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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: donahuej on February 26, 2012, 08:33:48 AM

Title: Home built
Post by: donahuej on February 26, 2012, 08:33:48 AM

Another quick question.  Anyone here have any luck with plans or sketches for a home built boiler?  Thinking of giving this a shot for my shop because it some 300 feet from the house - forget heat loss not sure I could even look at the bill for the thermopex :bag:  We have a gas powered welder and access to any type of steel you could ask for.  These boilers are fairly basic in design just seeing if anyone had a plan set or a sketch they might recommend.

Thanks again for all the help,

Jamie

Title: Re: Home built
Post by: Scott7m on February 26, 2012, 08:36:14 AM

You don't need thermopex, you could use a 5 wrap with 1 1/4" lines and be alright if you have additional capacity on your existing boiler.  5 wrap is hard to beat

Title: Re: Home built
Post by: RSI on February 26, 2012, 08:59:53 AM

Have you ever done any welding that needed to be water tight? It is not real easy with a stick welder unless you are really good at welding.
5 wrap would cost about $2k for 1-1/4"

Title: Re: Home built
Post by: 6pacmac on February 26, 2012, 01:46:50 PM

you could use scrap propane tanks.   Put a smaller one inside of a larger one.

Title: Re: Home built
Post by: Bull on February 26, 2012, 03:47:24 PM

There are several in the Home made section with lots of pictures