator for the exhaust, and maybe positioning it on a different side of the garage for more and even heat throughout the garage. Although, this might not necessarily work since the garage is large, but by just adding a radiator, it’ll still be beneficial. Also, you could measure the oil by weight, this way you’ll get a better estimate of the oil use/burn rate.

[@DIYJIM]

Good ideas thanks for watching

[@imkaneforever]

Would create a lot more soot in the chimney. You want the exhaust fumes to be as hot as you fan to properly get the carbon outside.

[@HandyTim]

If you use one of those non-stick copper pots the burned stuff will stick less. Also spray inside with pam canola oil for even less stick

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching

[@djtomtrain2015]

That cheap fan will last forever. I had mine going for 4 years non stop as of rn. Super useful

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@cameronknoechel9767]

Really cool, I've always wanted to build one of those but my go-to will always be wood, I love burning it, I love cutting and splitting it and the way it smells when burning especially shaggy bark hickory. And I love my chainsaws and axe's and maues.

[@travisshockey4442]

Throw a brake rotor in that stove to push the flame out so its not all going out the chimney you want that stove to get around 600 and hold there

[@rickowens396]

Good job. Have a friend who sells tires and changes oil. he tried w/o fan but will get him yours, no need to mess w/disposing of his oil.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@alanosborne1947]

AWESOME build!! You need a wood stove fan sitting on top of the stove. It will help with the heat disbursement!

[@DIYJIM]

Agree, thanks for watching

[@frydemwingz]

My friends dad growing up made the pool pump port the water through a bunch of pipes painted black that would heat the water up on the way out of the filter pump. I thought that was so cool I still remember it today 25 years later. To heat the shed, im gonna make a used oil burner that will be almost completely outside, but the exhaust pipes will take a long detour inside the shed to radiate heat. This way I dont have to worry about too much smell or making a mess inside.

[@billclisham8668]

You can also filter and use used cooking oil mixed in with the used motor oil.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip!

[@testerLTU]

Hi Jim, what about the smell when using such a design? What about WMO?

[@DIYJIM]

I don’t believe it was to bad as long as you get it to light up right away.

[@kenciphery690]

from what i can see, you need to run a hotter secondary combustion temperature so introduce air into the wood stove and shorten the stainless steel pipe thats turning cherry.....that heat needs to be in the fire brick area...my experiance comes from burning oil in a mosher type steam boiler aboard a 1919 steam yaught....but the brincipals of combustion are the same.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching

[@mickwolf1077]

I'll be building a waste oil burner but will try to have a peristaltic pump which is more controllable over a drip system. Theres so much energy to be extracted from waste oils which people pay to dispose of.

[@DIYJIM]

Agree, thanks for watching

[@jamestoews]

great little build !! -- would be interesting to know if a mix of waste motor oil and used cooking oil would have similar results ( maintain same burn rate & temps )) cheers

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@rickjay7455]

Nice work Jim. Maybe you could incorporate an old oil stove regulator into it?

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@kelsocox2067]

This is awesome! Just subscribed, thank you! Where did you get that badass cowboy hat?

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the sub! I bought my cowboy hat at a truck stop on the way to Lake Erie. Thanks for watching 🤠

[@TRX450R]

Same question on the hat. You need that hat in your store. New sub. Great vid!

[@brayalloneisunclebo1202]

Nice vid👍 I found adding stove fan or a low voltage fan directed at exhaust point really increas circulation

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching

[@kevinmiller5467]

One of the things I would worry about is the fire not being able to keep up with the oil being burnt and over topping the dog bowl.

[@DIYJIM]

That’s a good thing to keep in mind, thanks for watching. I always stay in my garage while it is burning.

[@ronmccollum5625]

I like yoir content, but most of all I like U. saying God Bless!

[@DIYJIM]

Thank you, God is good. Every week maybe almost every day I thank God for my life. I am very blessed, glad I can make these videos to help others. Or at least for some entertainment.

[@timeandmaterialsdanforth5511]

So how do you filter the metals and other material out of the oil before you burn it?

[@DIYJIM]

I use a old tee shirt. Thanks for watching

[@timeandmaterialsdanforth5511]

I'd use something a bit more substantial. Heavy metal poisoning is a real issue with burning used oil..

