I have been tossing around the idea of converting to a waste oil burner. I have a regular one right now and instead of buying a another one, figured I might try to convert mine. Anyone know of any major stumbling blocks? I have no knowledge on the subject so any insight would be appreciated. I do have a spare injector setup (whatever that thing is called inside the blast tube), so if I have to play with the jetting, I can do that in the garage. Is it just a matter of getting a similar flame with the different oil, or is the burner setup totally different?

 

What is a waste oil burner?

 

a home heating oil burner that burns anything from vegetable oil to waste motor oil

 

we use one in our shop at work. Really helps dispose of oil from customer oil changes but I have no Idea how to convert.

 

If its just the jetting, then great, but I am trying to find out if there are any design differences with the burner itself because its a dirtier fuel. I doubt it, but Id prefer not to ruin a perfectly good burner trying to save money! Everything I come up with on the internet is where to buy one. And one guy did a great writeup about making one, but it was for melting metal, not heating purposes.

 

Might try to find a repair diagram for one and compare them?

 

nothing! But I did figure out that I can't just bench test the injector, I need the whole burner setup, air pump, oil pump, blast tube, everything. Thats the only way to go about it. Need to find a used, functional Riello oil burner.