Homemade oven for heating the garage. Making a stove for heating a garage

A simple do-it-yourself wood-burning garage stove can be made from different materials - brick, an old gas cylinder or a metal barrel with thick walls. A wood-burning stove can also be made from a piece of thick-walled pipe.

The main thing, when installing a solid fuel stove in the garage, is to equip the room with good ventilation - forced or natural.

It is easy to make the following solid fuel furnace designs on your own:

• - reliable and safe, requires some bricklaying skills;
• potbelly stove - easy to make from pipes, cylinders or thick-walled barrels;
• long-burning wood-burning stoves - you need a cone firebox (cylinder, pipe) and a welding machine;
• waste oil stove - you will need pipes, a drill, welding and a diagram drawing. Be sure to protect the oven from moisture and dampness.

If we compare the designs, then potbelly stoves heat up quickly, but do not hold heat, unlike bricks. Long-burning stoves require strict adherence to the dimensions according to the scheme, and waste oil stoves cannot be installed in garages made of flammable materials.

Option one - reliable and efficient brick

Ordinal bricklaying scheme in a simple garage oven

Brick wood burning is a traditional reliable heating option. Compared to metal boilers and potbelly stoves, brick is safer, but such a furnace heats up longer, and it also cools down.

In order to fold a brick oven on wood with your own hands, you will need the following materials:

• refractory brick;
• high-fat clay for masonry mortar. It is easier to buy a ready-made refractory mortar for laying refractory bricks, it contains all the necessary additives.

Advice. We check the fat content by rolling a ball out of wet clay. If such a ball thrown on the floor cracks, then the clay is not suitable - low elasticity (fat content). Soak the masonry clay for at least 24 hours before mixing the mortar.

• cement M300 and sand for the cement foundation of the stove;
• doors for the blower and firebox;
• grate material;
• asbestos thread for sealing;
• chimney damper;
• chimney pipe - asbestos or two-layer stainless steel.

Advice. If you make the chimney removable, then in the summer it will be possible to use the hole as additional natural ventilation.

We choose a place for the stove so that the chimney does not come into contact with the roof slab, and the stove does not interfere with movement.

The sequence of laying a simple brick stove for a garage, dimensions 60x60 cm, this is quite enough for a standard garage:

• the foundation for a small oven should not be made powerful, 50 cm is enough. If a high oven is planned, then additional reinforcement of the foundation cement screed can be performed.

Note. If there is a concreted cement screed in the garage, then the foundation for the stove can not be poured.

• after the cement has hardened, it is necessary to lay 2 layers of waterproofing (roofing material) and you can start laying the furnace;
• solid base of the furnace - two solid rows of bricks;
• we expose the ash pan door, fixing it with wire on four sides for rigidity. The wire is fixed with masonry mortar;
• ordering a brick oven for a garage - the laying order is easier to understand by watching the video material.

In the process of laying, we check each row with a water level, it is important to observe the horizontal and vertical. Installation of the grate additionally requires sealing with asbestos thread.

It is possible to upgrade a brick oven of the “rocket” type, in which case the heat transfer is doubled by using the heat of the chimney pipes.

When a brick oven is built with your own hands, you cannot immediately test and melt it. It is necessary that the masonry is completely dry.

Option two - homemade potbelly stove

With a potbelly stove welding machine, proven and simple designs can be made in one day. Thick-walled pipes, barrels and gas cylinders can be used to fire a potbelly stove. A rectangular potbelly stove can be welded from a metal corner and steel sheets (3 mm thick).

Important rules for the location of the potbelly stove in the garage

In order to avoid fire, the following fire safety rules must be observed when installing a homemade potbelly stove:

• distance to walls and flammable objects - meter, to a brick wall distance - 0.5 meters;
• the walls and ceiling around the stove are additionally sheathed with sheets of metal;
• a thick metal sheet is placed under the stove - 10 mm or a cement screed is made - a thickness of 20 cm;
• a ventilation device (forced or natural) is required so that no troubles occur during smoke. A gap under the garage door of 5 cm or two exhaust holes under the roof will ensure sufficient natural ventilation of the room.

The distance from the stove to the car must be at least two meters. In close contact with the hot walls of the furnace, there is a possibility of paint damage or fuel fire.

An additional protective casing made of brick walls will not only create a convection flow of warm air and increase heat transfer, but also ensure safety.

Note. Bricks can only be laid over square or rectangular potbelly stoves. A furnace in the form of a cylinder requires a special design of the casing, in the form of side metal ribs. A brick casing for the cylinder will reduce heat transfer and lead to rapid burnout of the walls.

How to make a simple square potbelly stove

For a standard garage, a heater 30 x 30, 50 cm high is enough. The diameter of the pipe for a potbelly stove is not less than 30 cm, the wall thickness is not less than 5 mm. For a chimney, a pipe with a diameter of 12 - 15 cm, a thickness of 3 mm, is suitable. So that the chimney pipe does not quickly freeze over, it is wrapped around the outside with a layer of mineral wool.

