posted 11 years ago
Idgarad Lyracante : Yes, But- Speaking as one who has helped make Biodiesel, it is very important that every stage of the process is closely followed.
Many of the steps in making bio-diesel require letting the Product stand, and allow the various weights of the processing to settle out and seek its own level!
I strongly suspect that just a little of the glycerin that is Also made at the same time will prove to turn your final product into gel on cold days this will happen
anyway, but the affect of the glycerine will be to make it happen sooner and at a warmer temperature than that of pure Bio-diesel.
Carefull watch over the Bio-diesel as it settles out in super clean and clear glass jugs will allow you to separate the layers, giving you very pure bio-diesel,
The initial affect of glycerine mixed in Bio-diesel should be to increase the Viscosity of the bio-diesel, I can think of a couple of possible field tests for viscosity
that might tell you if you had Glycerine contamination, but it would task my abilities as a simple wordsmith to describe. Allowing the Biodiesel to be warm and
given time to settle out is about the surest one !
Finally, every batch of used cooking grease will vary from batch to batch, and you could very well find that in order to get a good clean burning flame today
you might need to add 20 - 30 % Kerosene with this batch and more with the next tank full from the next batch !
Short version, I have used the old perfection wick hero heaters, and may do again, many of the local Amish use them by preference and several local hardwares
stock the wicks and glass parts, even some Isenglass but I personally would be a little scared to give Bio-Diesel or admixture a try, expecting that I would end up
cold dirty and to many peoples minds smelling nasty ! Y.M.M.V. For the Good of the Crafts !
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