WHAT IS WASTE OIL?

Any oil which was used to lubricate or cool engines, transmissions, machinery, metal cutting, transformer cooling, substandard heating oils, vegetable oils, certain solvents and alcohol.

HOW MUCH HEAT (BTU)

can you get out of a gallon of waste oil? Most high viscosity (thick) oils have a higher BTU content than #2 fuel oil or kerosene – you get more heat from a gallon of used engine oil, transmission fluid or hydraulic oil than from a gallon of #2 or LPG – and it’s FREE!!!

HOW CAN I BURN WASTE OIL

in my equipment which is using #2 oil, gas, wood, coal or #6? Most furnaces and boilers can be converted to use Waste Oil, if they have a fire box (combustion chamber).

$$$ HOW MUCH?

The conversion is VERY INEXPENSIVE and pays for itself quickly depending on required firing rate (fuel consumption) – up to 500,000 BTU per burner.

WHY THE 500,000 BTU LIMIT?

EPA does not require a permit for burners of less than 500,000 BTU output – they are EXEMPT. Permit for larger burners can be secured from local EPA.

WHERE CAN I GET WASTE OIL?

Most people are environmentally conscious nowadays and are trying to dispose of used lubricants properly which is a BIG PROBLEM for small quantity generators, and it can cost up to $1.50/gal. in some areas. They will gladly give the oil to anybody who wants to take it off their hands. The best way to get rid of Waste Oil is by burning it in equipment designed for that purpose. Help to protect the environment.

POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS OF FREE OIL

Anybody using and servicing machinery of any kind, such as: cars, trucks, tractors, boats, lawnmowers, bulldozers, fork lifts, airplanes, motorcycles, buses, compressors, locomotives, transformers, transmission shops, engine builders, and dismantlers (junk yards). Waste oil can be purchased at a fraction of the cost of other fuels -see your yellow pages.

LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTING WASTE OIL

and pretty soon you will have more fuel than you know what to do with – FREE.

SUGGESTIONS:

Drive around and stop wherever you see cars, trucks, earth moving equipment, and ask the people what they are doing with their used oil. LEAVE YOUR CARD!
Local Newspapers: a small inexpensive ad and press release. Local Radio Station: a short spot which might be arranged at no cost as concern for the environment. Civic and Environmental Organizations: and their activities could be very helpful. Bulletin Boards: in Laundromats, supermarkets, parts stores. Advise customers where they can dispose of their used oil. Gas Stations: do not want DIY oil and will gladly direct DIY mechanics to you. Car Washes, Trash Dumps: some collect DIY oil and have a hard time disposing of it. Farmers: are always servicing their own machinery. Small car lots and garages, Large Waste Oil Generators such as car dealers are either using it to heat their own premises or are directed by the EPA to have it taken away by licensed haulers.

WHERE CAN I BUY WASTE OIL BURNERS AND HEATER?

CompuHeat, Inc., (in business since 1983 – many sold to greenhouse operators) is the ONLY manufacturer of UNIVERSAL WASTE OIL CONVERSION BURNERS in the U.S. and sells multi-fuel heaters and boilers. Other types of waste oil fired equipment are available: outdoor furnaces, vaporizers, etc.

WHAT IS THE HEAT OUTPUT (BTU) OF COMPUHEAT BURNERS?

The burners can operate over the 50,000 – 500,000 BTU range and up to 4.5 million BTU. Larger output burners can have their primary fuel consumption reduced and supplemented with Waste Oil.

There are 3 types of small size (up to 4.5 million BTU) waste oil burners:

1) VAPORIZING TYPE; manual start, no thermostat control. Compressed air not needed, no oil preheat, very inexpensive in DIY kit form.

2) ATOMIZING LOW PRESSURE: Thermostat control, will function properly only in equipment designed specifically for and around them. Compressed air and oil preheat needed. Not suitable for conversions because flame is long and narrow, very hot in the middle.

ATOMIZING HIGH PRESSURE: Thermostat control, oil preheat needed, compressed air only needed for a brief purge period after each burner shutdown. Better fuel atomization and efficiency than low pressure system. Less deposits inside the combustion chamber and heat exchanger. Well suited for conversions because flame characteristics are similar to fuel oil and flame size and shape can be manipulated to fit firebox.

3) CIS: Combustion Incineration System: Will burn oils not usable in any other kind of burner. Will burn liquids considered nonflammable such as Ethylene Glycol (automotive antifreeze) and water and other completely nonflammable liquids can be incinerated. NO oil preheat! (heat accelerates chemical reactions, heating apparatus is necessary on all waste oil burners to facilitate oil atomization – deposits and clogging in the preheat can put a burner out of action very quickly). #2 fuel oil needed for pilot flame. Compressed air necessary for waste oil atomization. Well suited for conversion because flame size can be manipulated even better than in the high pressure system.