DIY Carbon Felt Heater | Burns Forever Without Changing Out The Wick

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  • A carbon felt wick is the key to this system and will burn forever without the need to change it. The vegetable oil it burns can be used oil and can cost nothing if sourced from local restaurants. This will burn for the entire night in my greenhouse and keeps the temps above freezing.
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  • @andyh7537
    @andyh7537 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Instead of using a full-size drill bit to make the hole in the top, use a center punch to mark your hole and then use a step bit. They are designed to cut through sheet metal nicely. Cheers! Also: Credit to Robert Murray-Smith for the carbon wick.

  • @Sapper127
    @Sapper127 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Wind a piece of thread round the wick it makes it easier to get into the pipe.

  • @ckworton
    @ckworton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    Add a steel mesh mantle over it and a shiny stainless reflector curved around one half of it. You’ll increase the heat output by many times.

    • @carolmaplesden916
      @carolmaplesden916 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      thanks I just checked and Amazon has a mesh mantel just the right size for 14$ LoL

    • @quakerorts
      @quakerorts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Doesn't that violate the laws of physics?

    • @ckworton
      @ckworton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      It will cause the mantle to glow and deliver a lot of IR, energy that would otherwise not be used as effectively.
      This is why a lot of old paraffin/kerosene heaters had mantles.
      If you add a reflector, you’ll direct the IR forwards.
      Look to old heaters.
      You can make a mantle from steel mesh.
      But it would be best to make that wick thin and a larger circle, then have the mantle just a little bigger, so the flame heats the mantle directly.

    • @johnniecameron8829
      @johnniecameron8829 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      No. You won't,,,,,,the flame is doing all the heating...the pots,,mesh,,etc,do nothing

    • @kellyvcraig
      @kellyvcraig 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@quakerorts, EXACTLY, just as the candle- terracotta pot thing is so much BS, you're not going to get more heat out of this than is dumped into the air. That is, nothing is going to multiply the heat. All you can do is collect it in something and radiate it off that larger area.

  • @rosettanuinthorn7815
    @rosettanuinthorn7815 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    What did you do when you cut another piece of copper...was it longer or shorter...? What changes did you make?

  • @shineon651
    @shineon651 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Sheesh! Everyone is a critic. This is a terrific piece of advice for heating my greenhouse. The fans really do help to circulate the air. Got one on my wood stove now. I just don’t think I could leave it unattended. It’s a good set up for safety I think but a raging fire on the mountain isn’t worth the risk. I’d risk the carbon monoxide vomits first. Thanks for teaching me something. 👍

  • @froggymountain
    @froggymountain 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    soak the wick material in the oil before inserting it into the copper tube?

  • @quakerorts
    @quakerorts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I'd put the wick in from the bottom, since you only need a bit out of the top. 🤔

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Also, if you use the vent hood on top of your stove, make sure it vents to the outside!
    Some of them only go through a screen/filter and exhaust back into the room.
    Thank You, Sir for this awesome idea and everybody be safe.
    🙂🥰🕯🪔 Please also get a fire extinguisher🧯🔥 😀

    • @jafojafo5412
      @jafojafo5412 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If the vent fan works over the stove … why would you use this heat method instead of an electric heater, 😂😂

  • @turdferguson5300
    @turdferguson5300 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    It's perfect timing for this video to be suggested. I've been experimenting with this type of hearer and heat sources. I started with making Crisco candles which had a good burn time but a cold flame. Then I made some alcohol candles which doesn't last as long but burns much hotter. I'll have to make a vegetable oil heater to test.
    My heater is made of items found at thrift stores. My burn chamber where the candles sit is a stainless strainer with a 2 1/2 inch air gap on top to keep the candles cool. This especially important when using alcohol candles. On top of the air gap there's another stainless strainer the same diameter as the burn chamber turned upside down with a slightly larger stainless strainer upside down on top of it. The top strainer has a 9 inch diameter so I can cook or sit my fan on it. For safety the burn chamber sits in a 3 inch tall Pyrex bowl just incase.
    I want to make a alcohol burning stove also, the one with the copper loop on top. My attraction to Crisco and alcohol is it doesn't produce carbon monoxide or so Google says. Google also says vegetable oil doesn't produce carbon monoxide. I'll use a sensor anyway. I want a heat source in my truck for when the motor isn't running.