Work order:

• first we draw a cutting of the details of the stove, we determine all sizes;
• we cut out the necessary parts from sheet metal to size;
• first we connect the walls and the bottom of the furnace by welding, but we only grab it. To be able to set all sides strictly according to the level;
• after checking the vertical and horizontal, all joints can be welded with a tee seam;
• install the lower partition into the finished case. It is immediately necessary to drill holes in it to remove ash (the step between the holes is one and a half centimeters, from the walls - 5 cm);
• the partition is located no lower than 10 cm from the bottom;
• in the back wall we cut out a circle for installing the chimney pipe;
• firebox and blower doors - distance from the wall - 5 cm;
• when attaching the door curtains, you need to take into account that they will sag from the temperature, so we fix them 2 cm higher;
• the last to mount the legs of the potbelly stove - a height of at least 15 cm and install the top sheet of the furnace.

In order to get maximum heat transfer, the potbelly stove pipe should not be straight. It is necessary to install pipes with two turns of 30 degrees and bring them out through the garage wall. Then the products of combustion will give all the heat not to the street, but to the room.

The video shows how to make a simple potbelly stove from a metal sheet and corners and from an old gas cylinder.

Option three - waste oil stove

This heater gives maximum heat transfer and practically does not require fuel costs - there is always used oil in the garage. The only disadvantage of this stove is that you need a high chimney, and the products of combustion create soot, which will have to be cleaned often.

Mini rims for cars. We watch the video, to make such an oven is a couple of trifles.

Option four - long-burning wood stove

It is difficult to maintain a positive temperature in the garage, especially in a metal or profile structure, even insulated. Therefore, long-burning stoves are the best solution for a garage, where you just need to keep the temperature above zero so that you don’t warm up the engine every day and don’t spoil the candles and don’t put the battery down.

Such a stove can be made from an old gas cylinder, metal sheets and even bricks. The point is that in such a furnace, air access to the furnace is limited and the firewood does not burn, but smolders, maximizing the efficiency of the fuel.

Laying firewood in such a stove from above, the fuel is pressed as it burns by a metal piston.

From a simple old barrel, you can make a heater for a garage that runs on sawdust, tyrs and construction waste.

Even by making a long-burning stove with your own hands completely correctly, you can not achieve maximum heat and firewood consumption will be large. The reason is incorrect fuel loading. Firewood in the oven cannot be stacked vertically - only horizontal laying.

The video describes the reasons why the fuel in the stove with the top laying of firewood does not burn out completely.

As a conclusion - is it possible to heat a garage with such a wood-burning stove? If you follow important safety rules, then such heaters are an excellent alternative solution for small garages without an electrical connection.

What is important to remember:

• high-quality ventilation of the garage is needed to avoid waste during smoke and fire;
• it is necessary to protect the metal parts of the heater with a casing made of fire-resistant materials;
• the chimney must be removed so that it does not come into contact with the wooden roof rafters;
• from the hot walls of the stove to the car must be at least two meters;
• water from the chimney must not be allowed to enter the furnace; a protective cap must be installed on the pipe;
• choose durable materials for the oven;
• a waste oil stove can explode if moisture gets into the furnace;
• so that the condensate does not flood the chimney, it is insulated with mineral wool with foil or removable galvanized pipes with internal insulation with mineral wool are installed.

The safest option for any garage is a long-burning brick oven or, protected by a refractory brick casing.

Often, a full-fledged heating system is not installed in the garage. This is due to the relatively rare use of the premises and its small area. But for long-term work in the cold season, it is recommended to make a metal garage oven, which is quite possible with your own hands. Design drawings and specifications may vary depending on heating requirements.

Homemade garage oven: parameters and operating conditions

It is important to initially determine the location of the structure. It should not take up much space, during operation it should not interfere with free movement around the garage or the performance of certain operations. Most often, the angular location of the furnace is chosen.

The manufacture and installation of the furnace is carried out according to the following conditions:

• Mandatory arrangement of the chimney. Its height must be at least 3 meters.
• Choice of fuel. The best option is to use wood, coal or diesel fuel. Much less often do electric ovens or those running on bottled gas.
• Preparation of the base for installation of the boiler, installation of heat-resistant materials on the walls.

Before starting these works, it is necessary to choose the optimal design of the furnace for the garage. The choice depends on the volume of the heated area, the presence of the hob and the total budget. As an example, consider the drawings of the most suitable homemade products.

Scheme of a simple "potbelly stove"

This is the best option for saving space. Structurally, the furnace consists of a cylindrical or cubic body, divided into a combustion chamber and an ash pan. It can be made from barrels. The thickness of the steel must be at least 1.5 mm. The socket for the chimney pipe is located at the rear of the structure for connecting a vertical branch pipe.

