Thanks for the kind comments. Unfortuantely when I moved a few months ago I was unable to move the heater and gave it to a friend because it was simply too big and heavy. I did miss it this winter as my new garage is heated...but not for FREE! I would like to build another someday but who knows if I ever will. It was certinaly one of the most interesting things I have ever made. Good luck to all who want to try to build their own...Just remember HOT/small air hole=success!
The ignition is provided by a 10000 volt transformer from a commercial heater...available on bay, and the igniters are also off the shelf parts intended for a conventional heater. Finding wire that was insulated for 10kv was the hardest part and I had to order it from an online supplier for about five dollars a foot. Thanks for the interest.
as @DimensionMachine said, "10,000 volt transformer from a commercial heater." No, it is not a kit, nothing on heater is! If your not understanding how it works, the transformer is tied to two insulated high-voltage wires that are positioned about 1 inch apart and the pair are fairly close to the spray of oil. Constant arc is simplest method of ignition. Visit a HVAC shop for more info. They may even give you used components off old oil heater or try craigslist. Merry Christmas!
My hole is .010, ten thou for the air. The idea is to have just enough air to rupture the oil flowing over the nozzle, and since the oil never goes thru the nozzle it never clogs. I leave the igniter running just as a precaution. I only run the heater when I am in the garage, but even a few seconds of oil spraying with no flame would make a pretty nasty mess inside of the burn chamber that would later smoke. With about 15 min of cleaning every 10hrs of running it has been working great.
I think that some of the other plans/videos refer to a #80 drill bit which would be .0135 which would be just fine I imagine. As far as I could tell the amaller the better. I began with a .050 hole and have worked down to the .010 and it is the smallest I was able to drill after several attempts!
Right! number 80 drill not 80 thou as I was thinking. thirteen thous is pretty darn small indeed. I am not sure how small my micro bit set goes down to. I will have to look, it may be #80 where did you find the .010 drill? Thanks again for the great vid your fab work looks clean, nice stuff. I have a fairly small shop so need to scale everything down a bit. how are you heating your oil to 175?
That oil looks pretty clean not from diesel engine oil change. Can you burn the black stuff? Also is this set up as a heater for your shop? how much of that heat are you able to harvest before it goes up the stack? Thanks and nice work. Impressive. Seems like it would be happy to stay lit, why have an igniter running the whole time?
Also, the hole you have for the air, you say .010 which is ten one thousandths. "ten thousandths" of an inch? my understanding from the videos I have watched is that these burners run with about a 80 thousandths hole for air? did you mean .100 or a hundred thousandths? one tenth of an inch?
@definca , there is nothing confusing about the hole size! It needs to be ten thousandths of an inch .010 one hundred thousandths would be .1 while one thousandth would be .001 It's a dam small hole and usually takes a machine to drill it, not by hand! You can buy pre-drilled balls from several group members on Yahoo groups altfuelbabington or wastewatts or you can make your own. Buy the bits from ebay. They are normally used to drill circuit boards. A closet door knob makes a ball.
I honestly haven't ever tried much oil from a Diesel, though I did have some from my neighbors cummins that I burned once...Noproblems that I could notice but it was mixed with other oil. I use conventional and synthetic, and it all seems the same . The only thing that burns diffirent that I could notice is ATF which burns great! I wish I could get a bunch of it! I heat an uninsulated 30X32 carage with it pretty well...60 deg feels pretty warm when it is only 20 outside.
It is a very heavy air compressor tank.. about 30 gal I think. I will try to make another vid soon as there has been quite a bit of interest in it lately.
The oil is turned on and off with a solenoid, but it is metered with a needle valve just above the burner box a couple of inches. I found thru playing around that it is very, very important to be able to control the oil flow very precisely. Once the heater has been running for about 10-15 min it will actually run on just a little bit less oil than when I first start it. As I have said before the single most important thing is hot oil (180 deg F in this case) !!
