You bet it's available Fred! What part of MN are you in? I'm in south central, very near Easton.
AntiFossil Mike Krafka Minnesota USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Re: New method for the production of home madebio-diesel > Say Mike, > > If you have an extra water heater, I am in Minnesota and might be able > to easily get it if there was one available!! > > fred > > > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:34:17 -0600, Anti-Fossil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > AntiFossil > > Mike Krafka > > Minnesota USA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dana Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 10:35 PM > > Subject: [Biofuel] Re: New method for the production of home made bio-diesel > > > > <snip> > > > > > I am building the Appleseed reactor and so far I have spent about $200 on > > > lab gear (glass ware, pH meter, scale, etc.), and three steel 55 gal > > drums. > > > Still looking for a suitable 50-60 gal water heater for which I will most > > > likely spend $50 - $100 from a local used plumbing shop. > > > > To bad we don't live closer to one another as I have assembled quite a > > selection of extremely tenderly used electric water heaters. I currently > > have 2 that were installed, tested, and promptly removed due to leaking > > regulator valves. Now I'm no plumber, but wouldn't it make more sense to > > replace the water heater for that particular job, certainly, but back at the > > shop, trash the bad regulator and install a good one, rather than trash the > > whole water heater because of a leaking regulator? Anyway, I imagine the > > cost of shipping would negate any cost benefits my tanks might have offered > > in the first place. Perhaps a few suggestions. Instead of plumbers, try > > small hardware stores that offer installation services. That's were I am > > having my best luck. Another tip from a pro is to gather your intel first! > > Before you go into these places to ask, drive around behind their place of > > business, or beside them. Look for what it is you are after, water heaters. > > 99% of the time they will leave used water heaters, and old washers and > > dryers, sitting outside in relatively easy places for their "damn, we had to > > pay these guys" junk men, to come and pick them up, usually once or twice a > > month, depending on the stores activity level. These places have to pay > > somewhere around $20 to $30 each to dispose of these units, though that fact > > will rarely stop them from trying to earn a buck or two if you let them. > > That part is completely up to you. As for me, I am taking so many water > > heaters now that one hardware store owner approached me Wednesday of last > > week (2-2-05) asking if I would sign an agreement! LOL Uhm, thanks, but no > > thanks. I did my best not to laugh, though I'm not sure how successful I > > was. My point is good used tanks are out there, and I would hate like hell > > for anyone to have to pay for something that is already headed for either > > the dump, or the scrapyard. > > > > Oh ya, and if you have never torn apart a water heater, you don't know what > > real stress relief is !!! It's great fun! > > > > > > AntiFossil > > Mike Krafka > > Minnesota USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
