Multi Fuel shop Heater?

[JP_in_STL]

I'm in need of something to temporarily heat up part of my shop. I have 24x40 with one end (15x24) walled off and insulated. I heat this with a wood stove plenty fine. I occasionally have a bigger project going and need some temporary heat in the uninsulated space.

So I'm at Wally World and they sell an All-Pro 55K BTU "multi-fuel" Reddy heater style that states it burns JP8, Diesel 1 and 2, and Kerosene for $200. Anyone ever use one of these. They must be fairly new as I've never seen anything previously like it for less than $1000. Anyone have one, seen one, used one? If so how smelly/fumey is it running diesel.

The reasoning is I keep diesel around for cleaning parts, burning brush, and the car is diesel. I don't want/need another fuel to store and kerosene can get expensive.

Thanks,

- JP

[RichP]

Well, a friend of my sons picked up a multi-fuel heater at home depot for $35, looks like one of those jet engine types. Heats his two car, uninsulated garage from cold to t-shirt conditons in about 15 minutes. Did not pay attention to the make/model but we're doing two more lifts this coming weekend so I'll take note this time while I'm up there...

[mylt1]

i have an older 55kbtu for my shed it works great with k1 never used diesel but it will work fine on that to. sounds like a jet engine when its running but it will heat a 16x20 shed in about 8 min. plus you can take it with you if you have to go over to a friends house to work on his rig in an unheated garague.

[BCParker]

my uncle has an old cast iron oil stove. it really doesn't take much oil to keep it running, and you can burn your used engine oil in it too.

[ECKSJAY]

Steam generated by nuclear energy gives wonderful heat.

There's no other way to fly.

[JP_in_STL]

I've got a wood stove in the work room side of the shop and it heats it just fine. I could probably rig up a blower and a duct to throw some heat into the 2 car garage space but I'd need to be moving a lot of air.

I knew the older Reddy Heaters are supposed to run on Kerosene fine and would run on Diesel#2 but were smelly. If this multi-fuel thing will run clean on Diesel and not give me a headache I'll be plunking down the cash for it.

I've heard about rigging a steel plate and a drip line for used oil into a wood burning stove. You get the stove hot with wood and then the oil takes over. I generate some waste oil and could probably get a hold of more. Anyone know of instructions for this?

- JP

[RichP]

The military has stoves that will burn wood or you put the 'oil ring' in and hookup a 5gallon can of diesel. One would heat a GP Large in 10F weather, we used them at both Ft Dix and Ft Drum for winter training...5 gallon can would last about 5-7 hours...and it needed a vent pipe and flue thru the roof of the tent.