It is a 12v Hydraulic pump from a convertible that I got for free ran on 18 VDC. The flow is very low, maybe a couple of gallons per HOUR, not much flow is needed. Of course moore flows over the nozzle than is consumed, but it only uses about 1.5 quarts per hour.
I also use a waste oil burner to heat my home when I bought my home I invested in an inov8 waste oil boiler and now heat exclusively with waste vegetable oil. its much easier than making biodiesel. check it out I'll have vid on my page tonight. I'm just starting my youtube page. i feel that i have alot to add to the waste oil discussion
It is a 2' long 4" tube that opens into the big tan tank. The open end of the tube is about 6" from the back of the tank, then the exhaust has to make a turn inside of the tank and come back up to the front before going up the stack. There is not a target plate, or any baffles for the flame to hit, none are needed. The burner really doesn't care though you can unbolt it from the burn chamber and it is more than happy to run just about as well, but the 2' long tube does help. Thanks.
Anyone who would like a purpose made Babington Nozzle please google homebrewpower babington nozzles
homebrewpower 3 months ago
I want to make one to heat my home!
MyVisna 3 months ago
Is that a high voltage igniter ? and it is very interesting
lapulapu12345 7 months ago
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Hi take a look at my homemade waste oil burner it is easy to fire.
youtube.com/watch?v=2bKNpb6-FOU
this is prototyp 1 and it have some smoke but i have made prototyp 3 now and it is very clean.
perjan6666 9 months ago
Thanks for the kind comments. Unfortuantely when I moved a few months ago I was unable to move the heater and gave it to a friend because it was simply too big and heavy. I did miss it this winter as my new garage is heated...but not for FREE! I would like to build another someday but who knows if I ever will. It was certinaly one of the most interesting things I have ever made. Good luck to all who want to try to build their own...Just remember HOT/small air hole=success!
DimensionMachine 9 months ago
this is great! can you put up more footage of the rest of your system? i ilke your welding too!! also where do the emissions go?
kavdoggg 10 months ago
this is great! can you put up more footage of the rest of your system? i ilke your welding too!!
kavdoggg 10 months ago
Hello. Oil flows by gravity, or do you use pumps?
witeliduche 11 months ago
does the flame go out when the ignitor is turned off
its4uray 1 year ago
The ignition is provided by a 10000 volt transformer from a commercial heater...available on bay, and the igniters are also off the shelf parts intended for a conventional heater. Finding wire that was insulated for 10kv was the hardest part and I had to order it from an online supplier for about five dollars a foot. Thanks for the interest.
DimensionMachine 1 year ago
what set up are you using for the auto igniter? is it a kit? what current do you use? and how do you preheat the oil? thanks. looks great!
AOHell99Z 1 year ago
@AOHell99Z ,
as @DimensionMachine said, "10,000 volt transformer from a commercial heater." No, it is not a kit, nothing on heater is! If your not understanding how it works, the transformer is tied to two insulated high-voltage wires that are positioned about 1 inch apart and the pair are fairly close to the spray of oil. Constant arc is simplest method of ignition. Visit a HVAC shop for more info. They may even give you used components off old oil heater or try craigslist. Merry Christmas!
reallysillywilly 1 year ago
How many mm is the nozzle?
carlube79 1 year ago
The Nozzle is 0.010 Inches, so if my math is correct than it is about .25mm.
DimensionMachine 1 year ago
My hole is .010, ten thou for the air. The idea is to have just enough air to rupture the oil flowing over the nozzle, and since the oil never goes thru the nozzle it never clogs. I leave the igniter running just as a precaution. I only run the heater when I am in the garage, but even a few seconds of oil spraying with no flame would make a pretty nasty mess inside of the burn chamber that would later smoke. With about 15 min of cleaning every 10hrs of running it has been working great.
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
I think that some of the other plans/videos refer to a #80 drill bit which would be .0135 which would be just fine I imagine. As far as I could tell the amaller the better. I began with a .050 hole and have worked down to the .010 and it is the smallest I was able to drill after several attempts!
