07-23-2012, 05:45 AM
Hi Nelson,
This has been on the back burner (pun intended) for a while now but I did a little work on it last weekend, as it was in the way!
Essentially, I made the oil tank/sump and mounted the body. I also removed the rear plate that was spot welded on, made a new one that bolts on. I also shortened the air inlet pipe (to a more manageable length) and mounted the pilot. I have a gear pump, which will pick up oil from the sump and deliver it to the top of the burner via a coil that will pre-heat it.
Next step is to decide upon the layout so that the burner tube is at a workable hight (no point having the furnace too high from the ground), mount the pump and motor and plumb it up. Oh and actually get around to making the refractory to line the furnace - but that is another post!
A couple of pics showing the gas pilot, which will run off of the disposable canisters. This is only used to get the burner started and the canisters are cheap. We use them as pilots on alcohol burning FX units.
This has been on the back burner (pun intended) for a while now but I did a little work on it last weekend, as it was in the way!
Essentially, I made the oil tank/sump and mounted the body. I also removed the rear plate that was spot welded on, made a new one that bolts on. I also shortened the air inlet pipe (to a more manageable length) and mounted the pilot. I have a gear pump, which will pick up oil from the sump and deliver it to the top of the burner via a coil that will pre-heat it.
Next step is to decide upon the layout so that the burner tube is at a workable hight (no point having the furnace too high from the ground), mount the pump and motor and plumb it up. Oh and actually get around to making the refractory to line the furnace - but that is another post!
A couple of pics showing the gas pilot, which will run off of the disposable canisters. This is only used to get the burner started and the canisters are cheap. We use them as pilots on alcohol burning FX units.
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