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Re: waste-oil heaters?

To: ericm@lne.com (Eric Murray)
Subject: Re: waste-oil heaters?
From: bownes <bownes@web9.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:54:50 -0400 (EDT)

First off, it is a black, crusty ash.  You could mix it up that way, or 
put it in a container and take it to the dump on  toxic waste day.

Don't know what  the manufacturer suggests.

iii

> 
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 11:43:32AM -0400, bownes wrote:
> > 
> > They all end up in a pan in the bottom of the unit. Up to you to 
> > dispose of in an environmentally correct fash
> 
> Would ordinary oil recyclers take the stuff, since you've burned
> up the good parts and left them the bad parts?
> 
> Of course you could just pour it into a gallon of regular used oil and
> take it to the recycling center and pout it into the tank without them
> knowing, just like lots of people dispose of their old brake fluid etc.
> 
> I'm just curious what's "supposed" to happen.
> 
> 
> How efficient are these heater units?  Are they easy to
> get started, i.e. for a shop that needs heat only infrequently?
> 
> 
> 
> > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 11:11:44AM -0400, bownes wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Lan-Air makes a nice unit. And they have been known to discount them 
> > > > rather well. 
> > > > 
> > > > I looked into a group buy a couple of years ago. Looked like we could 
>get
> > > > about 25-30% discount on the $1200 unit.
> > > 
> > > I've been wondering- with these units, what happens to the nasties
> > > that're in the used oil?  Metals, sludge and toxins.  Where
> > > do they go when you use the oil for heat?  Up the stack and
> > > into the atmosphere, or is there a filter that keeps
> > > the worst bits from getting burnt?  Then, what do you
> > > do with the leftovers?
> > > 
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