We're using a clearwater with good results - but be careful to leave a little oil in it for priming purposes and when you plumb it use tape - any air leaks really impair its ability...
Charles List wrote: >Hi All > >Thanks to all who have advised me this last few months, I am now a >biofueller! 105l batches, good product. Unfortunately, after 10 good >batches, my pump has started spraying out of the back of the impeller >housing. So I took it apart and the impeller has broken up and the >housing has been eaten through at the back, around the mechanical >seal. It was 30 years old or so, free and a plastic spa pump, so I'm >not too distressed, but I obviously don't want it happening again. > >I notice that the clearwater pump used by JtF is made of cast iron, >so should my next pump be made of metal? Also, is the impeller in the >clearwater pump plastic? As I know you can get some with stainless >steel blades, I wonder my impeller break-up was due to age or chemicals. > >Thanks > >Charles List > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