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Alcohol candles? What and how are those?

    • @turdferguson5300
      @turdferguson5300 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@MarianLuca-rz5kk You take glass shot bottles (mine are Absolut Vodka). It needs to be glass to handle the heat. Punch a small hole in the center of the lid for the wick and a smaller hole for the vent. I doubled cotton string 8 times for a wick but use whatever wicking material you have. Fill the bottles with 91% rubbing alcohol to where the neck starts (not to the top). Trim your wick very short to prevent smoke and overheating. I'm not saying this is the best but as for now it's showing promise. I like the temperature alcohol burns at and so do the Top Fuel drag racers. I'm sure there are videos on the subject where you might find better information. Good luck

    • @a64738
      @a64738 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have a alcohol stove for cooking in my sailboat. It give about 2000w but is unable to give enough heat to fry a steak, steak just ends getting slow cooked... A 1500w gas burner on the other hand has no problem burning a steak to charcoal lol. The problem is the 2000w alcohol burner heats the room and not the pan...

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@turdferguson5300
      Thanks for the info. I will try it. Good wishes !

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@a64738
      Why does the alcohol burner heat the room instead of cooking the steak ?

  • @DirectCurrent4u
    @DirectCurrent4u 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My Cat would love that Heated Cat Box! 🤣Keep up the great work!👍

  • @jmd2432
    @jmd2432 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The stove fan works with a 'pelter disc' which generates small amounts of electricity when one side of this disk gets hot and the other side is cooler. As long as there is a differential in temps it will continue to produce from a few DC volts to maybe as much as 12 DC volts, in some cases. -- These do not wear out over time and can work for decades when cared for properly. -- Cost? $15 to $45 pending size, # of blades on the fan, etc.

  • @toml.8210
    @toml.8210 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Some JB Weld would easily hold the tube in place.
    Some old aquarium filler will work as well as the sand.
    You can get the carbon felt in the plumbing section of Home Depot or hardware/plumbing store.
    You can use a little alcohol to help the oil get started to wick up & burn easily.
    The fan is called a peltier fan.
    If you plan to use some heating like this you need a CO detector- be safe rather than sick!

    • @mouserr
      @mouserr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      i wouldnt use jb weld, if you are going the epoxy route then use hotcat, exhaust patch epoxy its made specifically for hot work

    • @genemyersmyers6710
      @genemyersmyers6710 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No ,the flame protector in my home depot is a polybicarbinet treated material, I know because I bought one and it just melted and died.

    • @genemyersmyers6710
      @genemyersmyers6710 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Olive oil,crisco ,veg. Oil will not cause poison monoxide.

  • @nerys71
    @nerys71 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    If anyone's curious about the fan it actually is an electric fan
    Inside the fan is something called a t e g or thermoelectric generator
    Basically it's a piazzo device where if you heat up one side and cool the other side it generates a small electric current That's why this unit has a flat bottom that's the hot side and then it has cooling fins behind the fan those are actually important because the way these work is on temperature delta difference in temperature between the hot and cold side if both sides get hot or saturated it stops working
    So the fan not only circulates the hot air but also keeps the cool side of the TEG cool maintaining that delta or difference in temperature between the hot and cold side which means it keeps generating electricity which is just enough to spin that little fan
    Ultimately the core problem with these heaters is not a matter of heat it doesn't matter how much temperature you produce it matters how many BTUs you produce You've got to be able to produce enough BTUs to actually heat the volume of space you're trying to heat versus how rapidly that's based cools down to the environment around you so no you won't be heating your house with this :-)

    • @iscovidoveryet7828
      @iscovidoveryet7828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      AKA Peltier cooler. Current (not voltage) through the diodes produces a delta t, (hot one one side, cold on the other WITH proper heat sink dissipation).
      Inversely, a temp difference between either side of the diodes produce a current. Hence the need for cooling fins behind the fan.
      A better design would also blow air around the flame, adding more oxygen, and produce more heat. Mind you, at a higher fuel burn rate. There's No free lunch here.

