Do you mean you're filtering the oil or are you "refining" it?

 

How do you make sure all you're getting is oil? I worked at a lube shop back in highschool and all our stuff got dumped in the same tanks. tranny, oil, syn, diff, coolant, and everything else.

 

doesn't really matter if you have seen the plans. It is dealt with

OilGuy

 

Ok, thats what I was wondering about. Live in an apartment though and we're not even allow bbq pits, don't think this would fly over well either.

 

Is the process simalar to thermal cracking? I am in the used oil bus. and have talked with a few people that were able to make diesel from RFO. They were getting around 97% diesel and the machine ran on the waste that was generated. If it is the same process you should build a very large machine and retire rich

 

baby steps!
RFO?

OilGuy

 

I have the unit built and just need to tweak it I little. I am going to test it tomorrow or Saturday. I will tell you by Monday if I am running on free diesel or not.

OilGuy

 

Best of luck!

 

Party at Oilguy's...... free samples

 

is there any great fire danger or anything that can easily explode? im just wondering how safe or dangerouse this would be. can u have it in your garage ? just curious about the safety factor. i almost have my hand on my wallet to get this thing, not even filling the tank up completely is $100 buck.

 

we are still waiting for the results.

 

Results are coming soon... I keep getting interupted by having to go to work. No this is not something you are going to put in the garage or on the apartment patio! I have 2 parts that I am having trouble finding and it is slowing me down (they will make it automated)... I am going to start it up anyway but I will have to stick around and keep an eye on it until I get them installed. Probably about 3-4 hours worth left and I am done.
I am actually suprised at how well it is coming along. for those of you interest in getting the plans... the support is great!!!

OilGuy

 

Once you get this working, I'd be interested in an estimate of how much you spent to build yours. Also, do I understand correctly that this "process" handles contaminated oil as well as "clean" waste oil?

Watching with interest.

 

So Oilguy, when are you going to have the 'Let's us see this thing run' party?

MikeyB

 

so this is a backyard type deal? what is the size of this thing? i want to try one out but i want to know if im goning to have a mini refinery in my yard with a bunch of smoke stacks for the niegbors to look at or what.