[q]I tackled the long-flame-short-chamber problem for my boiler. The boiler rebuilding I mentioned last week kept my mind busy. Many of us are trying to shorten and/or widen the flame. But do we really want that? I think the answer is no. The short orange flame doesn’t burn clean and gives less BTU output. Downsizing […]
Category: Do It Yourself
Flame Characteristics
[q]Now that I have my oil gun burning well, I’ve had more time to think over some theory. We are all burning relatively heavy oil in mostly siphon burners. Many of us have two problems: 1. A too long flame for the combustion chamber. 2. Some smoke or soot. With the existing boiler or furnace, […]
WVO in a Forced Air Gas furnace?
[q]Has anyone modified a GAS furnace to burn wvo? I’m not talking about converting from gas to wvo, but adding a wvo burner. My gas furnace is 25 years old, is NOT high efficiency and has a metal flue leading to a metal lined chimney. Is it possible to do something like this: 1. Run […]
WVO or Waste Crank Case Oil?
[q]I have been trying to read through the posts and gather as much info as possible. I have also looked at all of the pics. Lots of info. I was wandering if there is a difference between burning WVO and waste crank case oil. Is the BTU about the same for the two of them? […]
Running Boiler on Heated WVO Questions?
[q]Is it possible to run a beckett oil burner on heated WVO? I’m thinking of heating the oil with a water heater getting it up to temp. That way I may be able to avoid using a compressor on the burner. I would like to run my existing burner without getting crazy with the compressed […]
FAQ on Converting Burners to Waste Oil/Biodiesel
1) Q. Can I modify my existing gun-style oil burner to burn waste oil (motor or veggie)? A. Yes, but it is highly recommended that you purchase a used oil burner and keep the original burner set up the same. (In case you aren’t successful or run out of waste oil or your wife gets […]
Burning WMO without Smoke?
I use a German NordWest burner, similar to a Beckett. Got myself a siphon nozzle SNA .75. Welded an oil and air preheater with three 250 Watt bandheaters, controlled by an adjustable oven thermostat. Run it on 200 degrees. Solenoids for both oil and air. For oil, I don’t use a constant level device (tried […]
Standard vs. Siphon Nozzle Setup
[q]The siphon nozzle is the way to go, no doubt about it after all my experimenting with a standard nozzle setup under all sorts of conditions, temperatures, etc. There are just too many members here on the forum running their siphon nozzle burners successfully now that support this. Using a single dual use (air/oil) preheater […]
Mixing Gasoline with WVO
[q]I have a chance to acquire a couple of large gasoline storage tanks that have some gasoline in them and would like to use them for storage of wvo would the gas mix with the wast oil and then be able to burned in my wvo burner without causing me trouble thanks dave[/q] [a] I […]
Firing without Blower
[q]I feel fortunate to be a member and have access to all of the discussions, files, and photos. Thanks for all of the input from everyone. My question is this – I have read where some of you have almost totally blocked off all of the Beckett’s squirrel cage blower air (using siphon nozzle setup […]