    • @nerys71
      @nerys71 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@iscovidoveryet7828 bingo except pelture coolers are relatively inefficient at making power That's what a TEG is for or a thermal electric generator it's a bit better at making power from the reverse of this process but a healthier cooler will do it as well just not very well

    • @daleval2182
      @daleval2182 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It has a plate on the bottom that spins the fan. Woodstove fan

    • @iscovidoveryet7828
      @iscovidoveryet7828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@nerys71 Rip apart any countertop water coolers, single bottle wine chiller or liquid cooled CPU chillers as I have, and you'll find the exact same unit in them as what's powering the fan.
      The only dif, is that is that heat (the energy source) is being applied to one side, and the radiated heat being dissipated on the other, which 'creates' the current driving the fan.
      And yes, for all practical purposes, as an energy recovery source, they won't be all that efficient cost/watt generated until these things become dirt cheap, but hey...

    • @nerys71
      @nerys71 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@iscovidoveryet7828 look I'm not going to argue with you about this there's a difference between a peltier cooler and a TEG They look the same visually physically looking at them you can't tell the difference but they're made a little bit different

  • @PWOODHAMS
    @PWOODHAMS 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Very interesting. How long of a burn time did you get with that setup?

  • @wizzz88
    @wizzz88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    all these people making these oil heaters need to understand FLASHPOINT. once the flashpoint is reached, the contents explode. around 500 degrees, different oils have different flashpoints
    oil flashpoints
    alvocado oil (refined) 480-520°F.
    Safflower oil 450-500°F.
    Canola oil 400-475°F.
    Soybean oil 450°F.
    Sunflower oil (refined) 450°F.
    Peanut oil (refined) 450°F.
    Coconut oil (refined) 400-450°F.
    be careful people!!!

    • @MrSprintcat
      @MrSprintcat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Okay do a video of it exploding

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @wizzz888 - When does the flash happen? Does the flashpoint temperature have to reach the surface of the oil inside the jar ?

    • @dudester873
      @dudester873 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow -- thank you for adding this info to the comments! 👍
      I didn't know this and this would be an important safety tip.
      You should make a video demonstrating such.

    • @kellyvcraig
      @kellyvcraig 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Now, about kerosene lamps that have been in use for ages. . . .
      Yes, be careful, but. . . .

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kellyvcraig
      You are right, but... I guess kerosene lamps might not use copper pipe that conducts much heat to the inside where the fuel is.

  • @teltwosheds2972
    @teltwosheds2972 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I made one of these about a year ogo. Took a few attempts but a handy emergency backup 😊

  • @Kangsteri
    @Kangsteri 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Good design. You could also use another aluminum tray, like you have under it, to collect the sooth from it. It can be used as pigment for black paint. It's also called as lampblack. Water glass (sodium silicate) is a good heat resistant base for the paints.

    • @user-kr5953
      @user-kr5953 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice pic, although it really doesn't fit in here

  • @vvogt4252
    @vvogt4252 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome Video, Thanks for the Information. Have a Great Sunday.

  • @froggymountain
    @froggymountain 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fan is peltier chip (electrical powered). Basically a cluster of thermocouples that generate a current when heated. The electric powers the motor.

  • @dinosaur0073
    @dinosaur0073 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much..
    I fall in love ❤️ with that heat fan😊

  • @daledavies2334
    @daledavies2334 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Black felt pen makes a good surface to monitor the temperature. Infrared radiant heat. A flat black surface is the desired surface to get a proper reading.

  • @outspokenwitness8744
    @outspokenwitness8744 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Don't make my mistake of using waste oil burners in the house. You'll get soot everywhere unless you use a chimney to take the fumes outside.

  • @tedcorey3054
    @tedcorey3054 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice , I like it . Finally a good use for canola oil .

  • @evelynrieth843
    @evelynrieth843 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perhaps you should add a disclaimer to protect yourself.
    Good idea! Please protect yourself.

  • @user-ms2my9es2d
    @user-ms2my9es2d 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks 👍, I'll watch more of your demos. Have a good new year.

