Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill'

2010-10-26 Thread Seth Macdonald
Hi Keith and all of my fellow bio-dieselers! I joined your mailing list about a year ago.. After discovering journey to forever I have made it one of the most important missions in my life to get off of the fossil fuel drug. In the past year and a half I have built a straw bale bio diesel

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel powered radiant heat (was Nigera)

2010-10-26 Thread Seth Macdonald
: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill' - Original Message - From: Seth Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:11:35 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Nigeria: Shell Oil's 'License to Kill' |SNIP |I am also madly trying to pour

Re: [Biofuel] Dry-washing

2010-11-29 Thread Seth Macdonald
Hello Joe, Keith, Seth Macdonald from the wilds of  British Columbia. Today it is a moserate -14 degrees celcius. I have considered dry-washing due to the difficulty I am having this winter in keeping my building heated. (i.e. water lines freezing.) I am curious about the method but as of yet

[Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-17 Thread Seth Macdonald
Hi all, Seth Macdonald here from Northern BC CANADA. I run a very small bio-diesel refinery with plans to sell/trade with local organic farmers this coming spring. This winter has been particularly harsh up here and I am having problems maintaining constant temperatures in my shop. This has

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-22 Thread Seth Macdonald
and that you have a reasonably good reaction of the BD. Have you evaporated the excess methanol ? With best regards Jan Warnqvist - Original Message - From: Seth Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:21 PM Subject

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-22 Thread Seth Macdonald
Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 10:11:09 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions Hi all, Seth Macdonald here from Northern BC CANADA. I run a very small bio-diesel refinery with plans to sell/trade with local organic farmers

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-27 Thread Seth Macdonald
of the batch. With best regards Jan W - Original Message - From: Seth Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions Thank you for the info Jan. As far as I know the excess

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-27 Thread Seth Macdonald
the BHT based. - Original Message - From: Seth Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions Thanks for the tips Keith. the Journey to Forever website has revolutionized

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-02-27 Thread Seth Macdonald
/glycol than esters believe me. If esters leak inside a slab..??? Joe On 22/02/2011 2:16 PM, Seth Macdonald wrote: Thanks for the tips Keith. the Journey to Forever website has revolutionized my family's life! Everything I have learned thus far about Bio-Diesel has been learned from going

Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions

2011-03-06 Thread Seth Macdonald
Message - From: Seth Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Query on breaking emulsions At what temp does Bio-Diesel start to crack? Perhaps it is not a great idea to use it in a hydronic

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada

2011-03-20 Thread Seth Macdonald
Palm oil in CANADA?! From what I understand our climate is too harsh in most of this country to make Bio-Diesel out of Palm Oil. Seth(Dredneck) Macdonald From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sun, March 20, 2011

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada

2011-03-22 Thread Seth Macdonald
of their grant $ I might actually have a chance at setting up a business that could come close to keeping up with demand, but then the fuel I'm producing isn't necessarily legal in this country yet! Seth Macdonald Dunster BC CANADA From: Keith Addison [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada

2011-03-30 Thread Seth Macdonald
Hey Joe, I ran my truck on a blend all winter. Usually 60/40 (Bio/petrol) I did have a couple of filter issues, but I also had a very interesting success story. On Feb the 24th I was in Jasper AB doing sound and had ended up plugging my truck into a dead circuit. The outside temp that night

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada

2011-04-03 Thread Seth Macdonald
Thanx for the info Joe. mAKES SENSE FINALLY Seth   From: Joe Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wed, March 30, 2011 1:42:02 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel in Canada Yup your biodiesel has the ability to adsorb

Re: [Biofuel] Making Biodiesel

2011-05-12 Thread Seth Macdonald
Hi Patrick, Seth here at Robson Valley Bio-Diesel.My best advice to you is to follow the links and directions at : www.journeytoforever.com Accurate measurements are the key to success so a scale that measures accurately to within a tenth of a gram is important for small batches

Re: [Biofuel] Basic Questions, Major Problems: Biofuel Batches

2011-09-23 Thread Seth Macdonald
 Hi Chris, I've had all the problems you are having and more. Titration is an essential part of the process though! You cannot skip this step, even with new oil. Accurate measurements? Is the murky water white? If it is, you are doing it right(as long as you have the biodiesel separated from