Oil Recycling

[Dead Eye]

What do you do with your used Oil. I know most people don’t generate very much and what they do generate is taken care of by the service station that changes the oil in there car. If you work any ware that generates any kind of waste oil ( motor oil, hydraulic, ATF, vegetable, ect ) please let me know approximately the yearly amount and were it goes to.

 

[matteressdancer]

What do you do with your used Oil. I know most people don’t generate very much and what they do generate is taken care of by the service station that changes the oil in there car. If you work any ware that generates any kind of waste oil ( motor oil, hydraulic, ATF, vegetable, ect ) please let me know approximately the yearly amount and were it goes to.

I sense a science project comming on

 

[Dead Eye]

Yes Its already in the works. I have been studying up on atomization and vaporization modifications to use old oils as heating fuel.

 

[Vince]

Yes Its already in the works. I have been studying up on atomization and vaporization modifications to use old oils as heating fuel.

They have heaters that run on used oil. Just talking to a friend of mine in PA that owns a gas station and he's thinking about investing in one. The initial cost is about 5K, but if you do alot of oil changes it'll pay in the long run in heating your shop.

 

[aps45819]

I take mine to the transfer station.

Wouldn't burning that stuff be somewhat polluting? Folks that change their own oil generally have older cars and the oil would be more likely to have metal particles in it.

 

[OrneryPest]

What do you do with your used Oil. I know most people don’t generate very much and what they do generate is taken care of by the service station that changes the oil in there car. If you work any ware that generates any kind of waste oil ( motor oil, hydraulic, ATF, vegetable, ect ) please let me know approximately the yearly amount and were it goes to.

I change my own oil (about twice a year for Nelson the Nissan and about five times a year for Sylvia the Silver Streak) about 4 quarts per change, and I take it to the recycling center on H.G. Trueman road just north of the Rousby Hall Road corner. If you'd like to have it, I could PM you whenever I change oil.

 

[ImnoMensa]

I keep a 5 gallon bucket with top on it for the old oil. (too much trouble trying to pour it back into those quart containers) when it fills up I take it to the transfer station in Clements.

 

[Floyd2004]

Transfer station in California for my oil

 

[yankee44]

When I change the oil in my Pick Up I end up with 16 quarts of used oil that I put in a 5 gallon bucket and take to the transfer station.

 

[Vince]

I take mine to the transfer station.

Wouldn't burning that stuff be somewhat polluting? Folks that change their own oil generally have older cars and the oil would be more likely to have metal particles in it.

Like I said, they have heater specifically designed to burn this oil. The initial cost is a bunch and only cost effective if you own something like a Jiffy Lube or a gas station and get alot of used oil.

 

[desertrat]

Yes Its already in the works. I have been studying up on atomization and vaporization modifications to use old oils as heating fuel.

Looking through the Northern Tools catalog yesterday I saw they sell these things. Apparently the vapor technology is old school and the atomization is the way to go now. Prices start at $4300. Not approved for home use.

 

[Vince]

Looking through the Northern Tools catalog yesterday I saw they sell these things. Apparently the vapor technology is old school and the atomization is the way to go now. Prices start at $4300. Not approved for home use.

Zactly.

 

[GWguy]

I take mine up to the transfer station a couple of times a year. But now, I've got a question:

Regarding the burning of old fuel in these atomizers: does synthetic oil burn the same way? Synthetic is supposed to be better because of higher tolerance to heat, but is the flash point close to that of conventional oil?

 

[Dead Eye]

Looking through the Northern Tools catalog yesterday I saw they sell these things. Apparently the vapor technology is old school and the atomization is the way to go now. Prices start at $4300. Not approved for home use.

Thank you for the replies. There are a few units out there that are approved for home residential use (Very Expensive). The biggest problem with all of them is the High maintenance they require, cleaning every 40 hour operation on some units to 1000 hour on more expensive ones.

 

[Dead Eye]

I take mine up to the transfer station a couple of times a year. But now, I've got a question:

Regarding the burning of old fuel in these atomizers: does synthetic oil burn the same way? Synthetic is supposed to be better because of higher tolerance to heat, but is the flash point close to that of conventional oil?

Iv not found any approved to burn synthetic as the flash it so very high.

 

[Dougstermd]

Looking through the Northern Tools catalog yesterday I saw they sell these things. Apparently the vapor technology is old school and the atomization is the way to go now. Prices start at $4300. Not approved for home use.

people have been heating shops for a long time with used oil.

 

[desertrat]

people have been heating shops for a long time with used oil.

You know what they use to heat yurts?

 

[Dead Eye]

Waste Oil Heating - KingBuilt.com - Frequently Asked Questions About Waste Oil Heating

One that has residential approvial VERY EXPENSIVE. About 10k

 

[Lugnut]

I built a popane burner for a small aluminum foundry a few years ago but knew a guy that built a waste oil burner for his. Interesting project.

I dont know your application but if you're in need of HIGH heat (foundry/forge work) and not worried about efficiency, then you can build a design without a vaporizer/preheater. You'll get higher output with less maintenance/cleaning at the expense of higher fuel consumption. If you're in need of lower heat for prolonged time a vaporizer is the way to go.

 

[Dead Eye]

I built a popane burner for a small aluminum foundry a few years ago but knew a guy that built a waste oil burner for his. Interesting project.

I dont know your application but if you're in need of HIGH heat (foundry/forge work) and not worried about efficiency, then you can build a design without a vaporizer/preheater. You'll get higher output with less maintenance/cleaning at the expense of higher fuel consumption. If you're in need of lower heat for prolonged time a vaporizer is the way to go.

I have been running a 8 million BTU thermal phase heater here at work for almost 10 years. It uses atomizing air to swirl the fuel inside the nozzle and works very well. I know this system inside and out. At 8 million BTU the holes in the Nozzle tip are VERY large therefore don’t clog easily. Getting a heavy oil to atomize at (low) maximum heater design of say 100’000 to 500’000 BTU is much more difficult as the orifice size is so small that it clogs very quickly. Workarounds for this include preheating to lower viscosity and get the fuel closer to its vaporization point and in better systems the use of atomization nozzles with there much larger sized orifices. So anyways it’s a project I will be working on in my spare time. To see how reliable of a multi fuel burner I can design . Like you say Interesting Project .