  • @richavic4520
    @richavic4520 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You mentioned two pieces of safely equipment, but there's one more very important one.
    A fire extinguisher. 10 pounds minimum.
    There's no feeling like 'what could I have done more?'.
    When that smoke alarm goes off, you have one chance to stop a fire while it's small enough for the average person to make a difference.
    Leave the big stuff to professionals. The first priority is to preserve lives.

  • @zane4utwo
    @zane4utwo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this information. Good video.

  • @Subgunman
    @Subgunman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Is one is to use a vent for the heater one must make up the air that is being exhausted outside. It’s best to add a second smaller diameter pipe down low to the outside and bring it up close to the burner. It will supply the burner with cooler dense air that will offset the smoke if the candle does emit a lot of smoke and supply fresh air to replace air exhausted through the vent. Excessive smoke can be a sign that the wick is too far out of the copper pipe and the flame is excessively high. Upon refilling the candle the next day pull the wick back into the pipe by about a quarter of an inch and see if it produces smoke on the next burn. You will lose some heating efficiency by adding a vent pipe to the system.

  • @mojavebohemian814
    @mojavebohemian814 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the great ideas...

  • @melissahoffman4687
    @melissahoffman4687 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Over time carbon felt will shrink half an inch, or a full inch per year from the heat. The glowing red means the carbon felt is drying up, and needs more fuel. This heater/lamp will make a great simmer stove. Perfect for baking. :)

  • @tayfun6652
    @tayfun6652 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Correction, fan runs with electric 💡. But what it is in the middle bit there is a heat exchanger so that turns heat to 3 to 5 volt electric so fan has small electric motor basically, lovely little device which in emergency you can even charge your mobile phone by heat. I must say fantastic video. I like it.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So nice to see a kind word. Thank you.

    • @kasturikrishnarao4849
      @kasturikrishnarao4849 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍✅️⚘️THANKS FOR
      GOOD IDEA!
      YOU CAN USE CERAMIC TUBE INSTEAD OF COPPER TUBE AND FIRE FILTER TOPS STAINLESS STEEL TWO NU PIECES WILL GET BETTER RESULTS.--> [ HEAT OUTPUT ]👍✅️

    • @myk9rox
      @myk9rox 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      With it burning so hot, how do you extinguish it if you needed to please

    • @DeezNuttz_BoffaDem
      @DeezNuttz_BoffaDem 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@myk9roxurinate on directly onto the flame. Its not only a cheap option but also environmentally responsible.

  • @bsc4344
    @bsc4344 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    used thin strip of leftover carbon felt from methanol heater diy project, wicked up side of tuna can, and extra virgin oil.... 2 Tbs took 3 hrs to burn , huge heat nice light

  • @wascalywabbit
    @wascalywabbit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The coil alcohol burners are really neat.

  • @Grateful_Grannie
    @Grateful_Grannie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video. What were the changes you mentioned needing to do with pipe & wick? Is there a best size for the pipe? Thx-

  • @lindac446
    @lindac446 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What modifications did you make to copper pipe? Longer?
    Also, wondering if large soup pot or xl SS baking pan would work better than flimsy aluminum pan?

  • @brentfrank7012
    @brentfrank7012 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very kool idea, never heard of carbon felt. Thank you

  • @patryott2468
    @patryott2468 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This would be a good repurpose for previously used metal canning caps.

  • @closeupchannel4365
    @closeupchannel4365 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how he keeps a bottle of isopropyl right next to an open flame 🔥

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Live fast die young and leave clean underwear. 😂

  • @echandler673
    @echandler673 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! I hate to ask but how much electricity does the spcae heater add for that space and how much electricity does that fraw for you nightly on winter days?

  • @nicolwolfsinger3592
    @nicolwolfsinger3592 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nicely done, no potential casualties.
    I've actually seen emerg heat videos that had no concern for safety.😵
    👍🏽On Presentation Great Ideas and Safety!👍🏽
    Thank You for this amazing video!

  • @gisella1350
    @gisella1350 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Appreciate your information, thank you for going to the effort. It never ceases to amaze me how many want to piggyback on someone who has put the time and effort in, all these people with their 2 cent ideas. If they are so smart, they should make their own video for TH-cam.

