Keith, just a question. How are you doing the stir washing? Using the pump, or actually using a stirring mechanism? I saw the thread on what Todd was saying about pump washing and was interesed on if and how people are doing that.
Thanks, James On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Keith Addison wrote: <snip> > I find that can get a bit gruelling, though it's a useful option to > have. In moving house etc recently we didn't make any biod for a few > weeks, and ended up with much more WVO than we like to have on hand, > so I've been processing it steadily, one batch after another. But > instead of having a batch in the settling tank and doing a second > batch straight away to settle in the processor, I just have one batch > in the settling tank. As soon as one of the two washing tanks is > free, I transfer the (now settled) biod from the settling tank to > that wash-tank, then process a new batch and settle it in the > now-empty settling tank. This new batch will end up in the other > wash-tank. This does a batch every two or three days, which is fast > enough, and it's a lot more relaxed than handling two batches at > once. This makes more use of the two wash-tanks than of the settling > tank (it could just settle in the processor), but it staggers it > nicely, so you're only dealing with one batch at a time rather than > two. This is still with bubblewashing, by the way. We've used > stir-washing quite a lot, but the two wash-tanks aren't properly set > up for stirring yet. Next job. Or forthcoming job anyway. <snip> > Best > > Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
