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Let's see now.
Wood pellets and corn ARE roughly the same size, and several makers advertise that their units can handle both, but I'm told (by a friend in the business) that there is a slight difference. I seem to recall that it was a) BTU's and b) the debris left behind, this mandated a difference in the fire pot between the two fuels.
ANY oil furnace can be adapted to burn waste oil. There are companies that make them, but I'm told (by the same friend as above) that the difference is that they have some sort of multiple nozzle burner so that the orifice size can be varied on the fly to match the heat value of the oil being burned. Extra filters, etc., are also required. I have seen a 'home-made' one, a mechanic up here made one for his shop. It is a standard oil furnace with a much larger nozzle & pump and multiple filters and sediment traps. He did a little 'experimenting' at first to get the nozzle size right, etc., but says it has been trouble-free for several years now. In fact he allows home-owners to bring their used oil to him since he doesn't generate enough to satisfy his heating needs. I know there are several manufacturers out there, if you do a search by "waste oil furnace" I'm sure you will find lots of them. I have linked to a 'home-brewed' oil stove a fellow is doing, I thought it might be of interest to you. I think you, like myself, are if nothing else interested in clever ideas and concepts.
Feel free to email me directly if you want a more detailed take on it.
Best of luck.
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Just one thought on the topic of heating shops. If you have any machine tools, the warming/cooling cycles tend to give you a condensation problem to contend with. I like infrared over the areas I work in. You can get them pretty cheap from Enco, less so from Graingers.
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all great points, thank you
It would be like me to over-engineer this thing and come up with a super-whamadyne radiant floor system only to drill into it with a roto-hammer
thought food indeed
-ao
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