regarding price. the smallest oil boiler from omni is about 4 grand plus installation and shipping from the west coast. that is high, but if you burn free oil......
as for biod. in a boiler. sure you can use it, yes you have to use non rubber (silicon) or other gaskets washers etc... but who the hell can afford to burn biod. in a boiler! the methanol alone if at least 40cents a gallon. and the quantity - 600-1000 gallones in winter makes production a mess.. not to mention 100-200 gallones of methanol contaminated glycerine. sure, go for it... but just burn your WVO! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 16:21:48 -0000 > From: "dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: home heating > > to the person who wants to burn biod. or WVO, check out OMNI by Econo > Heal Inc. they have a commercial grade boiler to burn SAE 10 -90 > with no modifications and no external air compressor. they lower > viscosity with pre heating. > > www.econoheat.com > >>>>>>> > > Cool... it's nice to know that somebody is trying to serve that > market... BUT I find it a bit fishy that they don't post prices. If > ya have to ask, ya can't afford it? > > BTW, the current unit *is* a boiler, which may or may not be > interchangeable with "furnace", which is what I mistakenly (always!) > called the darn thing. I don't know if that makes a difference in the > possibility of using WVO. > > > >>>>>>> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], studio53 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can't "set" a home heating oil furnace to burn more oil. You > could change the nozzle size,i.e., a .8 to a 1.5, which means instead > of > burning 8/10th of a gallon, it burns 1.5 gallons, but nozzle sizes are > set > by the manufacturer of the furnace based on the size of the chamber. > It is > very unlikely a maintenance technician would alter this because it > would > be a liability. > >>>>>>> > > Hmmm, I'll have to check on that... I believe one of the things they > claim to do (and charge us for!) is "calibration" or something to that > effect. Is it possible that they mean something else with that term? > > > >>>>>>> > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 02:55:21 +0900 > From: EREN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of Keith Addison) > Subject: EREN Network News -- 10/9/02 > > <snip> > > EIA Expects Heating Bills to Increase Up to $300 This Winter > > <snip> > The Northeast will be hit the hardest, as > those using heating oil are forecast to face a 45 percent increase > in heating bills. > <snip> > >>>>>>> > > now you know why I ask about vegoil in the boiler... the last time > fuel oil costs spiked (3 yrs ago?), the oil bills a couple of months > topped *$500*! (and that was with the thermostat set below 60F!) > > > > >>>>>>> > Message: 18 > Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 10:01:29 -0500 > From: rgord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: home heating > > BigK fuels in Toronto says with BD no mods are req'd. Check out their > site - > I e-mailed them and got prompt response, good faq on site as > well -I'll have > to check current prices it was at $0.45/litre > http://www.bigkfuels.com/ > >>>>>>> > > Darn.... too bad I'm not close enough to do business with them! > > I found it interesting that they will provide a tank. I never > considered the notion of the tank belonging to somebody else... could > an oil co. confiscate your tank if you took your business elsewhere?! > > > > >>>>>>> > Message: 21 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:08:39 -0700 (PDT) > From: mother <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: home heating > > since posting this question, i've gotten some more > feedback (from a very reputable source) i'll share.. > question posed was if buring biodiesel in standard oil > furnace, if there were any modifications the needed to > be made to furnace: > > "...the furnace should do fine. if burning 100% > biodiesel shaft seals on furnace pump may need > attention after a while..." > > this, because BD is more lika solvent, so little > rubber washers'll eventually get eaten through ... > but, as far as the furnace itself, oil you buy from > the "heating company" is called "#2 heating oil", > which is just diesel feul with a different name (and > different taxes... which is why you never *see* a > farmer syphon heating oil outta his furnance into his > tractor, but you know he does!)... so if you hava > source of good BD (no hushpuppy chips) and are willing > to keep an eye on rubber parts on your furnace pump > for corrosion, you should be good - i'm gonna > giveitatry this year, will report back > > rj > > >>>>>>> > > Sounds just like the rubber seal problems in engines... good to hear > that they don't anticipate any exotic problems from furnaces/boilers. > Wonder how much of a hassle it would be to do a pre-emptive > replacement of the endangered rubber parts? > > > > Well, most of the info so far seems to point to BD only unless you > have a unit specially designed to handle vegoil. :^( My first batch > of BD has to be 250 gallons?! 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