Posted 8/11/2008 10:07 (#432859 - in reply to #432839) Subject: Re: Waste oil heater
Northeast Ohio
Dont know about cheap, but Lanair makes very nice units. Most are completly self contained ie.... pump, tank, buner, fan, plenum, just need air compressor and electric hooked up.
Posted 8/11/2008 11:57 (#432919 - in reply to #432839) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
Upstate Ny
well first off NOTHING is cheap in todays economy!! there is a bunch of brands, clean burn, lanier, columbia. we want to get something here for our shop, but its gotta be a boiler since we have in floor heat. i am staying out of it and letting the boys handle it. last time i asked they had found a company that made a dual burner that would fit our existing boiler. it will burn waste oil or fuel oil.
Posted 8/11/2008 12:06 (#432924 - in reply to #432839) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
NW Washington
HECO makes waste oil burner kits that use barrels. They are not automatic but they get the job done for about as cheap as you can go unless you build one from scratch. http://www.haroldelectric.com/WOHstart.htm
Posted 8/11/2008 12:49 (#432936 - in reply to #432839) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
South cental Ohio
"Good" and "cheap" donot belong in the same sentense. I recently bought a new Clean Burn Used Oil furnace before the price increase. It still set me back about $5000. I figure after the initial expense, the rest will be free. If it lasts 25 years, I'll have $200 a year in it and all the heat I need out of it. Just my opinion.
Posted 8/11/2008 13:51 (#432973 - in reply to #432839) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
Claremont,MN
we have one that is very reliable and should be fairly cheap to make it is about a 16" pipe about 3 feet tall with a fire box in the bottom and it uses a oil can for the pump I don't know how efficient it is but it puts out heat and gets rid of oil
Posted 12/3/2008 08:49 (#522569 - in reply to #432973) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
wolfwood00 - 8/11/2008 13:51
we have one that is very reliable and should be fairly cheap to make it is about a 16" pipe about 3 feet tall with a fire box in the bottom and it uses a oil can for the pump I don't know how efficient it is but it puts out heat and gets rid of oil
would like to hear more about this. appreciate some plans to build if possible. thanks.
Posted 8/11/2008 17:18 (#433069 - in reply to #432839) Subject: Possibly A Used One
Hoffman, IL
You may be able to find a used system. We bought ours from MECHANICAL SYSTEMS in I think St. Charles MO?? They had some used ones. We have a Clean Burn furnace It works fantastic. We have about 2500 hrs on it in about 6 yrs old. We have to clean it once or maybe twice a year if we burn alot of oil. We run about 900 to 1300 gallons a yr. We can open the door to the shop and it will stay 60 in the shop. It requires very little maintenance thru the yrs. Pretty much just burns oil and heats shop is white and have never had anything discolored on the roof at all. Some of the "cheap" units I have heard of a few problems.
Posted 8/11/2008 21:09 (#433221 - in reply to #432839) Subject: RE: Waste oil heater
Kirkwood Il.
I have a Reznor used oil furnace which would run around $5000 new? Use approx 1500 gal oil/yr. in well insulated 3000 sq/ft shop. Local "bike shop" uses an old fuel oil furnace with low press burner, to burn used oil, which is lighted manually and shut down at night. Better have a good source of oil before taking the plunge. John
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