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Used oil stove for shop heat


by Bjorn Lampson published 2022/11/23 04:48:00 GMT+0, last modified 2022-11-27T19:09:05+00:00

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Chimney connector installation.

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Adding the oil feed connections.

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Connectnging the chimney

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Conclusion

After hooking up the chimney and fuel lines, I grabbed a used oil jug to do a test burn.  What came out of the jug was mostly coolant!! Ugh! So a few hours later after the oil tank was cleaned out and reinstalled, I was able to do a test burn.  I had to soak a piece of rag in oil and put it inside and lit it with a blow torch.  Once lit, the stove burned quite well apart from the poor weld at the bottom which leaked oil. I will have to fix that before I can use it properly.  The stove makes quite a bit of roaring noise, fuel flow control is good. I might have to add a blower to make it burn a bit cleaner, but all in all it was a success!