    • @OnlyTheChronic
      @OnlyTheChronic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯 agreed. This is an amazing idea as it is and since i can actually see how his method works i think I'd have to put my trust into the way he is demonstrating it.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching!

  • @jamesshriver4822
    @jamesshriver4822 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Spin the felt so that the end flap is not wanting to unwind and bunch up as your inserting into copper pipe!😉

  • @markashlock9017
    @markashlock9017 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Is there that much difference in this and having 3 or 4 candles burning concerning carbon monoxide? Just curious. Thanks!

  • @pattiannepascual
    @pattiannepascual 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i would make 2 tiny vent holes on the lid between the copper tube holding felt and edge of jar, for safety if pressure builds up. also lowering the wick until there's no smoke.

  • @marcellebaudry5786
    @marcellebaudry5786 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bravo

  • @tom_olofsson
    @tom_olofsson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting.

  • @prestonjoy8092
    @prestonjoy8092 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video! - To share what I learned about those fans- Not all will take that direct high heat. I was shopping for one to adapt to my Mr. Buddy propane heater, when I ran across that fact... So make sure they are high heat protected, or they can burn up to close to the heat source.

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice idea ZEN GARDEN OASIS. Using easy to source materials is the way to go fella. Maybe you could make a industrial duty heating unit fella ?? Nice work and video too.

  • @n.b.p.davenport7066
    @n.b.p.davenport7066 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My small pot belly Cold Stone works just fine for us😮 plus we have heat tape in the dirt the thermostatically controlled the Keith's dirt about 56° used industrial heat tape McMaster-Carr or Grainger carries it Harley uses any electrical

  • @preacherman9018
    @preacherman9018 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    That is a cool fan. That looks perfect for a small shelter. It's just hard to understand how such a small flame can counter the amount of cold air entering from the vent. It's only in the 20's F now. I understand the concern about CO, but if I crack a window, it will cool it down right now.

    • @jaybanks7718
      @jaybanks7718 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Get a Chinese diesel heater. It will get you more heat and you can put it outside and pump the heat inside. It solves all the venting issues. It does use a little electricity, but it will run from a car battery...which could be solar charged. I watched a lot of videos on these type of things and even experimented a little with some candles. I decided two things: I didn't want to freeze to death and I wanted any exhaust to be produced outside. I now have a diesel heater.

    • @karenbuckner1959
      @karenbuckner1959 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@jaybanks7718 is the battery only used to start the diesel engine, then it runs off the diesel? Is it noisy like most diesels? Thanks.

    • @jaybanks7718
      @jaybanks7718 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@karenbuckner1959 It always uses electricity, but once it starts, it doesn't use a lot. I have ran it more than half a day off of a car jump stater. It's outside, so most of what you get inside the house is the blower noise from the fan moving the air. I'm really picky with noise. It doesn't bother me too much.

  • @KirbyHeath-wp2db
    @KirbyHeath-wp2db 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome

  • @ToyBoxPoleStudio
    @ToyBoxPoleStudio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    obviously you cant hook up a vent if you put the bowl on top, or did i miss a step? thank you for sharing this heat option.

  • @sinisamilisavljevic8833
    @sinisamilisavljevic8833 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you want to cut easy with your left hand, then you have to use the left-handed scissors.

  • @reasoningtruth
    @reasoningtruth 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I see there are many people helping your design. Let me add by saying you can use plumbers felt for a wick going into a canning jar with a hole in the lid. Use a two inch X 1/2 inch copper tube to hold the wick in place. Put some cooking oil into the canning jar and you got it.

  • @THEGLASSMANSWORLD
    @THEGLASSMANSWORLD 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm quite sure hemp oil and olive oil would also work. Lard too because the heat from the wick would liquify the lard.

    • @jeffmosier3145
      @jeffmosier3145 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd like to think the lard would smoke when burning.

  • @rickt6835
    @rickt6835 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Idk what I’m doing wrong but I went through all the steps 3 separate times; used rubbing alcohol as a starter; different size wicks as well as waited till the next day to make sure the canola oil had time to soak the wick. After all that I can’t get it to stay lit for more that 5 minutes or so. Any suggestions?

