Waste Oil Conversion

[q]I’ve been playing with waste oil burners etc and the thought suddenly struck me that there is a lot of energy locked up in the old crankcase oil I use. Has anyone done any experiments with producing a pure fuel from the dirty stuff? Excuse my lack of the correct terminology but could it be […]

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Combustion Chamber Size Question

[q]I have searched for information for a ratio or some standard size to base a home built furnace body combustion chamber in relation to burner size. So far I have either been overlooking or not looking in the right place if the information is out there. Does anyone have a good ratio for chamber volume […]

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Conversion of Riello to Burn SVO

I was thinking about converting a Riello Gulliver RG0.R to burn rapeseed oil. The oil is readily available here and sells for about half the price of HHO and parts for the Riello are easily accessible. The Riello is a “normal” residential burner with a pump operating at 12 bar. I was thinking about removing […]

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Questions for Getting My Burner Running Right

I ordered a nozzle (0.5gph) adaptor, and thermal snap switches from Jessie and installed them on an old burner I had lying around although I don’t know who makes it. I am good at building and figuring stuff out, but new to oil burners so I am not sure how to compare my results. I […]

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Extended Combustion Chamber

[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 […]

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WVO too Hot to Burn in Factory Housing?

[q]I was at my local county fair today and I saw someone who was selling WVO burners. He was telling me that it burns too hot for the factory housing (sorry don’t know the correct term). I know that many people have been burning for a while and I was wandering if anyone has had […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Wood Burning Water Heater to WMO Water Heater

[q]I have an out door wood burning water heater that heats water to heat the house and also provides hot water for showers etc. Cutting and spliting wood has gotten old. I would like to convert it to burn waste motor oil. I like the method that I see Eric is using for the burner. […]

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