Make a Budget Oil Tank

Budget friendly Heating Oil tank. Oil prices are through the roof right now. It is a lot easier on the wallet to fill one of these tanks than spend €1300 on a 1000 llitre fill of home heating oil. This tank will hold 150 litres of Kerosene or Diesel.
Cheers Gerry
Fittings used 1/2 inch tank connector.
1/2 inch by 10 mm reducer.
1/2 inch threaded lever valve
Plastic Oil drum

[@saberxebeck]

You're a legend mate, no-nonsense, cheap and long-lasting build quality.
We need more people like in the world

[@Farm_fab]

I collected some 3 gallon coffee flavor containers for my waste oil, and I plan to use gearbox oil in them to heat my small shop. I bought a used diesel fuel tank, made of similar thickness steel to a propane tank, and I'll use this for my oil heater. I plan to use 4" lorry exhaust pipe for my chimney. My stove will be 16" across, and somewhere around 3-1/2- 4' tall. The roof is concrete slab as it was a generator shed before bi was allowed to use it for a shop. There's a "missing" concrete block where I'll run my chimney out.

[@MrDoeboy356]

Awesome illustration Gerry.

[@garyniehus1773]

Awesome idea Gerry!

[@MrJFoster1984]

Great Idea, I just picked up 14 of these exact drums and I was wondering how I was going to install the bulkhead fittings with no access either and you answered that for me right here. Thanks Gerry, regards Jerry 😊👍

[@rorymcevoy87]

Good man nice to see you back. 👍

[@patriciahibbert6139]

I just the sign you got on the wall, If Grandpa can t fix it , We all screwed 😀 good one.

[@mikeyg9619]

Heck, I was going to use my three storage tanks for rain water but after seeing this video and my newly purchased 04' Diesel Guzzling F350...I've got a plan.

[@acelt6519]

That's genius. 👍

[@royharkins7066]

Brilliant I love stuff like this 😂

[@nicklaspousette4531]

Hello from sweden 🙂

[@goptools]

Hi Gerry, I've never seen rope used like that as a pipe joint sealer. Is that something that is more common with heating systems? Do you use that when you have straight threads, as opposed to a typical tapered pipe thread? That was a neat trick with getting the bulk head fitting into the hole in the side. Thanks for the video!

[@seanodoherty2679]

Hi Gerry,a bit off topic, but I was wondering if you have ever tried converting a kerosene burner/boiler to run on waste oil?

[@ezyjack826]

another good one Gerry. I want to create a fuel tank out of a 15 gal drum for my new diesel heater. this is so I can use a blend in it. like your procedure and the trick is brilliant. I'm very nervous about the 1/2 inch tank connector leaking and I understand why not to use that washer. I'd feel better if I had something on the connector to be sure I didn't get a fuel leak. would you have any suggestions? ty and keep the good videos coming. 😀
btw: where did you get that Brass Bulkhead Fitting? I've looked everywhere and can't find one with that type of nut.

[@jigsey.]

You must have read my mind Gerry.. we have had our oil robbed twice in 4 years...was thinking of doing something like this

[@jigsey.]

@@karcherman6825 you read my mind 😂

[@Thesocialgarage]

When an old 20 lb propane tank be a good oil tank?

[@PaulGuiry]

Hi Gerry, are you going to admit you took the 350 out a second time to fit the rubber washer😄
I used a clear 5 litre drum over the summer to test out a burner. Seeing the level of Kerosene drop as the burner was running really helped appreciate the cost of using oil to heat the house.

[@5toolman6]

Shortage of teflon tape in Ireland?

[@centerfiresuppressionllc682]

I thought the same, but now that I've seen it done.....I HAVE to try it. Lol

[@edwardmullan2724]

Ptfe tape is actually permeable to kerosene.

[@markfoster6110]

Hemp and no you can't smoke it ! Great stuff and boss white ! Started my apprentice 40 odd years ago .. still using it .