• A gas cylinder can be used as a housing. It is preliminarily cleaned of paint, holes are made for the doors, and a grate is installed.
• In self-manufacturing of a metal case, steel 1.5 mm thick is used, the connection is made by welding.
• The intensity of fuel combustion is regulated by changing the position of the ash pan door. Thus, traction is controlled.
• Additionally, you can put a cut-off - a shelf at 2/3 of the height of the combustion chamber. This contributes to economical fuel consumption.

The advantage of this design is the ease of manufacture and the possibility of mounting the hob. The disadvantage is high fuel consumption.

Mini-boiler of long burning

For long-term garage heating, it is recommended to consider long-term burning. The essence of its work is the use of wood gases as fuel. They result from the smoldering of firewood. Unlike the option described above, the long-burning metal garage oven has a large fuel loading chamber, a pressure system consisting of a telescopic tube and a flat base. This block is located at the top of the structure.

After loading the fuel, it is set on fire from below. Limiting the flow of oxygen provokes the process of smoldering. The resulting gas enters the afterburner, where it is enriched with oxygen and ignites.

Design features:

• as a body, you can use a barrel or a gas cylinder;
• to enrich the gas with oxygen, a low-power fan is installed;
• the pipe for connecting the chimney is located horizontally;
• low temperature in the chimney can cause condensation, so it is recommended to use a sandwich structure.

The average operating time on one load of fuel can be 8-12 hours. It depends on the volume of the furnace and the speed of air supply to the afterburner.

Waste oil garage oven

The principle is to use fuel vapors. For its manufacture, you can also take a small gas cylinder. At the bottom is a fuel tank. Vapors rise through a pipe with holes, and ignition occurs there.

It is not recommended to use a similar model for a garage. This is due to the high probability of gas pollution in the room, since the combustion products partially enter the garage before entering the chimney. There may also be problems with fuel storage.

When choosing a drawing for a garage oven, one should take into account the complexity of its maintenance and frequency of use. But the determining factors are the cost of construction and the complexity of its manufacture.

A garage is more than just a place to store a car. Many people spend much more free time in it, and it can be not only hot summers, but also cold winters. Of course, it does not make sense to equip a full-fledged heating in such a room, but a useful and practical homemade product will come in handy.

Primary requirements

In a cold autumn or frosty winter, being in a garage without heating is not a pleasant occupation. A good rest or work in such conditions is simply not achieved. That is why such areas simply need a small potbelly stove, which can be made by hand. Potbelly stoves with a heat exchanger are found in many sheds and garages.

The prevalence of such units is due to the simplicity of their manufacture. It does not take much time and expensive materials.

As a rule, such designs need only some modifications, since the body itself, and often the bottom, is already in such an item. Many craftsmen cook garage ovens from sheet materials. However, only those users who know how to work with welding can master such types of furnaces.

Much less often in garage buildings there are home-made stoves made of bricks, since such units have more impressive dimensions, and at the same time they heat up to a lesser extent. For a garage, such a system is poorly suited.

Most often in garages there are small stoves powered by firewood.. In such units, as a rule, absolutely everything that can burn is laid. Unpretentiousness in the choice of fuel and fast heating are the main advantages of such a furnace. However, when choosing a suitable unit, one should take into account not only its “omnivorousness”.

A suitable design for heating a garage area should be selected in accordance with the following parameters:

• the area of ​​​​the garage itself;
• terms of use of heating;
• the maximum budget that can be spent.

If the garage is an extension to the house, then it is better to put the device with an electric or gas connection.

If the building is separate from the dwelling, then a safe autonomous structure should be created. It is worth remembering that, first of all, a potbelly stove for a garage must be safe, otherwise serious problems with bad consequences may arise.

The oven must have the following important parameters:

• the cross section of the exhaust valve must be at least 10 cm;
• weight should not exceed 35 kg;
• furnace dimensions - 70x50x35 cm;
• volume should not be more than 12 liters.

Kinds

Many users choose homemade stoves to insulate the garage. A suitable option can be made for any conditions and layouts. It is worth considering in detail which varieties of garage bourgeois are in demand today and are most common.

oily

Oil ovens are common. Such models most often have the following characteristic features:

• they are compact;
• differ in a simple design;
• quickly warm up;
• this stove is easy to use;
• in a garage with an oil oven, the optimum temperature will be maintained for a long time;
• such units are environmentally friendly, because they do not harm the environment;
• fuel for these stoves can be safely called affordable, since it can be found, for example, at service stations (some companies provide a service for the removal of such fuel);
• in oil models there are no droppers, nozzles and other similar parts, so the process of assembling them is considered simple and fast;
• oil ovens don't get dirty that often.

brick

As a reliable stationary structure, a brick oven is ideal. The smallest units are considered to be units with dimensional parameters of 2x3 m.

Brick stoves are good for their reliability and durability. However, experts say that you can make them yourself only if you have experience in laying bricks. Otherwise, the unit may turn out to be crooked and less reliable. It is better to hire professionals to perform such work.

