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waste oil heaters
- Thread starter pc36
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When I looked into them....... Con. One very big one. VERY EXPENSIVE!!!
Pay back on them Vs running NG 75k garage heater.. 2 life times. And that is saying you and your buddies have enough oil to feed it all winter long. If you have to buy waste oil..... Last I heard around here it goes for just over a $1 a gallon. They burn about 4-5 gallons a hr (running) on the ones I looked into.
So I continue to drop my used oil off at the recycling bin when I get 15 gallons and just push the button on the wall when I want more heat.
Pay back on them Vs running NG 75k garage heater.. 2 life times. And that is saying you and your buddies have enough oil to feed it all winter long. If you have to buy waste oil..... Last I heard around here it goes for just over a $1 a gallon. They burn about 4-5 gallons a hr (running) on the ones I looked into.
So I continue to drop my used oil off at the recycling bin when I get 15 gallons and just push the button on the wall when I want more heat.
86turbodsl
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Do you have a source of used oil? Usage is dependent on your sizing just like any furnace. 4-5 gal / hr is HUUUUUGE. Waste oil/fuel oil has about 140,000 btu's per gallon. 4-5 is about 500,000 btu. That's GIGANTIC. I'd say a normal shop size would be about 80-100,000 btu. That's only about 0.75 gal/hr. And ONLY when you're out there or when it's cold out. Around here, typical usage is about 4-500 gallons a year.
There's a waste oil heater near me on craigslist for $300. They are around.
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There's a waste oil heater near me on craigslist for $300. They are around.
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Shop Specialties
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Tell me the pros and cons. Which brands are better than others.
I have been doing nothing but waste oil heater sales/service for 26 years. First lets start with your shop size and BTU requirements to see if it is a right fit for you.
86turbodsl
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I have been doing nothing but waste oil heater sales/service for 26 years. First lets start with your shop size and BTU requirements to see if it is a right fit for you.
Listen to this guy. He's right on target.
Shop Specialties
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Insulated ? Where do you live ?72 x 30 12 ceiling
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matt01073
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My shop is aprox 5000 sf cement block building 16or 18 foot cielings and 5 12 foot overhead doors that are constantly opening and closing . We are on our second waste oil heater the curent one we have is an energy logic 340000 btu It is awsome clean it at the start of the season nd keep the tank full and it just runs and makes heat. we have installed a large truck luberfiner filter between the tank and the spin on filter that came with the unit and we have a vaccum and pressure gauge so te fillter can be monitored the large filter is dirt cheap and lasts a year if nobody puts antifreeze in the tank. we paid north of 10k for the unit 5 years ago , and it replaced an older smaller unit that was a pos that required constant babysitting . The pluses for us are we were using 500 gallons of oil every 3 weeks which gets old when oil prices are high, and at that we were keeping the shop uncomfortably cold . With the waste oil we keep it toasty warm . the down side is you need a supply of good used oil taking oil from other shops/ people you need to be carefull of what they give you a little coolant will cause you fits one guy tried to give us paint thinner oil mix, you need a tank an the extra oil has to be stored inside if using barrels I dont care how tight the cover is outside they get water in. We have a 300 gallon bench type tank and keep barrels in a storage trailer . I always keep 3 barrels ahead in te building and the tank topped off , we used to wait till we needed oil and bring it in and found that if you put 250 gallons ofstone cold oil in the tanks it causes trouble ith the way the heater runs . . another thing to consider is some units require shop air to run and some have built in compressors , I would only consider the ones with there own compressor. If the payback is tere for you buy a new unit and buy quality over price , if its not there a cheap or used unit is likely more trouble thn its worth
Shop Specialties
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insulated so of stl mo
So I am going to ballpark your BTU needs at around 105,000 BTU. The Clean Burn CB 1400 at 140,000 BTU would be a little overkill. If this is going to be a working shop then it would probably be ok. If it is something you just want to 50* and bump it up on weekends then your ROI is going to get stretched out a ways.
Used heaters can be good choice especially if you buy one rebuilt from a distributor that will provide service after the sale. Otherwise used can be a gamble.
If there is anything I can do help just ask away and I will see what I can do.