cold start on veggie - Page 2

arcascomp · 03-12-2012, 12:29

Yer not kidding, I have a 30L container of waste oil jelly in the garden at the moment, normally 50% of it would be usable. Trouble is I need to suss out somewhere to store the damn stuff as I don't want to lose the free collection. I think I'm going to have to accelerate my plans to build a proper bio plant.

makeitfit · 03-12-2012, 12:51

I'm so glad I dont need all this bother anymore, just run neat bio

Cheap as chips

Well £1.10 at the mo

usually under a quid but our usual maker has gone under cover

arcascomp · 03-12-2012, 13:00

If I could convince the wife that buying bio in bulk was a good idea, I'd probably go down the same route.

Needless to say, I'll probably go the usual way of spending £100's to save £10's but hopefully I'll end up with a easy enough setup for making bio and dealing with the manky oil without too much hassle.

Fez_uk · 03-12-2012, 13:10

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Originally Posted by makeitfit

I'm so glad I dont need all this bother anymore, just run neat bio

Cheap as chips

Well £1.10 at the mo

usually under a quid but our usual maker has gone under cover

Pete I am in talks with another 4x4 friend in welshpool who says he pays £1 a litre for any amount big or small. Just seeing if his bio friend does larger quantities for you.

makeitfit · 03-12-2012, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Fez_uk

Pete I am in talks with another 4x4 friend in welshpool who says he pays £1 a litre for any amount big or small. Just seeing if his bio friend does larger quantities for you.

Good work Fez, we'll be buying again before crimbo so keep me posted. Manchester guy is cheaper at 95p but a pain to tie down

kwondo · 05-12-2012, 22:52

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Originally Posted by geoffdown

waste this time of year with out twin tank or heat exchangers or heated fuel filter it will wax up this time of year so be careful with wvo

Totally agree with this statement, mines still running 100% svo with heat exchanger and twin tank when veg gets to 60 degrees c in exchanger turn over to svo. Just remember to turn back to diesel afew miles before stopping. as in this cold weather it wont like starting on cold veg,

Thanks again Geoff, cheers Russell

rustic · 06-12-2012, 09:32

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Originally Posted by arcascomp

Trouble is I need to suss out somewhere to store the damn stuff as I don't want to lose the free collection.

On a similar note, I store rainwater in two IBC's ie 1000 litre tanks.
We dug huge holes to bury them in the garden, and put decking over them. ( well away from the house though).
Part of my automatic garden watering system and pond top up, using an old car battery, a solar panel and a reconditioned boat water pump.

I guess you could store waste oil in similar style. Recycled IBC 's only cost around £30

Cleaning an underground tank could be a pain though, and you would need a suitable pump, but the finished product could be stored there.
Just a thought.

makeitfit · 06-12-2012, 09:59

We get our bio in 1000 l IBC . Easy to pump from or simply poor it out of a tap.
I use about a tank a week say 60 litres. So every three months or so get a refill. That's a saving of over 400 quid every 3 or 4 months

Floats my boat

03-12-2012, 12:29	#16
arcascomp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Vehicle: 96 Mitsubishi Challenger! Posts: 775	Yer not kidding, I have a 30L container of waste oil jelly in the garden at the moment, normally 50% of it would be usable. Trouble is I need to suss out somewhere to store the damn stuff as I don't want to lose the free collection. I think I'm going to have to accelerate my plans to build a proper bio plant.

03-12-2012, 12:51	#17
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	I'm so glad I dont need all this bother anymore, just run neat bio Cheap as chips Well £1.10 at the mo usually under a quid but our usual maker has gone under cover

03-12-2012, 13:00	#18
arcascomp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Vehicle: 96 Mitsubishi Challenger! Posts: 775	If I could convince the wife that buying bio in bulk was a good idea, I'd probably go down the same route. Needless to say, I'll probably go the usual way of spending £100's to save £10's but hopefully I'll end up with a easy enough setup for making bio and dealing with the manky oil without too much hassle.

06-12-2012, 09:59	#23
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	We get our bio in 1000 l IBC . Easy to pump from or simply poor it out of a tap. I use about a tank a week say 60 litres. So every three months or so get a refill. That's a saving of over 400 quid every 3 or 4 months Floats my boat