Bonjour BD'ers. <-that just popped into my head so I wrote it:) Anyway, after having just completed my first ever 80 liter batch, which, thanks to the in-built sample recovery mechanism, told me I have good fuel via the quality test (http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html#quality) I ran into a small hick loading the WVO into the reactor. Those who have read my previous posts will remember that I used a regular 1/2 in garden hose tap at the bottom of the pre-heat tank and garvity fed it to the pump, negating the need to prime it. Ok, the problem is that the garden hose tap is too small (1/2in)and should there be any really thick stuff it won't go through and the pump isn't strong enough to suck it through either. So, were I to redo the tap I would make it 3/4in and use a ball valve staright in-line rather than a garden hose tap which is essentially a 90* elbow with an even smaller opening inside, so I scrapped the garden tap and went with an in-line ball valve (still 1/2in) but had it open to 3/4in. Tomorow is it's maiden voyage on another 80 liter batch, and I will post the results. Same source for WVO, so processing should be similar; titration will tell the story for sure.
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