Old oil furnace to wood stove (newbie)

[dogdog130]

Man we got it from said just had the single pupe hooked to it

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[wooduser]

Man we got it from said just had the single pupe hooked to it

"The man we got it from said it just had the single pipe hooked up to it?" Are you referring to the vent pipe or some other pipe?

 

[ShawnLiNY]

Man we got it from said just had the single pupe hooked to it

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Pics of interior should provide an answer , it is possible the previous owner added a diy domestic hot water coil . But from looking at the pics this configuration does not appear to be a stove , this fire box is huge looks at least 3’ Long

 

[maple1]

That looks like a homemade contraption of a stove to me. Don't I see light inside one of those holes on the back of it, lower right?

Still not clear what you are planning to heat with this. If it's just a garage, an air handler shouldn't be needed or serve much added good.

We haven't even touched on flue considerations.

But either way and no matter what, you first need to ask your insurance person if you can put a wood burner (stove, boiler, furnace, or contraption) in your garage. Even if the answer is yes, and you put an unlisted contraption there, I highly doubt they will pay on a claim if anything bad were to happen.

 

[vwmike]

Both the "stove" and current furnace look like they are on their last legs as is and need upgrading. Not worth putting time or money into either.

 

[begreen]

dogdog130 this simply is not going to work out. Hopefully you don't have anything invested yet. Can you return this old wood boiler?

 

[TWilk117]

My boys garage is roughly 20’x30’ and tall. He did insulate the ceiling and garage door but the windows are very old single pane glass. The walls are block.
He got an old ‘fake’ Jøtul f118 ‘knock off’ for free, and it heats the garage pretty darn well. Just saying.

 

[dogdog130]

Sorry for the delay on pic of inside we have death in family here picture of the inside

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[ShawnLiNY]

Sorry for the delay on pic of inside we have death in family here picture of the insideView attachment 237975

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My first question is why are you burning a rifle butt? What’s the deal with that plate with and the angle brace ?

 

[ShawnLiNY]

I think I figured out the plate , that acts as a damper and baffle when wood is burning and up to temp that piece is dropped into position and the brace locks it in place .

 

[dogdog130]

That was stuff in it when we bought it and havent got to mess with it been working and family death been to busy to mess with it

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[bholler]

Honestly it looks like scrap metal to me

 

[ShawnLiNY]

That was stuff in it when we bought it and havent got to mess with it been working and family death been to busy to mess with it

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Sorry for your loss . Again I’ll tell you this is definitely not advised or safe but since it’s a garage install it’s possible to use this as a semi suitable stove provided you make some modifications

 

[dogdog130]

Got to fogure out something this 250 bucks

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