[@draj124]

I really like what you've done here - one thing I'm seeing is that it seems like you are losing a lot of heat to the exhaust. When you filmed it you can see the air warping because of the high temperature. I think it would be cool if you tried to re-capture some of that waste heat and use it inside, you could burn less fuel for the same performance that way. Look up heat exchangers in traditional oil burning or condensing gas furnaces. You can buy an HVAC radiator for cheap or use a small vehicle radiator (maybe a motorcycle one) put it inside the exhaust flue to capture as much heat as possible from the exhaust gasses. Then have a radiator in the room somewhere with a fan to disperse the heat. Just run copper between the two and then seal the holes in the flue so no gasses enter the room. Would be super interesting if you got a measurement of the exhaust temperature before and after to see how effective the whole thing was.

[@DIYJIM]

Sounds like a real interesting idea. Thanks for watching

[@griffgriffiths9982]

v interesting thanks. i think that powdery residue is carcinogenic - maybe wear a respirator when you clean it? just a thought. thanks again.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the tip!

[@BruceLyeg]

You earned a subscribe from me, this video was very well done and informative. I've just been surfing KZbin for awhile looking at different peoples designs for oil burners. When you went outside to check the smoke leaving the chimney was there any burning oi; smells you could detect?

[@DIYJIM]

I could not smell any burning oil, thanks for watching

[@JeffreyAlbin]

Fire outside of the box is asking for it . Turning your back on it only takes a second of atomized oil overflow vapor as explosive as gasoline . Keep eye on never unattended. ✌️

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the safety tip! I never leave it unattended. If I were to burn it all the time I would put it inside the firebox.

[@kelmanadventures574]

Genuine question. Why is your burner below your stove instead of inside the stove like most ? Just curious maybe theres a reason i didnt think of

[@DIYJIM]

I can easily still burn wood if I want. Thanks for watching

[@kelmanadventures574]

@@DIYJIM okay right on! Thanks that makes sense now

[@bobkelly2447]

I think you need about 2 times the air flow...... an oil fire should ROAR ! or Rumble when burning correctly (no smoke) I think most of those 8 hrs it was burning kind'a slow.... the flame was short most of the time. it's all kind'a relative so if it works the way you like it ...good for you ! I would add a bigger fan myself and seal up the burn pot top so you don't start getting fumes in the place..... good work.... now the problem is finding enough used oil to last the winter time.... a not so easy task ! good luck.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching.

[@Moonlightshadow-lq4fr]

I couldn't have said it better. Yeh for sure needs more air. Such a refreshing comment from you, unlike the comments idiots make saying you done this wrong or it's a fire risk or do it this way, no just straight honest experienced help.

[@sithieu9009]

Need to add a small adjustable fan for air intake to turn flame into blue, clean burn, more efficient. In addition, put a fan the move hot air away from stove to heat the room.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching

[@agentjwa]

if you take a torch to that leftover soot/ash does it burn?

[@DIYJIM]

not sure I never tried

[@igorromanyuk8467]

Hi. Try install half inch cast iron plate above the fire inside the burner it will double burn the smoke. When the fire with unburned oil touch the cast iron it will turn into hot gases and double burn . good luck man

[@moto_x3495]

I watched a video recently where a guy added a water drip to his stove and the results were incredible. The heat increases drastically. You should look into it and try it out.

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for watching

[@tonyrebeiro]

Yellow flame means incomplete combustion. If you can do something to get a blue flame and regulate the oil flow accordingly, maybe your oil consumption will drop.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@ADIYHD]

The problem with opening the garage door is not so much the gap at the bottom of the door, it’s the gap at the top of the opening allowing the heat to escape. When the heat escapes from the top, it pulls the cold air in through the bottom.

[@DIYJIM]

Agree, thanks for watching

[@tmc9525]

Could an oil furnace be used with used motor oil? Maybe blended with diesel.

[@DIYJIM]

I could not say 100% thanks for watching

[@Ben-lb6xf]

Is that just radiant heat with no distribution blower?

[@DIYJIM]

Yep I do have a fan up at the ceiling right above my wood burner

[@xltranger98]

That’s impressive. I like it

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@maigematthews5620]

Where’d you get them gloves?