  • @1JamesHamilton1
    @1JamesHamilton1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should have shoved it into the pipe from the other end. Then you just push it through until the wick pops out the top, and you just let the free end hang down into the fuel oil. 😊
    Thanks for the video

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the tip

    • @1JamesHamilton1
      @1JamesHamilton1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZenGardenOasis. Awesome device made two of them and removed all humidity from my basement in roughly 48 hrs
      Edited to add 46oz tomato juice can with ⅜in holes drilled into it works well for a short use upright. Drilling pilot holes first makes it a lot easier. I used a ³/¹⁶ bit. My pitbull Angel donated her stainless food and water bowls to my cause. She got brand new ones out of the deal, and her favorite snack, pig ears from Rural King.
      If anyone uses the tomato juice can or any can with a label, be sure to remove the label first, or your smoke alarm will make a very loud noise. Ask me how I know.

  • @debbies6192
    @debbies6192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent!

  • @aebniala
    @aebniala 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the plants loves the co2

  • @robgad2271
    @robgad2271 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Canola oil can be burned in a home as a oil lamp or heater, as long as it doesn't have more than a couple of these burning per room. They don't put out any more heat or toxins than regular fuel kerosene lamp oil. Some lamp oils contain as much as 20% ethyl alcohol which helps it to light and burn, and reduces smoke and carbon toxins.
    I live in the high mountains and kerosene and regular cooking oils will not burn well above 7,000 ft elevation. I stopped trying to use oil lamps and a variety of contraptions like this for heat, and have gone to pure hydrogen (separated HHO, removing the oxygen from the generator) as it will burn where kerosene and LP Gas will not. We have sufficient oxygen in the air, but super low pressure.

  • @Macismad
    @Macismad 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I would be interested in some version of this that I could use as a space heater in my garage. I am not too concerned about carbon monoxide as I think there is enough ambient air flow in there. Plus it is a large 2 car garage. But on the subject of venting, I did not exactly understand how you would apply that venting hose in this case. All I can assume is that you would attach it to the top of the canister and use this device without the bowl?

    • @STho205
      @STho205 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just buy a drum shaped kerosene heater for a large garage or a rectangular one with reflective mirror behind for just the workshop area. They are about $140 new, but with the high price of kerosene lately they are being tossed out with the trash or sold for $20.
      Much less fiddly than this, tip over protection, 30000 or 12000 BTUs instead of 500...much better visible control of the flame.
      Smothering a flame in a rig you can't watch is a recipe for CO or Oxygen depletion.
      As to a small space, the sand candle with the walmart utensil can over it is pretty good on your table but won't diffuse well. Instead of a bowl, just put a small piece of black iron on top as a heat exchanger. You have to be close to feel that 382F.

    • @jaybanks7718
      @jaybanks7718 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A two car garage is pushing it, but ... Chinese diesel heater. There are some videos of them working on a two car garage, but don't expect it to be toasty warm. I'm heating a room that would probably hold one car. It works well enough that I'm OK with it. I was a little disappointed at first, but the room is not very well insulated. Can't really blame the heater on that.

  • @donm1547
    @donm1547 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems if you are venting the exhaust it is also convecting all of the created heat through the vent duct system thereby creating a less efficient heating effect?

    • @darkfieldcarnivore3928
      @darkfieldcarnivore3928 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Infrared radiation is the intended heat output and does not go out the vent.

    • @indieannajonesing
      @indieannajonesing 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do you ever light one candle and think geez, I need to vent this.. ?

    • @jefferymccargar4174
      @jefferymccargar4174 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya it's bullshit people

    • @georgeh8937
      @georgeh8937 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@darkfieldcarnivore3928 hey carnivore. at normal temperatures only a small percentage of energy is infrared. the majority of energy goes into the hot air convection current.

    • @darkfieldcarnivore3928
      @darkfieldcarnivore3928 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@georgeh8937 Hi. I agree, but this heater is designed to use the radiant infra red energy, hence the reflector.

