My Centrifuge Video

wmoguy · Feb 15, 2012

Hey all. I made a quick video of my centrifuge redesign to send to the company I bought my new pump from. Thought I'd post it here in case anyone was interested in centrifuges, and the setup, etc....

http://youtu.be/PtjN9wDsbi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjN9wDsbi0

Ididriver · Feb 15, 2012

Looks nice.
My dad and I have been talking about making our own fuel with prices close to 4 bucks a gallon.

rhkcommander · Feb 15, 2012

Looks like a nice setup. Those filters are the detroit 10 micron water seperators from napa aren't they?

How well is the pump holding up? I don't have audio on so I'm sorry if you answered those in it..

subway · Feb 15, 2012

Thanks for posting that, I need to get off my but and get mine set up.

wmoguy · Feb 15, 2012

rhkcommander said:
Looks like a nice setup. Those filters are the detroit 10 micron water seperators from napa aren't they?

How well is the pump holding up? I don't have audio on so I'm sorry if you answered those in it..

yes I believe they are 10 micron filters. I've been using them to pull water out before filtering w/ the fuge. I think I'll reverse the process and fuge it first, then try and seperate any leftover water. This should save me some costs as I can prolong the life of the filters

Pump: I think it will hold up just fine. It's too new to say long term, but it's a beast, I have high hopes. The pump itself is insane and a thing of beauty. I'm more interested in how the motor handles it. The design is rated for 10,000 hour continuous duty, so we'll see.

Brad S. · Feb 16, 2012

Now I've really got centrifuge envy

. That really looks good. ;Sweet

If I made a video of my stuff the men in suits,(haz mat that is) would show up at my door and arrest me. :backoff

And Exxon would say, "Hey we didnt have a supertanker accident in Iowa, did we?"
I like making my own fuel mixes but it does make a mess quickly.

dagreendeville · Feb 22, 2012

Brad S. said:
Now I've really got centrifuge envy. That really looks good.

If I made a video of my stuff the men in suits,(haz mat that is) would show up at my door and arrest me.
And Exxon would say, "Hey we didnt have a supertanker accident in Iowa, did we?"
I like making my own fuel mixes but it does make a mess quickly.

***** if they saw my driveway theyd say the same thing let alone my setup in the back yard lol

Blind Driver2 · Mar 1, 2012

A few Q's.....

What is the price and the specs of the pump?

Do you heat the oil first? What's the coldest oil you've fuged?

Looks like you are pulling the dirty oil out of the same drum you are pumping the clean oil back into. This would probably clean some of the oil 5 times, but not clean some oil at all...or am I missing something?

I have about 800 gallons of wmo and am buying a PA fuge soon. PA seems to like their band heaters a bit too much. If the oil was cold, I'd would rather just turn of a torpedo fueled with my free wmo

ocnorb · Mar 1, 2012

Do you have a link to where you bought the pump?

wmoguy · Mar 1, 2012

Blind Driver2 said:
A few Q's.....

What is the price and the specs of the pump?

Do you heat the oil first? What's the coldest oil you've fuged?

Looks like you are pulling the dirty oil out of the same drum you are pumping the clean oil back into. This would probably clean some of the oil 5 times, but not clean some oil at all...or am I missing something?

I have about 800 gallons of wmo and am buying a PA fuge soon. PA seems to like their band heaters a bit too much. If the oil was cold, I'd would rather just turn of a torpedo fueled with my free wmo

Pump mfg info here: http://turbowerx.com/Scavenge_Pumps/Exa-Pump/Exa-Pump.html

I've fuged in single digit weather without heating the oil. It works fine provided youve thinned the oil down first. in the video the water bottle full of oil that you see, it had been in my deep freeze all night before starring in that video.

Yes the barrel circulates the oil. After 7-8 passes I'm certain 100% of the oil has been filtered multiple times.

wmoguy · Mar 1, 2012

ocnorb said:
Do you have a link to where you bought the pump?

http://turbowerx.com/Scavenge_Pumps/Exa-Pump/Exa-Pump.html

Blind Driver2 · Mar 2, 2012

wmoguy said:
Pump mfg info here: http://turbowerx.com/Scavenge_Pumps/Exa-Pump/Exa-Pump.html

I've fuged in single digit weather without heating the oil. It works fine provided youve thinned the oil down first. in the video the water bottle full of oil that you see, it had been in my deep freeze all night before starring in that video.

Yes the barrel circulates the oil. After 7-8 passes I'm certain 100% of the oil has been filtered multiple times.

How long does it take you to filter 55 gallons? 7-8 hours?

Blind Driver2 · Mar 2, 2012

That's a pricey little pump :hail

I'm thinking about buying the dual 55 gph package from PA Biodiesel for $659. Then making up the rest of the kit on my own. I need to call them to see if they supply the plans for the instal

wmoguy · Mar 2, 2012

If you buy from them you get access to a whole suite of videos he's made about assembling and using the fuge.

wmoguy · Mar 2, 2012

Blind Driver2 said:
How long does it take you to filter 55 gallons? 7-8 hours?

4 hrs is probably sufficient to get it clean enough to safely run. I like 7-8 hrs so I get it really clean.

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