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reddy/torpedo heater on wvo? - larsalan - 10-08-2012
anybody know how this might work? I'm looking to get one on CL with the intention of running some WVO/kero in it. Not for like home heating or life sustaining heat just for outdoor work and stuff in the shed or whatever.
Well, I will prolly try and do it anyway so I'll post updates here
RE: reddy/torpedo heater on wvo? - Simpler=Better - 10-08-2012
I've heard that it's not worth the effort blah blah blah but I don't see any reason you couldn't do it so long as the fuel was heated before you tried to light er up'
RE: reddy/torpedo heater on wvo? - larsalan - 10-08-2012
I never dissected one to see how it even works. People are also selling those lantern shaped heaters. I dont know how all those work either. I guess some you just light a wick. I live out on a old little house and I am always working/playing outdoors.
I guess I need to hurry up and start looking at some. I called one guy today that wrote the ad like he was really motivated to get rid of his. Then talk to him and find out he's kinda waiting for a great trade or top $.
Like to know how this kinda iron lump works
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/clt/3312499164.html
might be a good place for some soybean oil
RE: reddy/torpedo heater on wvo? - 74Dusted - 02-26-2016
I know this is an old topic, but this does work. Can't run one on straight WVO though, since they use a pair of electrodes as an ignitor (like an oil furnace does)
Anywhere from a 30/70 to 50/50 mix of Kerosene to WVO works well in a torpedo heater (aka Salamander / Reddy Heater). My dad and I used to run a large 300k BTU Salamander in the shop on a WVO mix, until it finally died of old age (the control panel died). That's when we converted an old oil furnace to run on Kero and WVO. At first we mixed a ratio of Kero/WVO and ran it like that, until we figured out how to run it on straight WVO.
Had to setup a preheater and an automatic dual fuel setup with dual nozzles. It would start up on Kero, and then once it fired it would switch over to straight WVO