That's pretty neat- I looked up the kit and was surprised to see they sell it at home depot.
You could do a waste oil drip to it too.
That's pretty neat- I looked up the kit and was surprised to see they sell it at home depot.
You could do a waste oil drip to it too.
I would prefer wood.....seen a few buildings burn down with the waste oil ones.Mostly out of operator error but non-the less.
I believe what he was referring to IS a wood stove, with a copper line going up to a 5gallon bucket of used oil. They way we always used this setup is, start the fire with wood and kindling, and after you have the fire established and a bed of coals, open the petcock to allow a steady "dripping" of the oil. The oil burns fairly lean when adjusted properly, and the bucket of used motor oil will last for days. Just keep adding wood as needed, and you would be amazed ho much heat you can generate for your large shop.
I know this is gonna be a stupid question and I have seen them before.....but what is the purpose of the double barrel deal?
Well, a barrel stove is not exactly an engineered firebox, with diffused, preheated combustion air, or a heat exchanger capable of extracting the maximum amount of heat from the firebox. There is much wasted energy going up the flue. The second barrel acts as an improved heat exchanger, allowing additional heat to be released into your shop / garage before it escapes up thru the chimney.