gtblum Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 If I recall correctly, Bill Kibbel used to post "What is it"s a couple years ago and had us all going crazy on the edges of our seats for about a week over an acetylene generator. I forget what it looked like, but it really had us all going for a while. I miss those posts. They were fun and educational.. Here ya go, Mike. What is it? Click to Enlarge 42.98 KB Click to Enlarge 36.59 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Aww that's easy, Gary, that's R2D2's grandfather everyone knows that... .[:-graduat Hmm.. a kerosene space heater? Don't tell me it's fueled by french fry oil. [:-party] I hope Bill sees this post and redirects us to the one he put up, because it had us all making guesses all over the place. It was in an old farm house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Aww that's easy, Gary, that's R2D2's grandfather everyone knows that... .[:-graduat Hmm.. a kerosene space heater? Don't tell me it's fueled by french fry oil. [:-party] I hope Bill sees this post and redirects us to the one he put up, because it had us all making guesses all over the place Nope. I'll let you know when you get it. Someone will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Looks like an emmersion hot water heater. The inner part is where combustion takes place, the outer part is where the water circulates. Am I close......its clean anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Bill, do you think you could dig up that old thread? Do you remember it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Bill, do you think you could dig up that old thread? Do you remember it? There are several in the Inspecting/Appreciating Old Homes Forumhttps://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=2823 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=2828 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=2848 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=3039 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=2840 There's probably more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? Let em take a few shots first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks Bill. ID=2823 is the one I was thinking of. But, back to the photos at hand. Hmm.. I assume the perforated tube slows and spreads out a flame. Hmm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 in an emmersion style heater, this perfs aid in swirling the air to aid in combustion. If they had been horizontal they would have been a splash plate. But, is that what it is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Gary, why do you have a mini nuclear reactor in your basement? No fair, you blurred the name plate[:-cry] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? Let em take a few shots first. Ok, I'll guess that it's an incinerator. Never seen one quite like it though. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Incinerator. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? Let em take a few shots first. Ok, I'll guess that it's an incinerator. Never seen one quite like it though. - Jim Katen, Oregon DING!...........And Marc I was told it is a gas fired newspaper incinerator. I never found out if it worked. The homeowner had never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. He's just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. He's just saying. if you were to attempt to put my ass in that, its going to take some time, and patience to incinerate it..what would that smell like down wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. Click to Enlarge 32.51 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. He's just saying. if you were to attempt to put my ass in that, its going to take some time, and patience to incinerate it..what would that smell like down wind Not . . . big man. If I were given an appropriate fileting knife and about ten minutes, your ass would be . . . . histoire. It's all in the technique, you must understand. It takes years to master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Something like that would come in veerrrry handy if one were a serial killer . . . . . I'm just saying. Click to Enlarge 32.51 KB I find that strangely exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? I've seen that model about 7 or 8 times. Duo-Therm is the only one that I know made round gas-fired incinerators. All of the others have always been square. The first time I saw one, I found that I had an advert from the early 1950s. I've scanned and uploaded it for your viewing pleasure: Click to Enlarge 76.64 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? I've seen that model about 7 or 8 times. Duo-Therm is the only one that I know made round gas-fired incinerators. All of the others have always been square. The first time I saw one, I found that I had an advert from the early 1950s. I've scanned and uploaded it for your viewing pleasure: Click to Enlarge 76.64 KB I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Dang! Leave it to Bill to dig up the original documentation. Seeing original users manual and docs is always very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Too easy. Do you want me to spill the beans, or wait for more guesses? I've seen that model about 7 or 8 times. Duo-Therm is the only one that I know made round gas-fired incinerators. All of the others have always been square. The first time I saw one, I found that I had an advert from the early 1950s. I've scanned and uploaded it for your viewing pleasure: Click to Enlarge 76.64 KB You made me look. The place was built in 53. Where's the owners manual, Bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 We just had a thread about vintage appliances, fire that bad boy up! Maybe we could use it to dispose of that freezer full of dope[:-drunk] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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