Oil tanK evaporator

[Wood burn]

I am currently putting together a oil tank evaporater for next season. What is the safest why to cut into the tank without blowing myself up. Any information asfor the design would be graetly appreciated . I am looking for feedback as to what has worked best for people who have built these type of evaporaters in the past .

[psparr]

Just put a little water in it. Fuel oil won't explode. You'd even have a hard time making it burn with a blow torch. Needs to be atomized to burn good. A grinder with a cut wheel or a sawzall will work.

Here's a couple of pics of mine I made for this year. Works great. Used the top half to extend it to a 2x6. 7694769576967697

[psparr]

Also. I used 2" angle where the pan sits. Most oil tanks are 27" wide. That only gave me 1/2" bearing for the pan, but its enough. More fire under the pan means more evaporation.

[Wood burn]

Thanks for the info what is the gph on a unit like this ?

[psparr]

They say rule of thumb is one gallon per square ft. But I am getting at least 16. Have even gotten around 20 when I was feeding it right.

[Indiana-Jones]

I am currently putting together a oil tank evaporater for next season. What is the safest why to cut into the tank without blowing myself up. Any information asfor the design would be graetly appreciated . I am looking for feedback as to what has worked best for people who have built these type of evaporaters in the past .

Cutting the tank. I read here of someone filling it with exhaust from their ATV to drive out the oxygen. That seems like a good way to preclude a big surprise.

Wood Burn, check out my photo bucket. I built a fuel tank rig a couple of years ago. While I was building it I had the thought that it would have been easier to build a arch following a set of plans and building with angle iron. There are no plans for a tank arch, so building one is sort of a best guess. I spent a lot of time looking at it scratching my head.

But, I'm happy with the out come. A couple of things that I learned is, air over fire is worth the effort and you must insulate.

Lots of luck.

[wino]

The best way to cut the tank is to use a saws-all with a new metal blade. Will only take a few minutes to cut the tank in half.
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