[@DIYJIM]

I have two pairs of gloves on one pair are welding gloves from harbor freight and one I got when I was in the Army.

[@DanDuffy-h4c]

Nice job on video how did you build fire box to stove very nice

[@DIYJIM]

I didn’t build the stove, I think it came from tractor supply.

[@williampollock1274]

With all the holes in that brake Rotor are you getting many exhaust fumes in your Garage?

[@DIYJIM]

Nope not at all

[@williampollock1274]

@@DIYJIM that's good. Smart idea.👍

[@z987k]

I bet if he had a CO monitor, the answer would be yes, a lot.

[@jsparks1449]

Looks like right front stove leg should be centered on block to avoid accident from tipping if bumped, especially since it's in a garage workshop. Sounds like ventilation of flammable fumes (from painting inside) plus supplying combustion & ventilation makeup air in a relatively closed space (garage) are potential flash and asphyxiation hazards. These are the same warnings for using kerosene heaters, charcoal grills, generators, gas logs, or other devices in closed spaces. Fresh air enables combustion, while venting exhaust products requires additional external air to prevent carbon monoxide production and resultant health risks, including death by inhalation.

[@DIYJIM]

You’re right, safety is always important. Thanks for watching.

[@8ank3r]

Maybe a couple of peltier powered fans on top of the stove may increase the dispersal of heated air. I like the forced air but doesn't that depend on the grid for power? Perhaps you could find a way to run one on dc for power outages. Overall, I find your setup very fuel efficient and a great way to heat your garage! Good going, keep up the good work.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching, it has been fun building it

[@plasmaguy5]

Great stuff for the garden and yard

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@dougfresh9574]

I dont know much about this stuff, but im curious is a catalyzer system could be used with this somehow.

[@DIYJIM]

sorry I really do not know thanks for watching

[@dewiildoncampbell8106]

It will help your inside temp if you add an fan to move the air around in side your garage

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks I have a fan above it at the ceiling

[@robertgranberg6018]

Brun it with WAY more air fozed into the burner,,Micro tweeking but this system Can be maybe 3-400% more efective by building it out so that the burner flame heat dosent leave out the chimny with a temprature of maybe 5-700F,,that is extremly mutch heat lost straigt out the chimeny,,an egr system(second re exsose afteburner would cleen the smoke resedue by maybe 70-85%….

[@RiseNRip]

you think one of those burner fans would get it any warmer in there?

[@DIYJIM]

Not sure but wait until you see my next video on this stove. I do not need it any hotter. I get the stove to close to 1000º F. I defiantly will not run it that hot but it can get hot if I want it to.

[@thomasbrooksbank3178]

Is there a smell in the house? Great idea!!

[@DIYJIM]

Not once I get it burning hot but not to hot. I would never leave it burn when I’m not in the garage. Thanks for watching

[@Cedaflogu503]

Good video I like that amigo whare do u bay the bower I need one thank

[@DIYJIM]

It’s in the how I built it video.

[@JimLove-i7z]

I’m not sure I would trust that open burner. It seems to work very good. Nice job!! 16:47

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@travisclarkin4277]

Does this put out any kind of odor that fills the garage up or is it all the smell and everything just go right out the exhaust?

[@DIYJIM]

Most goes out the exhaust. Little smell at start up until it gets warmed up. Thanks for watching

[@lorinkramer5805]

Not judging, just asking. Burning all that used oil, what does the neighborhood smell like after several hours?

[@DIYJIM]

I can not smell anything outside. thanks for watching

[@lorinkramer5805]

@@DIYJIM Thanks!

[@venturii29]

No body talk's about heavy metals from used oil... nice... carry on.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@zombieblaster5754]

I wonder if putting angled holes along the top of the rotor would create a vortex and let it burn more efficiently.

[@DIYJIM]

Good question but my other view I change the air so it goes in a circle.

[@johnshowcarbuilder6720]

From my experience you need more air flow I have built a oil burner in my fireplace And I set it up to draw the air in with no fan and it Burns very well

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching

[@tomchristensen2914]

mine is set to drip 1 every 4 seconds once it is going. you may be able to slow it down more

[@DIYJIM]

I might try again this winter. Thanks for watching