[ozzirt]

Originally Posted by Davco

Hi, I am interested in your waist oil burner but I have seen something similar in eastern Europe except instead of a drip feed system they simply use the pot as a reservoir. I wonder if you have looked at this and what are your thoughts on that idea?

Ihave seen the type of heater you are referring to, we call them Tophat Heaters and they are used to keep frosts away from fruit crops.

My heater uses about 2-3 litres of sump oil an hour so I would need a large pot on the bottom. Also, they are not very easy to adjust, they are either full blast, or they are out, and the simplest way I could think of adjusting the heat was to regulate the fuel flow and run with the pot virtually empty.

My design is not foolproof, but it does do what I want it to and has been running successfully now since 1998 without any major problems.

The nights are just starting to get cold here and I lit it last night for the first time this year, I would say that within 4-5 weeks it will be running 18 hours a day.

[gman2k]

It is illegal to burn used engine oil in this country, as the carcinogens are released directly into the atmosphere. The same way as backyard burning of household waste is illegal.