Lanair XTD300 Waste Oil Heater — Value Package 2

Most heater pages lead with output. For a waste oil unit that is the wrong end of the decision, because the machine is only free to run if your shop actually produces the fuel it will accept. So we will start where the money is: what you are allowed to put in it.

This package is the XTD300 heater — the ductable one in the Lanair range — bundled with a chimney kit. Its listed fuel tolerance is unusually broad, and one line in particular is worth pulling out: it is rated to burn 100% used synthetic oil. Not a blend with conventional oil to keep the burner happy. The neat drain.

Why "100% synthetic" is the line that matters

Synthetic oil has been the default fill on new vehicles for years, which means the drain barrel in a modern service bay is progressively less like the barrel these heaters were originally designed around. A unit that only tolerates synthetic as part of a mix quietly limits how much of your own waste stream you can use, and the balance still has to be collected and paid for. A unit rated for the pure drain does not.

Alongside it, this listing's specifications name used crankcase oil up to 50 weight, conventional or synthetic; used automatic transmission fluid; and used #1 and #2 fuel oil, which is to say diesel. Between them that is most of what a general repair shop generates.

A fair warning about our own data: the spec table on this page carries two separate Fuel Type rows, and they are not identical lists — one names used C.C. synthetic ATF among the accepted fuels, the other does not. Both are on the page today and we are leaving both visible rather than picking one. If a specific fluid is central to your plan, confirm it with us against the current manual before you buy. What every version of the list excludes is the thing that actually destroys burners: solvent, brake cleaner, antifreeze, gasoline and parts-washer fluid have no business in a waste oil tank, whatever anybody tells you about "it all burns".

Designed to be opened and cleaned

Burning waste oil leaves residue; that is not a defect, it is the deal. What separates a heater that lasts from one that limps is whether the cleanout is a fifteen-minute job or an afternoon. The XTD300's chamber door is hinged for quick access, there is a large side-access panel to the collector box where the sediment actually collects, and the burner is made to be removed as a unit. An hour meter gives the cleanout schedule a number instead of a hunch, a prime switch handles the fuel line, and a noncontinuous spark transformer means the ignition circuit is not live for every hour the heater runs. The combustion chamber is 10-gauge cold-rolled steel, which is the part that gets scraped.

Ductable, which is the reason to pick an XTD

The spec table reads Ductable Option — Yes. That is the substantive difference between this and the XT units elsewhere on the site: the XTD is intended to have ductwork run off it, so a building with a parts room, a wash bay or a partition wall can have the heat delivered rather than hoping it drifts. If your shop is one open shell, the ducting is worth less to you and the comparison is a fair one to make.

Will it fit?

The cabinet measures 36" high x 45.5" wide x 54" deep and hangs at 696 lbs. That is a structural question first: the load goes into your building, and confirming that the roof structure or wall steel can carry it is the customer's responsibility. Have it checked before the heater arrives.

Venting is 8" Class A chimney, exiting top or left side — which usually decides where in the bay the unit can hang. Power on this package is listed as 120 V-60Hz, 20 Amps; note that the standalone XTD300 listing on this site describes two 120 V legs instead, so confirm the circuit with us before an electrician quotes it. Compressed air is 2 CFM at 15-18 PSI for as long as the burner runs, so the compressor becomes part of the heating system and wants a dryer and a filter on the branch that feeds it. Chimney height, clearance to combustibles and permits are local-code matters and are the buyer's to check.

Specifications

What's in the package

The XTD300 heater and a chimney kit: cap, Class A chimney pipe, storm collar, roof flashing and the connectors to finish the run, per this listing's own description.

Two things our data does not tell us, stated plainly rather than filled in: the exact piece count of the kit, and the tank size. Older meta text on this page refers to a tank; the product data for the package does not confirm it. Package 1 and Package 2 of the XTD300 also carry identical specifications in everything we hold, so if the difference between them is what you are shopping on, ask us — we will check the current Lanair packing lists rather than let you infer it from the price.

Perfect for

• A shop running mostly synthetic — this is the page's whole argument; if your barrel is full-synthetic drain, this unit takes it.
• Mixed fleets — crankcase oil, ATF and diesel from one collection point.
• Buildings with internal partitions — the ductable option earns its keep.
• Operations with a disposal contract they resent — the fuel is already on site and already costing money to remove.

Certification, stated honestly

The product data we hold for this package does not claim a third-party safety listing. Some other pages in this range carry that claim from the manufacturer. We are not going to copy it onto a page whose own data does not support it, because a badge you cannot substantiate is worse than no badge.

Why it matters: a manufacturer's own declaration and an independent laboratory's listing of an appliance are different documents, and insurers, fleet safety policies and local mechanical-code officials sometimes require the second before a fuel-burning appliance can be installed. If that is your situation, ask us for the current documentation before you order and we will get it from Lanair.

Shipping and delivery

Freight only, to the lower 48 states, crated on a pallet. The truck brings it to your address and the unloading is yours to organise — forklift or dock if you have one, terminal pickup if you do not, which is offered on every freight order and is the usual answer for a home or small shop. Residential delivery carries a residential fee, applied at checkout.

Do the inspection before signing. Look at corners, wrap and banding, write anything wrong onto the bill of lading in front of the driver and take photographs. Once a clean receipt is signed, the carrier's position is that it arrived undamaged.

Warranty

Terms are Lanair's and the warranty document is in the Downloads section on this page. One standing piece of advice: do not take a component apart before you make a claim on it. Once it has been opened in the field it is usually outside the terms. Photograph the fault as found and start at our warranty claims page.