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Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...
Hotter oil gets clean faster. It also causes injury & property damage, especially if someone mixes something stupid like gasoline into the stuff. 300F is a safe temperature for conventional oil, synthetic can go a lot higher. Didn't we need a supply of boiling oil in case the peasants revolt...- PsycoBob
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Took the plunge...
When running a pump that theoretically should supply 2.5gpm to my Spinner II 76SE, it couldn't maintain pressure above 60psi, well short of the 90 the 'fuge wanted. I'm not subtle. My middle name should be "Overkill." My 2.5gpm centrifuge gets fed by a ~4gpm hydraulic pump driven by a 1hp...- PsycoBob
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Question about a potential waste oil source
Drain off what you can & heat the daylights out of it in a part-full drum. Antifreeze will boil out like water, but it needs to get something like 40F hotter. Insulating the tank will make it much easier to heat. If you can, a water-absorbing filter is a good option- some use starch that'll...- PsycoBob
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Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...
Band heaters are self-temperature regulated, rather than checking fluid temperature. A hot-water heater element of the same wattage takes about half the time, as it doesn't keep cycling the heater as the element hits the setpoint. My band heater works fine on an insulated steel drum. Hits 200F...- PsycoBob
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