Hi Grant: I would be very wary of any filter setup that claims to have 20 and 5 micron filters, yet will allow WVO to pass at less than about 150F. I'd also have to really wonder, if you are heating the WVO to get it through, if those filters are really filtering, or if they've torn or expanded. Why are they lasting longer than the Racor filters? Maybe because they're not doing the job?
We use a 12/24V gear oil pump and a pair of screen filters - a pleated metal screen on the inlet, and a second screen that is housed in the pump itself (in a clear plastic housing, so you can see when it needs cleaning). Neither of these are "fine micron" filters, but they do a great job of getting the major bits out, and you can pump oil at room temperature and not worry about burning out the pump, and pump quickly. That (and gravity-settling beforehand) gets it half-decently clean and fit to put in the tank. Then we use a heated centriugal type prefilter/water separator and a large, heated 10 micron final filter (that is rated to 250F). Both those are onboard the vehicle, part of the "Vormax" filter. This combination of transfer-to-tank prefiltering and onboard prefilter/water separation/final filtering allows good ease of use, long filter life, and confidence that the WVO has been properly filtered by the time it reaches the engine. The combination is not exactly cheap, but it is worth the money. You get what you pay for, in filtration. I'd recommend that anyone using WVO look for quality filtration setups that were intended for this type of material, and pumps that will move the oil at a decent rate and that will hold up over time. Edward Beggs Neoteric Biofuels Inc. http://www.biofuels.ca On Sunday, October 5, 2003, at 02:09 PM, Grant Simpson wrote: > Hi ,I have used a 10"clear water filter housing set with 20 & 5 micron > pleated filters inside ,you will need a small 12 or 24 volt pump to > move it > around . just a suggestion , i have found these far less expensive > than > using a racor filter .They last longer too . > If you have trouble finding a cheap set of filters & pump , i can help > you > there too . > Best Regards > Grant Simpson > > >> From: Alan Petrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >> To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [biofuel] WVO filtration >> Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 12:41:27 -0400 >> >> Does anyone have any suggestions for a small portable filter set for >> filtering WVO into my fuel tank? >> >> >> TIA, >> AP >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Gaming galore at http://xtramsn.co.nz/gaming ! > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada. > http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
