Test firing of homemade waste oil furnace using old Brinkmann smoker lined with refractory and Babington burner. Will be ultimately used to heat water for a hot tub. Designed and built by Brian D. of SubsurfaceMedia.com Copyright 2008. You can read more about this design on my blog on brianscrazyideas.com
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Afterburner · Brinkmann · Furnace · Waste
lovegunz1 · August 20, 2011 at 10:03 am
ohhhh definca got told
also that’s an extreme/awesome water heater : D
KolosKiss · August 20, 2011 at 10:50 am
Nice job!
It works perfectly! 
Congratulation! 
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 11:17 am
@flyfish31 Hi. Not sure what you mean about the noise. You wouldn’t want this next to your bed. My intent was to keep it outside and use it with a heat exchanger for heating my hot tub. Is not any louder than a bullet propane heater. Keep in mind the air is 80psi but going out a tiny 0.01 inch hole.
flyfish31 · August 20, 2011 at 11:37 am
hey looks cool but what about the noise from the air
jim
montee79 · August 20, 2011 at 12:22 pm
yes i would like my burger well done with cheese and my bun slightly toasted !!! nice heater
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 12:54 pm
@TedFnBuckle
TedFnBuckle · August 20, 2011 at 1:27 pm
@vison2create 3/4s of what, how many litres in litres :S ?
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 2:12 pm
@waterwart
It’s the oil sump. You fill the pot with oil, the pump then pumps it out from the bottom of the pot, through the coil of tube around the burner tube to heat up the oil, then into the top of the ‘T’ where it falls on top of the ball aspirator. The remant oil then falls back through the top of the pot into the sump to be recirculated.
waterwart · August 20, 2011 at 2:49 pm
okay…so what is that pot for? Is that a pre-heater for the oil? Just wondering.
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Yes, I know galvanized metal when heated to high temps *can* be toxic if you inhale hight concentrations of the fumes. It’s called metal flu, and is well known. It’s actually zinc oxide posioning. Yes, zinc oxide, the stuff in Desitin for diaper rash, is toxic in high quantities, as is most everything, including water. Welders do weld with galvanized in well ventilated environments all the time. This is in an outdoor area in my demo. IDIOT DISCLAIMER: Don’t try this at home.
definca · August 20, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Never use plated metal, galvanized or cad plated metal for any high temp. See that white ash on your galvanized metal that’s totally TOXIC and the fumes are poison. Ever have anybody tell you to never weld galvanized? same danger with using it as a stove pipe.
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 4:21 pm
I ran it for a solid hour last winter and it used about 3 quarts of used oil.
gruff12 · August 20, 2011 at 4:24 pm
how much oil does it use an hour
429psi · August 20, 2011 at 4:29 pm
thanks for the video…, nice setup!!. I am looking at converting to an oil burner for my furnace, propane is getting expensive here in newzealand lol. I have done some research on the babington burner and they seem fairly reliable? would you be able to tell me ( just approx)..how long it takes from cold to melt a crucible of al? thanks alot..
UGLandrum · August 20, 2011 at 5:27 pm
This guy has a great setup and it looks good, I will be making a Brinkmann furnace as well, he has given some good advice to me. I will however have to time to explain everything in detail with a vid of great quality pictures and some video in segments and I plan to narrate it. I know that a lot of you have no ideas to work with because no one takes or has the time to explain it. That is my mission on YouTube, to help others in their hobbies that relate to mine. -Bill
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Some 1 to 1.5″ inch machine screws through brinkmann wall prior to pouring refractory. Helps to hold the dried refractory in place. It’s heavy. Same on lid but I used some scrap stucco lathing screwed to the inside of the lid to help hold the dried refractory in place there.
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Inside of top is only 1.75 to 2″ thick. Use a 10 or 12″ concrete tube form for the main body. Goole on Quikrete Tube form.
maxa123456789 · August 20, 2011 at 7:06 pm
cool
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I mixed up fire clay, portland cement, silica sand, and perlite into a cookie dough like consistency. Packed it into a coffee can. Let it cure for 30 days. Bring it up to temp slowly first time. If there is moisture trapped, it will turn to steam and might crack/explode. Disclaimer: Don’t do anything I do or say to do.
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Yeah, yeah. You get what you pay for. Seriously, I don’t have a lot of time to play with this thing much. I run it once every 90 days to make sure it still works. Too many pesky commitments interfering with my mad scientist fun time.
maxa123456789 · August 20, 2011 at 8:52 pm
ok thanks how didi you make it
vison2create · August 20, 2011 at 8:58 pm
The oil is used motor oil. The crucible is made from the same refractory I used for the liner of the brinkmann. I had some left over and made a crucible and some blocks.
maxa123456789 · August 20, 2011 at 9:53 pm
what didi you use for the oil and the crucible for melting
Bellithe · August 20, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Your flame looks like it is a little oxygen poor, does it burn at a leaner setting?
tediouse · August 20, 2011 at 10:30 pm
ok looks like a working rig but as with a lot of vids on this no explanation of anything,
where did this come from how do you do that
what do i look out for ,how much pressure,
if you used a gangling pin where did you get it,
im not taking the p but a few words on construction would not go amiss.