WMO Filtration Setup - my version

[mankypro]

As I've partially detailed elsewhere I'm going to do the following (in order) to filter my WMO:

1. "Dirty" 55 gallon WMO drum - placed about 4 ft off the ground on a pedestal made of 4"x4"'s and 2"x4" - it will be wrapped with one of these: http://www.drillspot.com/products/63576/Electro-Flex_DH-55-115_Drum_Heater (or a less expensive facsimile) and I may very well use a 10 micron sock style filter to get the bigger stuff out of the oil as I pour it.

2. Out of the side about 1" off the bottom rim I will place a 1" pipe fitting, soldered or welded in place.

3. at 90 degrees from the outlet pipe mentioned in #2 I'll put some sort of drain **** valve at the bottom rim of the barrel so I can drain out settled water and other yuckies separately.into a bucket.

4. off the pipe in #2 I'll braze in place a ball valve turn off

5. another few inches of pipe then a psi gauge.

6. A Lowes or Home Depot 5 micron whole house filter housing and filter:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=89374-43568-WHCF-DWH&lpage=none
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=149007-43568-WHCFWHSW&lpage=none

7. Few more inches of pipe and a Goldenrod water separator:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_350494_350494
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_363415_363415

8. A few more inches of pipe then a flexible hose to drop into a 420 gallon tote or another 55 gallon drum for storage.

*I'm wondering if, given that the oil mixture will be heated the gravity flow will be enough, or if I will need to add a transfer pump in line to push the oil through the filters. Would it be better to pull or push with it?

This guy is 6gpm:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_16818_16818
This one is 120v and a little bit slower:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200352045_200352045

Figure I could put a rheostat on it to regulate it's output?

Critiques etc, appreciated.

 

[subway]

pump are always better pushing the liquid and yes unless you can walk away from it for a day or two and just let it gravity drain i would add a pump. you get more out of you filters and it will go faster than a dribble.

unles the tank is open you might want to add a sight tube going up the side to see how much is in there.

otherwise sounds good....

 

[discbrks]

Why don't you add one of these to the top of your "dirty" 55 gallon drum to catch any of the big crud as you pour it in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/55-Gallon-Barrel-EZ-strainer-Filter-Biodiesel-SVO-WVO_W0QQitemZ260251543384QQihZ016QQcategoryZ57114QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/URL]

If that doesn't work, try ebay item # 260251543384.

 

[MIDNIGHT RIDER]

mankypro,

I suggest the first filter/housing in your line-up to be a GoldenRod housing with one of their stainless-mesh cartridges.

These are available in two mesh fineness ratings and are indefinitely washable and re-usable.



They also would be good as a first defense against big clumps of dead "algae", which is technically not really algae, but another family of organisms; algae cannot live in darkness.

 

[mankypro]

I don't know if algae would live in WMO? In any case my fuel pickup has a 100 micron mesh pickup filter on it - should handle any clumps ok. Also the yarn filters aew like $3.00/pc the goldenrods are $12-14.00 a piece. I'd use the GR to separate water, not much else.

I wonder if a mist wash would work in wmo the way it does in WVO...

mankypro,

I suggest the first filter/housing in your line-up to be a GoldenRod housing with one of their stainless-mesh cartridges.

These are available in two mesh fineness ratings and are indefinitely washable and re-usable.



They also would be good as a first defense against big clumps of dead "algae", which is technically not really algae, but another family of organisms; algae cannot live in darkness.