: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:15 PM
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] RE: WVO Filtration
Hi,
Where did you get these tanks?
45 gallon opaque plastic tanks with a cone shaped bottom. and a valve in
the bottom of the cone.
thanks,
Mike
John Wilson wrote:
The way I filter
Mike:
Filter very carefully. I first collect it, and transfer to a
holding/settling tank. There it sits for at least 7-10 days. It is
then filtered thru cloth. A final filtration is passed thru an auto oil
filter.
I still see fine particulate in it at times.
Andy
The way I filter the WVO is I leave it in the collection barrell or in some
cases the orginal containers for a week in a warm place. In the summer, the
container is exposed to the sun to heat the oil and allow for better
seperation.
I then decant the container and pour the liquid through the steel
Hi,
Where did you get these tanks?
45 gallon opaque plastic tanks with a cone shaped bottom. and a valve in
the bottom of the cone.
thanks,
Mike
John Wilson wrote:
The way I filter the WVO is I leave it in the collection barrell or in some
cases the orginal containers for a week in a
OK, in a sudden surge of unexplained brain activity, I figured that
what I needed to do was rip the paper out of the filter, wrap the
outside of the filter with ordinary window screen, and seal it with
silicone. All done with loose bits I had laying about. Result: one
cheap, washable,
I haven't had much luck with a similiar setup - I tried using an Omni
Wholehouse water filter with a 20 mic pleated paper filter and
unheated WVO would not move through it. I'm assuming that the oil
must be heated first. However, not sure if the filter housing can
take any signifiacnt