Neat brick garage ovens are very popular. Such units are diesel and run on diesel fuel, which is in the public domain.

metal

No less common and in demand are metal garage stoves. Such units have a number of positive characteristics that make them popular among modern owners of garage buildings.

• These models are characterized by a high degree of heating, but at the same time they are small in size, so you do not need to allocate a lot of space for their placement in the garage.
• Metal furnaces are considered "omnivores". They can run on a variety of solid fuel sources.
• The weight of the units is also small, so it is easy and convenient to work with them. In addition, because of this, it is not necessary to build a foundation under them.
• Metal stoves are often used to heat food or water.
• As a rule, the designs of metal stoves are simple. It is quite possible to make such units with your own hands, having experience in welding.

As mentioned above, these types of stoves can be powered by any solid fuel source. Wood-burning models are considered one of the most common options.

They consist of the following components:

• furnaces- the size of firewood and their allowable number depend on its size;
• grate- these parts are a grate on which the fuel itself is placed on top, they are designed to form thrust;
• ash pan- this element is a compartment into which ash from burned-out fuel enters;
• chimney- in this case, this component is a pipe with a diameter of 100 mm or more, which serves to remove flue gases.

The main disadvantage of wood-burning metal stoves is that the fuel burns out in them in a short time, which is why a large part of the heat energy leaves the room in alliance with smoke.

To improve the heat transfer characteristics of an iron furnace, it is recommended to initially make it a two-way furnace.

In such a unit with high efficiency, hot gas passes through special channels located in the inner part of the housing. Thus, the room becomes warm and comfortable.

Missile

Another name for such a furnace is jet. Such models began to be so called because of the jet of flame escaping from a pipe located on top of the passage structures. In addition, the rocket furnace makes a peculiar sound, similar to the roar of an engine.

A simple and uncomplicated jet furnace consists of two pipes. One of them is in a horizontal position, and the second is directed upwards. For the manufacture of such a design, it is permissible to use one curved pipe. The fuel in such a furnace is placed directly into the pipe. In this case, the combustible gas will rush upward, moving along a vertical plane.

If you decide to install a similar unit in the garage, then you should know some of the features that it has, namely:

• the rocket stove can be used both as a heating and as a cooking structure;
• often reliable and strong “rockets” (combined) are complemented by cozy beds, similar to those found in Russian stoves;
• one fuel bookmark in such a furnace can work for about 6–7 hours. At the same time, it retains heat for 12 hours, especially if it is treated with adobe plaster;
• Initially, these types of stoves were used exclusively in the field. Currently, portable "jet structures" are among the most popular, however, there are also stationary installations that work in exactly the same way as clay or brick models.

These types of ovens have the following advantages:

• these designs are simple. They can be easily made by hand. In addition, you do not need to buy expensive materials for this;
• having a rocket furnace, you can use any kind of fuel. In such a unit, even low-quality fuel will burn;
• such models are energy independent;
• These furnaces are characterized by low fuel consumption.

However, these types of furnaces have some disadvantages, which include:

• manual control, due to which such a unit must be constantly monitored, regulating the combustion process;
• some elements of such a furnace can become too hot, especially if they are made of metal - you can easily get burned on a similar design;
• such stoves can not be located in all rooms, for example, they are not suitable for a bath at all.

Steam

If there is a desire to place a budget stove in the garage, then it is worth considering the option of assembling a steam structure. Such ovens perfectly maintain the optimum temperature in the garage. In addition, they can operate not only on electricity, but also on any other type of fuel.

Such models consist of the following elements:

• steam boiler;
• steam turbine;
• reducing and cooling plant.

Fuel selection

Furnaces for garage buildings differ not only in their designs, but also in the fuel from which they work.

Gas

Gas ovens in garages are connected in two ways, namely:

• using a gas line;
• using liquefied gas.

The first method is rarely used, since most garages are not connected to gas networks. More common are furnaces powered by liquefied gas in a cylinder. It is connected to the unit using a special hose. During the operation of the stove, the processed gas is selected outside through the chimney. Such structures operate without electricity.

In addition, they are mobile. In some instances, there are sensors with which the gas is blocked if it leaks. The use of such a unit is preferred, as it is characterized by the best safety in terms of operation.

Electrical

Such ovens are very popular and are quite common. Electric furnaces include oil structures, heat guns, and electric convectors. As a rule, models powered by electricity are small in size. They do not need a chimney and ventilation. Such units do not burn oxygen in the room.

The disadvantage of electrical products is that they consume a lot of electricity. In addition, they make a lot of unpleasant noise during operation.

solid fuel

No less popular are solid fuel stoves. These options include wood stoves, good old potbelly stoves and stationary structures made of brick. The principle of operation of these models is quite simple - firewood, peat and coal are burned in a special combustion chamber, after which the already used materials come out in the form of smoke through a pipe.

The disadvantage of such stoves is that they need to allocate a separate space in the garage for their fuel, which can be a problem in a small area.

Diesel

Solar furnaces consist of two main sections, such as:

• furnaces;
• solar storage tank.

