Yes, I did the same. Use stainless steel and your problems will be gone forever. You can maybe make them by yourself on what we call a "draaibank" ( I really don't know the English or German word). Stainless steel lasts forever.
Met vriendelijke groet, Pieter Koole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas W Ohnsorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 12:38 PM Subject: [Biofuel] WVO in central heating burners > Currently I am running my central heating on WVO in a modified Mannesman > (blue) burner. Modified because the material used in the nozzle, the > filter and in the pre-heater (sintered bronze, brass) oxidizes over time > and cloggs the nozzle. > > Because of these problems I have been speaking to several experts from the > nozzle / pump / burner producers and they told me that I should get rid of > all devices that contain copper in any form (means: housings of filters, > valves, pipes,...) which I am currently doing. > > In addition their comment was that in some of their long term experiments > even iron seemed to corrode under the influence of the organic acids of > vegetable oil. > > Does anyone out there has any knowledge where to get the proper equipment > that is suitable for such an operation (means heat resitant up to 120 - > 150 degrees Celsius, resistant against organic acids, works with pressures > of about 20 - 30 bar - and: is not too expensive)? > > I would really appreciate a discussion about experiences in this area... > > Regards > > Andreas > > P.S: I am living in Germany > > > Abraham-Lincoln-Park 1 > 65189 Wiesbaden > Germany > Phone: +49.611.142.22608 > Fax: +49.611.142.980028 > Mobile: +49 172 - 8 43 30 32 > e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: > > Experience Results. Experience CSC. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please > delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in > delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to > bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit > written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of > e-mail for such purpose. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > > > > > > Keith Addison <keith > @journeytoforever.org> > Sent by: biofuel-bounces > 17.02.2005 21:34 > Please respond to biofuel > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Transesterification versus > solvent/filtering methods > > > Hello Chris > > >Been having a look over www.bio-power.co.uk. The process they are > >using is based on adding solvents and filtering & settling the oils > >into a product suitable for road fuel. The process seems to produce > >little waste and uses no dangerous chemicals. What are your views on > >this method as oppose to transesterification? This method does at > >first glance have its appeals but I am wondering about possible > >disadvantages. > > Hm, yes. John Nicholson's operation. This is what it says about it at > our website: > > ... A variation on this theme is adding a solvent to the veg oil to > lower the viscosity -- usually 3% white spirit (a.k.a. mineral > turpentine, Stoddard solvent, turpentine substitute). This raised a > lot of interest after it was publicized on a British TV program -- > "just add a spoonful". It also raised a lot of scepticism: > "'experimental' at best" was the view of experienced SVO'ers, and > "steer well clear" unless you have a 5-cyl IDI Mercedes (in which > case you don't even need the white spirit). We agree. Work on blends > of SVO with other solvents, such as butanol and ethanol, is still > experimental. By all means go ahead and experiment, but there are no > guarantees. > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#1mixing > > The "experienced SVO'ers" were Biofuel list members, and some of them > were much ruder than that about it. > > I haven't followed it closely (not very interested), but we do get a > lot of input and feedbck and I think if there'd been some > revolutionary development I'd probably have heard of it. > > However, have a look at Darren's site, which will have a more > thorough and up-to-date treatment of it: > > "Vegetable Oil as a Fuel" by Darren Hill -- book-length online > report, mainly UK-based: The Diesel Engine, Theory of Vegetable Oil > Use as a Fuel, Engine suitability, Heating the Oil, Biodiesel, Micro > Emulsions and Blends, Vegetable Oil Engine Design, Vegetable Oil > Furnaces and Heaters, Oil Types and Filtering, Taxation, Implications > of Vegetable Oil Fuel Use, Sources. Darren welcomes contributions > from users. > http://www.vegburner.co.uk/report.html > > Best wishes > > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
