[biofuel] wash tank

I would like to know if anyone can direct me to a site where I can find a poly tank and possible stand for washing biodiesel. Do not have a lot of money to spend. Looking for 100 gal. or smaller. Any other suggestions are always welcomed. Thanks. Jonathan. Biofuel at Journey to

[biofuel] explosion proof motors

x-charset ISO-8859-1My question for members is concerning the motor for the mixing tank. I managed to find an older oil furnace motor and got it working again. A friend of mine gave me a stainless spinner shaft for it and it seems like it will work well. I have not tried it yet though.

[biofuel] Processor heating

x-charset ISO-8859-1I have another question concerning the heating of the waste veg oil before processing. If you heat the oil in a seperate tank, and then pump into the processing tank, what temp is ideal for the reaction to take place? Would I still need to heat the reaction vessel to

[biofuel] Oil heating techniques

x-charset ISO-8859-1I have some questions regarding efficient heating of the WVO prior to processing. In regards to Mike Pelly's conical processor and the electric hot water tank that Maria Alovert(Girl Mark) describes-what would be the most efficient way of heating the oil, and still do it

[biofuel] Re: WVO pickup problems in CA

x-charset ISO-8859-1This sounds like this could become a problem, not just in CA. With more and more people starting to make their own fuel, the waste grease haulers may view this as losing their business. My opinion is that there should be more than enough grease around that they needn't

[biofuel] Ethanol distillation

x-charset ISO-8859-1My question is about registering with the Federal gov't for legal distillation for fuel alcohol. If the individual goes through all the proper paper procedures and obtains the distillation permit, what can one expect from the gov't after this? Are you only allowed to

[biofuel] Straight ethanol in gasoline engine

x-charset ISO-8859-1Will 100% ethanol damage a gasoline engine, or does it have to be blended with gasoline? Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe

[biofuel] Conical bottom drum vs flat bottom drum

x-charset ISO-8859-1I figure the more I learn on the front end, the less mistakes I will make when I go to make my processor. I see from reading, that a conical bottom makes the best kind of processor. However, I have also seen flat bottom drums used for processing. If you don't have

[biofuel] Washing biodiesel

x-charset ISO-8859-1I am a newcomer to the discussion board, so please bear with me. Is washing the biodiesel a necessary step? Reading Joshua Tickell's book, he claims that he does not wash the biodiesel and has not had any problems running it. Then when I looked at the Journey to

[biofuel] Filtering biodiesel

x-charset ISO-8859-1Thanks all for the great info on my previous questions. I have to say honestly that I was following Joshua Tickell's book very closely...until I read some of the comments regarding his theories and practices. What kind of filtering equipment is available and is