  • @user-tn5vs3nj4s
    @user-tn5vs3nj4s 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fan works true a pellentier ellement makes current and soins a smal engine ;-)

  • @enigma_7
    @enigma_7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you get this idea from Robert Murray Smith TH-cam channel? I've made this kind of forever wick and it works!

  • @ChaplainDaveSparks
    @ChaplainDaveSparks 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wouldn't it have been easier to feed the carbon felt through the copper *FROM THE OTHER SIDE?*
    Also, will this produce more heat than a _"Crisco candle"?_

  • @johnnyhill5704
    @johnnyhill5704 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I mainly use corn oil for cooking, would I be able to use that instead

  • @jedi-mic
    @jedi-mic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You want to put a radical still fine mesh used for building preventing rodents and metal lead on top round the jar lid much more heat

  • @eduardonieto2355
    @eduardonieto2355 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is cool my friend.

  • @brown55061
    @brown55061 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OK so how warm does the sand get? I think you need to make 2 containers, one with the heat element below and the 2nd full of sand above it so it absorbs the heat and keeps dispersing for hours after the fire goes out.

  • @MH01684
    @MH01684 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fan has a peltier device within I'm guessing 🤔. The fins of the fan is for the cooling effect of the peltier device within 😎.

  • @hellos3487
    @hellos3487 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've tried things similar to this. Stainless steel bowl works great, cast iron frying pan works better. Cast iron is the best for holding heat and takes longer to cool down.

  • @sandykunkle9466
    @sandykunkle9466 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you use used vegetable oil in the heater?

  • @frankenstein3163
    @frankenstein3163 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How long does that amount of oil last ?

  • @TheParkAttendant
    @TheParkAttendant 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Or, you could try sharp tin snips to do the cutting. New subscriber.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great idea thanks for your input. 👍

  • @royking7298
    @royking7298 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An inverted clay flower pot may work better than the aluminium untensil holder. or replace the metal bowl with the flower pot.

    • @sparkesman1980
      @sparkesman1980 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Only issue with overturned clay flower pot is that after a period of time they start to crack

  • @GiC7
    @GiC7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Master

  • @rommelfcc
    @rommelfcc 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Try double elevated clay pots, separated by about an inch (block the hole in the base of the pot)

  • @stevengoodwin4501
    @stevengoodwin4501 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have an old hurricane lantern. Could that heat source (combined with a terra cotta landscape pot work?

  • @konradk3640
    @konradk3640 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I saw fire made with this kind of heater. The temperature sourrounding the jar rise to such a temperature that oil start in fire. It can burst the glass of jar first and colapsing jar start a fire. Very dangerous it may be. If you develop something that pyt oil far from heat, or prevent heating the oil in jar it could be more safe and in this case more intersting. In my opinion the weakest point of this construction is risk to heat oil to temperature wher it ignite fire on it. OR temperature burst the jar and oil soak to sand and start a fire on uncontrolled scale. I saw fire which burn all the house. Idea Is ecellent but need to have more safety features. Maybe har should be dig much more deeper than knot.Or something like that. Non of this kind of experiment not showing how high temperature of oil in jar is after several hours of use. Be AWARE this could be dangerous for your house (Can burn it) or oyur and your family life. Writing this I am still greatful that you show it, but it is fire and fuel - and it could be disastrous!

    • @wakeupthebear
      @wakeupthebear 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly.
      Why is this guy always making these things for people to burn up there stuff with.
      500* is not to be fuc$ed with.
      You just won’t be able to do anything with the fire and heat.
      Please stop posting these inventions. There shite!

  • @true5188
    @true5188 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wet the carbon felt with the oil before puttimg it in to the copper pipe . Should slide in and ready when lighting it .

  • @cintie45
    @cintie45 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi I just came across your video and if you get this message can you tell me how long can that burn for? I do appreciate your video thank you very much

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Depends on the can size and the purity of your fuel. Generally about 5-8 hours with those variables. Cheers.

  • @SolaraGonzalez
    @SolaraGonzalez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    También se puede colocar una olla y hervirá el agua

  • @DavidD03820
    @DavidD03820 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How long does this last?

