I am new here. I have access to 30 gallons of used cooking every day.(I own some restuarants) I am thinking about buying a Bio Pro 380 and making B100. Can I burn this in a new VW diesel. What about a new Ford or Chevy 2500 diesel?
I would rebuild pump with viton or equivelent,also anything else rubber that touches fuel.I m just starting on my WVO quest.Im finding it hard to come by the waste.We have companies up here that are paying as much as a dollar a gallon for the stuff,I think theyre making soap.Weve been collecting from a MR HERO.Were using a 40gal. hot water heater and burner to heat and cyle the waste for bag filtering.We strained some today from mr hero and there was a lot of mushrooms and breading that clogs up the mechanical hand pump(only 1-1/2" PICK UP)
Most new make diesels are rated safe for biodiesel up to a certain point. I think the highest I have seen is B20. I have not seen any maker who will give the go ahead for B100. That being said, I have read about many people running B100 with no problems. You need to make sure you are making high quality fuel. Coking , or pump problems can occur if your fuel is not up to spec.
Bioheat is another great way to use biodiesel. Run it right into the 275 gal tank and heat the house. Gotta build myself a reactor.
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Sure you can
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You should also visit the BioDiesel forum at:
http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/6/ubb.xFrom what I've heard the BioPro makes really nice fuel. It sure is expensive though! :shock:
Good luck
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I've been using BioDiesel for 4 years in my Rabbit without any major problems; just needed to replace a few fuel lines and I'm sure some gaskets will eventually leak, but I just have to keep some spares on hand.
hth
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Not to threadjack, but anyone with more expertise than me know of a very cheap, small-scale reactor, either plans or kit form? I'm talking like, 5-gallons a week max. or even a couple small batches a week, 1-gallon or so. I've seen so many different ways to do it and it's confusing. Also, how bad are the fumes? I have a small 2-burner gas oven in the basement- I could probably rig up a small fan and hood to vent to the outside, anything else I need to worry about?
Thanks.
Brendan
Not to threadjack, but anyone with more expertise than me know of a very cheap, small-scale reactor, either plans or kit form? I'm talking like, 5-gallons a week max. or even a couple small batches a week, 1-gallon or so. I've seen so many different ways to do it and it's confusing. Also, how bad are the fumes? I have a small 2-burner gas oven in the basement- I could probably rig up a small fan and hood to vent to the outside, anything else I need to worry about?
Thanks.
Brendan
This is the method i use. I've only done the small one liter batches but you could just use a pail and do a larger quantity. I always did it in my kitchen with the window open, never noticed any bad fumes but i guess methanol isn't the healthiest and if you could do it outside it would be best. or at least mix your lye and meth outdoors, dump it with the heated oil and throw the lid on.
I'm sure someone else who makes it regularly might have a better idea.
Be VERY careful when using Methanol indoors and the idea of a gas stove in the basement makes me nervous :?
My reactor is outside and is vented. I want to make sure I'm always upwind when I'm mixing the Methoxide and never leave my reactor entirely unsupervised while it's mixing. Also, always have a fire extinguisher close by!
You'd be best to build a fumeless processor a la the B100 WH
http://www.b100wh.com/or an Appleseed
http://www.biodieselcommunity.org/appleseedprocessor/or just stick to the Dr. Pepper method if you want to make really small batches.
hth!