i use a 3 micron filter and housing i bought from w.w.grainger spin on type filter ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Shea To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 12:46 AM Subject: [biofuel] Filtering Biodiesel, 100, 50, 5 micron filters
I finally have my batch of 12 liters of biodiesel. I filtered the WVO with a large mesh basket and then using a window screen mesh. Added the catalyst, and watched it separate.Washed it 1x with water and let it sit for 4 days. Drained the water According to Josh's book, the recommended filtration before adding to your fuel tank is a 5 micron filter I have search the internet for "micron values" of coffee filters & restaurant conical filters, but cannot find any specifications listed. I have been on racor.com maker of advanced filtration systems, but my processor is manual (caveman) and need a basic conical or gravity style filter (with a rating of 5 microns) ...where I can pour biodiesel from a spout. (Yes, me manually pouring into a filter!) Sorry for the basic questions, but there is a lot of reading-between-the-lines with the books and articles I have read to date For example, a suggestion of using a restaurant conical filter for filtering biodiesel is recommended, but no micron information is stated. Just to be sure about not damaging my fuel system & clogging my trucks fuel filter, what's the value of this style filter? Or what some of you folks are doing to get a manual 5 micron filtration? I hope to eventually get advanced with pumps, heaters and inline filtration, but I'm not ready with a design and will need to spend some $$$ with this advanced design. I'm am eager to get going with a manual carboy processor and produce 12-15 liters per week and do not know what type of filter to purchase to complete the process. Thanks all! PS: I'm sure some folks have posted this question before and do not know of a FAQ's list, if one exist? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