In this case, diesel fuel comes from the storage tank and passes through the nozzle.

Such furnaces are equipped with a fan designed to disperse the air necessary for the active combustion process. Products on diesel fuel quickly warm up the territory entrusted to them.

Spent fuel

A good solution for a garage is an oil-fired oven. Such a unit is able to maintain heat in the room for a long time.

Many consumers prefer this particular model, since it does not need to be purchased with expensive fuel. All that is needed for such a unit is recycled engine oil, and the use of fuel oil, kerosene, heating oil or solar oil is also acceptable. Such a model can be made by hand.

On sawdust

Sawdust units belong to the category of long-burning furnaces. In such models, sawdust not only burns, but gradually smolders. At this point, a sufficient amount of heat is released, which is quite enough for a garage room.

In order for the sawdust to burn as long as possible and give off a lot of heat, you need to tamp them well.

The assembly of such an oven is simple and fast.

Potbelly stove

One of the most popular today are economical wood-fired stoves. Their feature is the presence of two chimneys located inside the furnace itself. These details provide the best heat dissipation of the structure.

These ovens are made from the following materials:

• sheet metal with a thickness of at least 4 mm (preferably 5 mm). From this material it is necessary to weld the body, as well as doors and smoke turns;
• a sheet of 6 mm for the vault of the firebox;
• a small piece of pipe with a diameter of 100 mm on the chimney pipe;
• reinforcement of a periodic profile with a diameter of 16–18 mm (needed to create a grate);
• corner No. 4 and rolled metal for the manufacture of legs;
• finished door handles.

When using these materials, you will definitely get an ergonomic and inexpensive oven that will last a very long time.

Stove "dropper"

Such a stove is ideal for a small garage in which there is no heating and electricity. Such an effective design can be assembled with your own hands.

It has the following advantages:

• saves fuel;
• easily moved to a new place;
• easy to use;
• also used for cooking.

A garage for most car owners is not only a shelter for a car or a mini-workshop, but also a place for free time. And it often happens that in winter you have to spend more time warming up the engine than the trip itself, and it’s more pleasant and more convenient to carry out repairs in the heat. Therefore, sooner or later, all motorists think about heating the garage.

Purchase or DIY?

The best choice for heatingdo-it-yourself garage oven. Preparing all the components for this will not be difficult, but first you need to decide on the type of stove. For this, the following points are taken into account:

• ease of operation;
• reliability;
• low fuel consumption.

To choose the appropriate option, you need to familiarize yourself with all types of furnace designs.

The main types of stoves

Modern heating equipment can be classified according to a number of characteristics, but the main one is the type of fuel used. Based on this, the following groups can be distinguished.

Note! It is better to entrust the installation of a gas boiler to professionals so that all the rules for handling such devices are observed.

Garage stove - what it should be

To select a suitable design, you need to decide in advance on several important points, including:

• garage area;
• planned timing of heating;
• maximum budget.

Note! If the garage is made in the form of an extension to the house, then it is advisable to install a device that will be connected to the electric or gas network. If this is a separate room, then it is better to organize an autonomous system.

The oven must have the following parameters:

• cross section of the exhaust channel - 10 cm;
• weight - no more than 35 kg;
• dimensions - 70x50x35 cm;
• volume - no more than 12 liters.

This is a simple option that is ideal for heating a garage space. The most popular among motorists is a design called "potbelly stove".

Main advantages

Among the many positive qualities that such a furnace possesses, it is worth noting:

• no need to build a foundation;
• ease of use;
• the possibility of using both for heating and for cooking;
• profitability;
• autonomy from communications;
• low cost;
• small dimensions;
• high efficiency.

Note! The only negative can be considered high fuel consumption, albeit relatively inexpensive. Wood quickly burns out, and the heat generated in this case does not accumulate. As soon as they stop heating, the furnace body begins to cool.

There are no clear requirements regarding the design, everyone can make a “potbelly stove” taking into account their own needs and preferences. But in any case, the stove should consist of four main elements.

1. The combustion chamber is a container in which fuel will burn.
2. Lattice located next to the base. It provides traction and is used for stacking firewood.
3. The ash pan is installed below the grate. It is necessary to remove soot accumulations.
4. Chimney.

If desired, the "potbelly stove" can be somewhat improved to reduce the consumption of firewood. For this purpose, the exhaust pipe is not installed next to the rear wall, but on top of the door. In this case, the walls of the furnace will first heat up, and only then the gases will enter the pipe. Consequently, the heat transfer time will increase.

What will be required in the work

For the manufacture of a wood stove, the following materials are required:

• channel;
• iron container for 200 l;
• pipes.

To determine the volume of consumables, read the drawings of the garage oven, carefully study all the connecting nodes.

Step 1. First, the upper part of the container is cut off. To do this, you can use the grinder.

Step 2. The formed edges are equal. The edges of the barrel are wrapped with a hammer inside. The edges of the lid are folded in the same way, but this time outward.

