[Shop-talk] Bio diesel question.

[ejrussell at mebtel.net]

BioDiesel is not simply burning used cooking oil - it is processed into 
a form usable in a conventional diesel engine. The process of 
converting used cooking oil into BioDiesel makes it cost more than 
conventional diesel. It is probably a Good Thing environmentally but 
not from a strictly economical viewpoint. I believe there are ways to 
convert a diesel engine to run on used cooking oil but that wasn't your 
question... 

I would assume that you could 'dispose' of a few gallons of used 
cooking oil by diluting it in a few hundred gallons of fuel oil. But it 
doesn't seem like that was your question either... 

What was your question...?

Oh - saving some money. I doubt that a few gallons of used cooking oil 
in your home heating system is going to save any money unless it is 
very expensive to otherwise dispose of it. 

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC


Quoting eric at megageek.com:
> I know lots of people burn used cooking oil in diesel vehicles. 
>
> And since my oil heat is basically diesel fuel, my question is... 
>
> Can I burn used cooking oil in my home heating oil tank?  If so, what do I
> need to do with first?