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
Right! number 80 drill not 80 thou as I was thinking. thirteen thous is pretty darn small indeed. I am not sure how small my micro bit set goes down to. I will have to look, it may be #80 where did you find the .010 drill? Thanks again for the great vid your fab work looks clean, nice stuff. I have a fairly small shop so need to scale everything down a bit. how are you heating your oil to 175?
definca 2 years ago
That oil looks pretty clean not from diesel engine oil change. Can you burn the black stuff? Also is this set up as a heater for your shop? how much of that heat are you able to harvest before it goes up the stack? Thanks and nice work. Impressive. Seems like it would be happy to stay lit, why have an igniter running the whole time?
definca 2 years ago
Also, the hole you have for the air, you say .010 which is ten one thousandths. "ten thousandths" of an inch? my understanding from the videos I have watched is that these burners run with about a 80 thousandths hole for air? did you mean .100 or a hundred thousandths? one tenth of an inch?
definca 2 years ago
@definca , there is nothing confusing about the hole size! It needs to be ten thousandths of an inch .010 one hundred thousandths would be .1 while one thousandth would be .001 It's a dam small hole and usually takes a machine to drill it, not by hand! You can buy pre-drilled balls from several group members on Yahoo groups altfuelbabington or wastewatts or you can make your own. Buy the bits from ebay. They are normally used to drill circuit boards. A closet door knob makes a ball.
reallysillywilly 1 year ago
I honestly haven't ever tried much oil from a Diesel, though I did have some from my neighbors cummins that I burned once...Noproblems that I could notice but it was mixed with other oil. I use conventional and synthetic, and it all seems the same . The only thing that burns diffirent that I could notice is ATF which burns great! I wish I could get a bunch of it! I heat an uninsulated 30X32 carage with it pretty well...60 deg feels pretty warm when it is only 20 outside.
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
Backup and let's see the other end of this unit.. Is that a propane tank top? -Rob
berkelusa 2 years ago
It is a very heavy air compressor tank.. about 30 gal I think. I will try to make another vid soon as there has been quite a bit of interest in it lately.
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
The oil is turned on and off with a solenoid, but it is metered with a needle valve just above the burner box a couple of inches. I found thru playing around that it is very, very important to be able to control the oil flow very precisely. Once the heater has been running for about 10-15 min it will actually run on just a little bit less oil than when I first start it. As I have said before the single most important thing is hot oil (180 deg F in this case) !!
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
One more quick note, what kind of pump do you use for the oil?How many gpm?and what voltage?
thanks in advance.
C.A.G.
curtgeorge 2 years ago
It is a 12v Hydraulic pump from a convertible that I got for free ran on 18 VDC. The flow is very low, maybe a couple of gallons per HOUR, not much flow is needed. Of course moore flows over the nozzle than is consumed, but it only uses about 1.5 quarts per hour.
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
Nice.
How do you control your oil flow?
C.A.G.
curtgeorge 2 years ago
I also use a waste oil burner to heat my home when I bought my home I invested in an inov8 waste oil boiler and now heat exclusively with waste vegetable oil. its much easier than making biodiesel. check it out I'll have vid on my page tonight. I'm just starting my youtube page. i feel that i have alot to add to the waste oil discussion
nekbiodieselworks 2 years ago
very impressive
nekbiodieselworks 2 years ago
Thanks, It is starting to get cold here in Nebraska and it will soon be time to put this into use for the year!
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
Thank you.
carlube79 2 years ago
It is a 2' long 4" tube that opens into the big tan tank. The open end of the tube is about 6" from the back of the tank, then the exhaust has to make a turn inside of the tank and come back up to the front before going up the stack. There is not a target plate, or any baffles for the flame to hit, none are needed. The burner really doesn't care though you can unbolt it from the burn chamber and it is more than happy to run just about as well, but the 2' long tube does help. Thanks.
DimensionMachine 2 years ago
How is the burnchamber shaped?
carlube79 2 years ago