Step 3. A hole ø10-15 cm for the pipe is cut in the center of the lid. To do this, you can use a hammer and chisel.

Step 4. A channel is welded to the cover. At the same time, the hole for the cork can be either welded or left for visual control of the combustion process.

Step 5. A hole ø10 cm is made under the chimney in the upper part of the body, a pipe is welded.

Step 6. A pipe of the appropriate diameter is inserted into the hole on the lid so that it rises slightly above the surface. With the help of this pipe, air will be supplied to the structure.

The oven-"potbelly stove" is ready.

Operation features

After assembling the oven, it is necessary to test it for correct functioning. To do this, you need to perform the following sequence of actions.

Step 1. First, the combustion chamber is filled with firewood by a third.

Step 2. The air supply pipe is installed and closed with a lid. As the fuel burns, the cover lowers a little.

Step 3. Firewood is inserted, slightly moistened with gasoline, a lit match is thrown.

Note! If everything is done correctly, then this firewood is enough for about seven hours of work. The heat transfer time of a wood-filled stove can reach sixty hours.

Video - Do-it-yourself "Bourgeois"

The scheme of the waste oil unit is in many ways reminiscent of the “potbelly stove” described above, but still has its own characteristics.

Main advantages

The strengths of the design include:

What will be required in the work

To design a furnace for mining, you need to take care of:

• exhaust pipe;
• a pair of metal containers with a wall thickness of at least 4 mm;
• branch pipe for the upper container;
• a connecting pipe having a plurality of holes.

The sequence of actions should be as follows.

Step 1. One of the containers with a volume of 10-15 liters will serve as the lower part of the structure - this is where mining will be fed. A hole is made in the upper part of this container.

Step 2. The cover is welded. This must be done in such a way that it can be used to regulate the air supply during the combustion of mining - for this, the lid must rise / fall.

Step 3. The upper container will serve as both a combustion chamber and a heating device. The wall thickness of the container, as already mentioned, should be at least 4 mm, because the structure will heat up to 900ᵒС.

Step 4. The containers are connected to each other with a perforated pipe ø36 cm.

Note! If a one-piece cast product is used, then 48 holes ø1 cm must be made in it - 6 rows of 8 pieces each.

Step 5. A pipe is welded to the upper tank.

Step 6 A galvanized exhaust pipe is attached to the branch pipe. To ensure good draft, the height of the chimney must be at least 4 m.

If everything is done correctly, then the result will be a stove with the following characteristics:

For the full heating of the entire room, you must adhere to certain requirements.

1. The oven must be installed as far away from combustible materials as possible.
2. Once every two weeks, you need to clean the structure.
3. If the diameter of the exhaust pipe is larger than the exhaust pipe, then the amount of soot will decrease.
4. If clean material is used instead of mining, then cleaning can be done less frequently - about once a month.

Trial run of the stove

After assembling a homemade structure, you must perform the following steps.

Step 1. A piece of paper is placed in the lower container, mining is poured over it.

Step 2. Fuel ignites (after about ten minutes).

Step 3. In further work, mining must be filled proportionally - 4 liters at a time.

Note! Instead of mining, diesel fuel can be used.

For a more detailed introduction to the design, watch the thematic video.

Video - Waste oil furnace

For some men, the garage is their second home - they spend a lot of time here, fiddling with the car and doing other tasks. And for others, it's a way to make money repairing cars. In any case, the workplace should be comfortable and warm. The worst situation is with heating - here you need some simple and efficient stove for the garage, the operation of which will not lead to high costs.

In this review, we will look at:

• Cons of using electric heating;
• Available types of fuel;
• Schemes of homemade stoves for the garage.

Armed with tools and a welding machine, you can make a great garage oven.

Electric heating

Most often, there is no heating in the garage - here it is not needed, since the car can easily endure any cold. But if people are constantly in the garage and work, you need to create favorable conditions for their long stay. The easiest way to solve the heating problem is with electric heaters. Here are their main advantages:

As a heater for the garage, it is quite possible to use an electric heat gun.

• Quick start - just plug the heater into a power outlet, and after a while it will become warm in the garage;
• Large selection of models - from heat guns to convectors;
• No need to fiddle with fuel - a simple outlet is enough.

There are also certain disadvantages:

• High electricity consumption is one thing when heat is needed once a week, and quite another when it is needed every day and for several hours;
• Lack of economy - as a rule, garages are not insulated, so the costs will be high;
• Low efficiency - electric heaters are good for residential premises, and in the conditions of a garage blown by all the winds, the effect can not be expected.

The most efficient electric garage heater is a powerful fan heater that delivers almost instantaneous heat and impresses with its reliability. Also here you can install infrared heaters that heat not the air, but the surrounding objects. But the operation of all these devices will inevitably lead to increased energy costs. The way out of the situation will be homemade stoves.

