Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Start it on K1 if it is cold, then keep the veg oil warm with the heater. Switch over once the veg oil is warm. Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 03/07/2018 9:19 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I don't have any fry oil. Just wondering if I should try to keep the burner, try to sell it or scrap it. As for characteristics: I don't know, that is why I am asking. The real question is whether you have any use for the oil burner? If not then get rid of it one way or another. I would guess (and it is only a guess) that you could burn fry oil if you could warm it to the consistency of the normal heating fuel oil so that it would flow through the control valve in a similar manner. Alternatively, you may be able to modify the control valve to permit thicker oil to flow etc. Experimentation would likely be required. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
On 03/07/2018 9:19 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I don't have any fry oil. Just wondering if I should try to keep the burner, try to sell it or scrap it. As for characteristics: I don't know, that is why I am asking. The real question is whether you have any use for the oil burner? If not then get rid of it one way or another. I would guess (and it is only a guess) that you could burn fry oil if you could warm it to the consistency of the normal heating fuel oil so that it would flow through the control valve in a similar manner. Alternatively, you may be able to modify the control valve to permit thicker oil to flow etc. Experimentation would likely be required. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
I don't have any fry oil. Just wondering if I should try to keep the burner, try to sell it or scrap it. As for characteristics: I don't know, that is why I am asking. Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: Curley wrote: I do have an old carbureted oil burner, and I am thinking it could burn used fry oil, as an alternative to sending it to the scrap yard. What biz are you doing with this volume of fry oil? - maybe sounds yummy? Characterize the difference between fry oil and waste dino? particulates? Thanks... just curious... tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
Curley wrote: > I do have an old carbureted oil burner, and I am thinking it could burn used > fry oil, as an alternative to sending it to the scrap yard. What biz are you doing with this volume of fry oil? - maybe sounds yummy? Characterize the difference between fry oil and waste dino? particulates? Thanks... just curious... tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
I am familiar with waste oil heaters. I do not have waste dino oil available, therefore have no need for a waste oil heater. I do have an old carbureted oil burner, and I am thinking it could burn used fry oil, as an alternative to sending it to the scrap yard. G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Look online for instructions on how to build your own waste oil heater... and call your insurance agent before you install it... uncontrolled fire is a real issue, lots of cautions in build instructions. Worked in a shop that had a factory built waste oil furnace, back when I lived in the frozen north land. It kept the shop toasty warm, worked well, and "disposed" of the used oil a win / win.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
Look online for instructions on how to build your own waste oil heater... and call your insurance agent before you install it... uncontrolled fire is a real issue, lots of cautions in build instructions. Worked in a shop that had a factory built waste oil furnace, back when I lived in the frozen north land. It kept the shop toasty warm, worked well, and "disposed" of the used oil a win / win.. On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 7:36 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am wondering if used fry oil could be burned in an old carburetor type > oil burner. (not an oil furnace with a high pressure oil pump) These are > similar to the old round kerosene heaters of the 40s and 50s, only > stationary to heat a house, and larger. We know it will burn K or #1 > fuel. I am thinking it should be able to burn warm and well filtered fry > oil also. Any knowledge or ideas? I think I lit one once, and I have > refilled the oil tank on em, but I don't have a lot of experience with them. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: (Somewhat) Oil burner heater
I am wondering if used fry oil could be burned in an old carburetor type oil burner. (not an oil furnace with a high pressure oil pump) These are similar to the old round kerosene heaters of the 40s and 50s, only stationary to heat a house, and larger. We know it will burn K or #1 fuel. I am thinking it should be able to burn warm and well filtered fry oil also. Any knowledge or ideas? I think I lit one once, and I have refilled the oil tank on em, but I don't have a lot of experience with them. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
