Biodiesel

[mushroom]

Can't say it's a hobby, more of a necessity
We get our oil for free, we pay for our methanol and caustic, plus electricity on top of that
Works out around 20p a litre and we make 100 litres at a time.
Whole process takes around 18 - 20 hours
Shed was free and we got a Raleigh Twenty given to say thanks for taking it

water butt on the left holds water for the condensor



oil tank on the left, processor in the middle ( hot water tank upside down, with short element in



biodiesel settling tank on the right, with methanol/caustic soda container on top.



we house the methanol and caustic in a locked shed on the other side of the garden. Shed was another freebie, found most of it in a skip.




We built it ourselves based on Graham Laming's design but tweaked it for our own needs. Total cost of bits was £250 - £300
mainly for valves and pipes
We used Graham Laming's site www.graham-laming.com/bd/main.htm
and
Vegetable Oil Diesel forum for all our info www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/index.php

[BB]

Wow, Thats some kind of art you've got going there.

[mushroom]

thanks Brett, it works like a charm too

[jojo]

thats really good stuff shame it wouldent work for me as the chavs would be nickin all the copper pipes an stuff !!!

[capitano]

I've seen this at Dave's (mushroom) house.

It's pretty awesome, making fuel from old oil from the chippy! ;D

I was suitably impressed!

[mushroom]

Yeah Ged you got the tour, minus the deadly methanol shed. That place scares me

[mikeyboyo]

show us that 20

[mushroom]

the twenty

[mikeyboyo]

shes a beauty.

[gripshift999]

so do you sell the bio or is it private use only ?

[mushroom]

private only, too time consuming to do other people's too