Garage stoves and their varieties

Before we tell you how to make a do-it-yourself stove for a town, let's try to consider the main types of stoves and the types of fuel available to us. To heat garages we can use:

• Diesel fuel;
• The most common firewood;
• Coal;
• Petrol;
• Working off.

A shop diesel oven works without a chimney and takes up little space.

A purchased diesel stove for a garage is an excellent and aesthetic solution. It will allow you to completely warm up the garage, working on a simple diesel fuel. Such a stove quickly ignites and enters the operating mode, does not require a chimney. But it must be remembered that you will be forever haunted by the smell of diesel fuel, which is simply impossible to get rid of. In addition, you will need to buy diesel fuel somewhere, spending large sums on heating.

There is practically no high-quality diesel fuel, which will give a minimum of an unpleasant odor, on sale.

With the help of a gasoline stove for the garage, the design of which we will describe in our review, you can quickly warm up the working room. The main thing is to get cheap gasoline from somewhere. A gasoline-powered barrel garage oven will delight you with its ease of manufacture. And such a unit can be used to heat any other premises, for example, country houses.

The main feature of our stove will be the absence of a strong unpleasant odor during its operation.

If you have a solid fuel stove, you will have to find a place to store firewood.

Solid fuel stoves on wood and coal please with simplicity and affordability. Fuel for them is cheap, and in some cases free. A wood-burning garage stove has a simple design, does not give off an unpleasant smell of petroleum products, and can run on various types of solid fuels. Only now the owner of the garage will have to constantly remove the ashes from it, but it can be used as fertilizer in your garden or vegetable garden.

An oil stove (aka a working out stove) will please you with the simplicity of its manufacture. A do-it-yourself device installed in a garage will provide people with warmth. And if your activity is connected with frequent oil changes, then you will have at your disposal an inexhaustible and free source of fuel. Let's see how to make a garage oven and what you need for this.

Gasoline stove from a barrel or pipe

Considering the most popular garage heaters, one cannot pass by one simple but very effective stove. It is not gas and not wood - it is on gasoline. Its dimensions vary depending on the size of the workpiece for the body. You can put it anywhere in the garage, for example, at the side wall or in the corner. For this we need:

There is nothing complicated in the design of a gasoline stove.

• A metal barrel or a piece of pipe with a diameter of 300-400 mm;
• Thick metal wire;
• Blowtorch;
• Large river stones;
• Curved pipe for a chimney with a diameter of 100 mm.

Our task is to prepare the combustion chamber. To do this, we make a small hole in the lower part of the barrel (in the side wall, at the very bottom), into which we will insert a blowtorch burner. If you are using a pipe, not a barrel, weld the bottom to it, then make a hole for the lamp - it would be nice if this hole could be covered with something.

At the next stage, we take a powerful metal wire, bend it so that it forms an elastic stand for stones - the wire goes to the bottom of our garage stove. We lay rounded stones on it (there are a lot of them in mountain rivers), to the very top (the wire must withstand their weight). Next, we attach a chimney to our stove.

Before you start stuffing the garage stove with wood, make sure to place it on bricks or any other non-combustible base.

Now you can start the test run of our garage stove. Pour gasoline into the blowtorch, wait for it to enter the operating mode, carefully insert the lamp into the hole prepared in advance for it, wait until the stones warm up. After burning for only 1 hour, the stove will give off heat for another 3-4 hours. If you can make a chimney with a valve, the heat will remain even longer.

At the stage of burning a blowtorch, it is necessary to ensure the ventilation of the garage, since the stove takes air directly from the room (like any other stove from our review).

Making a potbelly stove

Let's see how to make a potbelly stove in the garage. Potbelly stoves are distinguished by their extremely simple device. Here are their benefits:

• Omnivorous - these stoves can run on any type of fuel, both wood and coal;
• The potbelly stove can be used for cooking - teapots, pots, pans and other utensils are placed on its upper surface;
• Do-it-yourself potbelly stove for a garage will please you with ease of manufacture - sheet metal and a chimney pipe are needed for the stove;
• A home-made potbelly stove does not require some kind of tricky ignition - just put firewood in it and set it on fire. Then you can put coal into it.

Do-it-yourself potbelly stove in the garage is a great way out when you have the opportunity to buy firewood. And by typing them in the nearest forest, you will receive a source of free heat. Also, any wood waste, eurofirewood and even pellets are used to fire the stove.

The drawings of the potbelly stove are extremely simple - its device can even be described “on the fingers”. It is a metal box with two doors on the front panel. Through the top door, the largest, firewood is loaded. And through the bottom, combustion products are removed. At the same time, the lower door plays the role of a blower. If it gets hot in the garage, cover the stove blower, and after a while the temperature will drop.

When making a potbelly stove with your own hands, pay attention to the published drawing. You need to weld a metal box with a height and length of 450 mm, a width of 250 mm. In the inner part, at a height of 80 mm, we weld a grate (we can fit a sheet of thick metal with cut holes under it). We also weld chimneys inside to improve traction. In the upper back part, we weld a piece of pipe with a diameter of 100 mm under the chimney.