  • @johnsonlc1
    @johnsonlc1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Exchange the metal bowl with a clay pot.
    Thank you for the information.

  • @biddibee3526
    @biddibee3526 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Safety is always number one however keep in mind that this oil won’t burn if it tips over. It’s not like gasoline or alcohol or other flammables

  • @fernandotalamantes5896
    @fernandotalamantes5896 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    change the cap with other without gasket at bottom. solder the pipe to the new cap and fill the top tiny cup with alcohol then fire the alcohol and this flame will pre-heat the pipe and star burning the oil.

  • @laurietim6285
    @laurietim6285 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question how about used motor oil,??? Please respond to
    Cold in Michigan. Thank you and GOD bless

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Too much smoke and toxic residue

  • @johnholmes3584
    @johnholmes3584 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would call it a thermal fan. I need to find some for my wood stove.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe I linked one in the description. 👍

  • @881buddha
    @881buddha 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How long does it burn for please

  • @chesterwheeler279
    @chesterwheeler279 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fireproof regular felt or cotton cloth using a supersatrated solution of borax and table salt ..soke in the solution andallow to dry.

  • @user-cw7fh9fr1i
    @user-cw7fh9fr1i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    question where would you get one of those fans...

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check description to link

  • @rayamundson8394
    @rayamundson8394 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Max Heater use carbon felt wick in an 12 inch length by 6 inch deep. Make an iron box out of air duct. Have an iron tube made from air duct running thru center of box. Wick heats this iron tube and iron tube heats air in room while the nasty stuff goes outside an alluminun dryer vent. Use a rivet gun to assemble the rectangle air vent box . Box has 2 holes on sides for heater tube and one hole on top where alluninum dryer vent goes outside. Tube that passes thru box inside gets red hot. Get a battery operated tiny fan to push very hot air out into room.

    • @rayamundson8394
      @rayamundson8394 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Use a carbon wick system you put inside box like you seen in video that uses canola oil.

    • @rayamundson8394
      @rayamundson8394 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Use thicker grade material on iron air duct box. Remember to soak wick before you install it. Use proper materials to seal box correctly. ONLY tube inside box gets red hot. The box does not. I had a glass blower person to make the container that holds the wick and oil but you guys could use several of those jars he made and put inside box to heat the iron tube inside.

  • @88s10Durango
    @88s10Durango 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ??? How long would 8 oz. of the oil burn for ?

  • @user-yk7vd4zg3r
    @user-yk7vd4zg3r 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should have started from the bottom to push the carbon wick, since that was where the excess was to remain.

  • @user-oi6gp3fg8t
    @user-oi6gp3fg8t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love to sponsor

  • @THEGLASSMANSWORLD
    @THEGLASSMANSWORLD 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does the carbon felt actually wick all the liquid up from the bottom of the jar. Does the jar actually empty out completely?

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I guess if the jar's lid is very tight, the wick will suck oil until a partial vacuum will form inside that will oppose the pulling up of the oil by the wick.

  • @lennettapeterson7417
    @lennettapeterson7417 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I use denatured alcohol as the fuel in that heater you showed?

    • @daleval2182
      @daleval2182 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No use thick oils

  • @NeverGiveUp-ib3xb
    @NeverGiveUp-ib3xb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1.Carbon monoxide detector.
    2. Smoke detector.
    3. Fire extinguisher.

  • @Jeff92346
    @Jeff92346 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Won't the fan blow the CO away from the vent?
    Otherwise, cool project.
    Sort of reminds me of Toledo Tourches.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks you sir….I’m searching for the cleanest burning oil that’s reasonable priced. But I want everyone to be safe and make the point about venting and car monox detect. Have a great day.

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@ZenGardenOasis.
      Why is carbon monoxide emitted ?

    • @Hang10boards
      @Hang10boards 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@MarianLuca-rz5kkopen flame burning oxygen... incomplete burning of "fuel" causes (CO)

    • @MarianLuca-rz5kk
      @MarianLuca-rz5kk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Hang10boards Thanks.

  • @ahmedmemon7756
    @ahmedmemon7756 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved ur video. How long does it take run.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Depending on candle size in ounces. Burns at a very slow rate. Have a great day.