I have had some interest in this waste oil burner stove I made to heat water which can be used for many purposes.
Its design is very simple, I started with the leftover shell from a 60 gal Electric hot water tank that i cut a section from to make a snow plow blade for my riding lawn tractor (see pics) , The tank had a concave bottom so while cutting the shell it was flipped around and welded back on. The opposite end was also removed to shorten the shell to a more manageable size. A chimney hole was cut in and a short stack with a 6" dia was welded on for an exhaust and a small fitting to fit the nozzle through was welded in place.  When the Front bell was off I cut a door into it and added some rudimentary hinges and some spacers to the existing holes for a fresh air source.

The shell the had some anchors welded inside the circumference to it to help retain the refractory material, then was lined with ceramic cloth  to allow for expansion and contraction of the refractory and shell from the hot/cold cycles. The refractory was obtained from a local boiler repair shop and unfortunately is one of the more expensive aspects of this project but was a necessity as i wanted to be able to have this stove indoors and not have a shell temp of 1800°+ F  to burn one self on..  Before lining the shell with refractory i cut a couple of holes for the necessary plumbing and a form was made for the inside diameter to retain the refractory. I had to cut some cheap laminate material to go between the anchors to cover the ceramic cloth insulation from completely collapsing while tamping in the refractory.

 Tamping in the refractory was an adventure all in itself, but once done it looked pretty sharp. If you choose to duplicate my efforts you should consult the supplier for specific instruction on how to apply the refractory as different brands will have different instructions.

 After the refractory was set and heated up  a bit to cure I fitted  the inside of the tank with 50 feet of 1/2" copper tubing (the length of which I have determined is not enough) and plumbed the ends to the outside of the shell.

 I am still deciding on how much storage water to use, I have another 50 gal hot water tank that had rusted a pinhole out and I braised it up, Brass is more then adequate as I don't intend to run any pressure beyond 20 psi if I decide to seal the system.
 For circulation i am running a 1/25 HP Taco radiant heating circulation pump, so far with only the 50 ft of copper its more then enough, as a matter of fact to regulate the temps I have a gate valve before the stove to slow the flow down so its got time to pickup the heat. Hence the determination of not enough copper tube.

The nozzle and associated hardware I'll explain in more detail on the Atomizer page (sounds so high tech doesn't it?)

 

 

And at the request of a friend that I put a picture of a naked chick on my page.. Here it is!