[Biofuel] FURTHER TO WASHING MACINE PUMP

2005-12-12 Thread Ian Theresa Sims
After1 batch the pump sprung a terminal leak so I decided to pull it apart only to find out thatit had rubber seals. I then pulled anther pump apart to find "hello" rubber seals. If Alex uses WM pump what brand are they? Cheers Ian ___ Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] FURTHER TO WASHING MACINE PUMP

2005-12-12 Thread Appal Energy
Ian, No pump should fail with but one flush of biodiesel unless they were already on their way out. It would take some pretty spongy seals for that to be the case. Todd Swearingen After 1 batch the pump sprung a terminal leak so I decided to pull it apart only to find out that it had

Re: [Biofuel] FURTHER TO WASHING MACINE PUMP

2005-12-12 Thread Joe Street
And more importantly what type of rubber do they have. There are synthetic 'rubbers' and vegetable rubbers. IIRC vegetable rubber is good with mineral oils and petrochemicals but is disolved by vegetable oil. Synthetic rubber is what you want for compatibility with veggie oil. Perhaps all that