On Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 04:17 PM, BWANA343@aol.com wrote:
> . There apparently must be commercial stoves that
> are approved by enough safety and pollution agencies that are
> acceptable.
> Bob, not snooty, W
> Ps, just paid 2.08 @ gall for fuel oil.
I'm not sure if the rules are still the same -- but you can buy and use
a waste oil burner. But there are rules:
You can't just burn the oil and "waste" the heat -- can't for instance,
run the burner in the summer with the doors to the shop wide open, just
to "legally" get rid of the oil. That's a no-no.
You can't use ductwork to move the hot air around -- like, for
instance, blowing the heat into the existing heating system. You can
only allow the hot air to escape into the room in which the burner is
situated.
There are only a few sizes/capacities approved. They're in the
100,000-350,000 btu/hr range, and that's that.
There are also some hassles with keeping the burner chamber clean --
much drain oil is contaminated with crud, and routine maintenance will
keep you cleaning more than you might want. Even if the oil is free --
expect to spend about 10% of your (previous) heating budget on
maintenance.
Our local landfill used to use the drain oil they collected during
household hazardous waste collections to heat their tipping room -- but
mtce. became too big a hassle.
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
PS Applying it to the dirt roadway here in the industrial park is a
good way to keep the dust under control.
PPS I'm kidding, I'm kidding -- don't sic the Dept. Env. Quality on
me!!!
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