The stove for a wood-burning garage, she is a potbelly stove, is ready - you can start testing. To do this, stock up on firewood. Installation of the stove in the garage is carried out in any convenient corner. We upholster the walls of the corner with galvanized steel so that the heat does not go into the walls, but is reflected into the garage. Next, we proceed to laying firewood and lighting it up - in much the same way as we kindle a barbecue. With the help of the ash pan door, you can adjust the draft.

When assembling the stove with your own hands, pay attention to the thickness of the metal - it should be at least 5 mm, otherwise the stove will easily burn out and lose efficiency.

brick stove

To create a brick oven, you need to have certain skills.

A potbelly stove in the garage is good because this stove is extremely simple. A few pieces of metal, a little fuss with the welding machine and doors, a piece of metal pipe - and the heating unit is ready. The potbelly stove is not the most economical, but it is easy to operate - you just need to throw firewood in time. A brick oven for a garage is built in a similar way, but it has several disadvantages:

• For a good stove you need refractory bricks;
• The stove for the garage turns out to be too cumbersome.

However, you can always build it in the likeness of a potbelly stove, but instead of metal walls, ordinary brick is used here.

A metal oven can always be turned over, cleaned or moved to another location. You can’t just clean a brick oven in a garage, and you can’t transfer it to a neighboring corner either - this is a model for stationary use.

Long burning wood stove

Let's see how to make a stove in a garage from a pipe or from a barrel - it will be a stove with the unusual name Bubafonya. When making such units on long-burning wood with your own hands, you don’t have to bother with exact dimensions. This stove is as simple as three pennies, but it has an important advantage - one bookmark of firewood is enough for the whole day. And it is the best suited for heating non-residential premises.

When making a wood-burning stove with your own hands, you need to take care of the selection of suitable materials. We will try to make a stove out of two barrels. We will need the first barrel completely, and the second will require only one lid. Here is a step-by-step instruction for making a garage heating stove:

A drawing of a homemade long-burning wood-burning stove.

• We take a barrel and cut off the top of it (leave 2-3 cm at the cut off upper part of the side) - this will be our combustion chamber into which firewood is loaded;
• We bend the sides of the barrel inward, and on the lid we perform the reverse operation - as a result, the lid should completely cover the barrel;
• We make a press and an air duct - for this we need a cover from the second barrel, we make a hole to it and weld a long pipe, which should be higher than the barrel. On the reverse side, we weld pieces of the channel. We cut the edges of the lid so that it freely enters the barrel (the gap between the lid and the walls is about 10 mm). As a result, we should get a kind of piston. Air is taken through the welded pipe;
• We continue to make a furnace for heating the garage - we take a cover for our combustion chamber, cut a hole in it for an air pipe;
• In the upper side of the barrel we make a hole with a diameter of 100 mm and weld a piece of pipe - this will be a chimney outlet.

Now our long-burning garage oven needs to be put together and tested at the same time. We install the stove on a non-combustible base, load firewood into it (we advise you to throw any small things on the very top), connect the chimney. Next, we wet a piece of rag in kerosene, throw it on wood, and wait for a steady burning. After that, we put our piston inside, put on the lid and wait until our stove flares up to its fullest.

To make a wood-burning garage oven, you can also choose a piece of a suitable pipe - you can buy it at a metal depot. The amount of loaded fuel is determined experimentally. Please note that the wood in this stove burns from top to bottom, and not in the more usual direction.

Stove for garage working out

Let's see how to weld a stove in a garage that will work on working out - it will come in handy for those who repair cars and often change the oil (you can collect mining for the whole winter in one warm season). Our stove will consist of three parts:

You can get detailed information about the dimensions of individual elements from the drawing.

• Fuel tank - its diameter is 352 mm. We weld the legs to it, in the middle we make a hole with a diameter of 100 mm. Nearby we make another 100 mm hole, with a lid - here we will fill in fuel for heating our garage;
• Combustion chamber - it is a vertical metal pipe with a diameter of 100 mm, in which 48 holes are drilled in 6 rows;
• Afterburner - all unburned gaseous residues are burned here. Its diameter is 352 mm, it has a hole for the combustion chamber and a hole for the chimney (the same 100 mm). A partition is welded inside the chamber.

After the garage stove is assembled, you can start testing. We pour the mining inside, pour a little kerosene on top (in no case, not any other liquid, only kerosene!), set it on fire, wait until the stove warms up. As soon as a steadily burning, literally buzzing flame appears in the combustion chamber, the experiment can be considered a success. Please note that the recommended chimney height for this stove is 4-5 meters.

When making a garage oven with your own hands and choosing a suitable drawing, you should pay attention to the choice of fuel and start from this. If you have a lot of mining, the choice is obvious - we choose the latest stove from our review. If you have a large amount of firewood (including free ones), you can pay attention to alternative projects. And remember that the dimensions of the furnaces in the drawings can vary widely.

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