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Commercial Waste Oil Heaters / Re: best heater
« on: February 27, 2013, 05:26:18 pm »
Lol, I suppose your right, and I do appreciate you correcting me. A friend of my fathers, works on them primarily as his specialty and he had told me this, I suppose I just kind of believed him and never bothered to question him as I have always respected his opinion as an elder. Learned a lesson there I suppose. But it is notable that A gallon oil contains about 140k to 180k btus while a gallon of fuel oil is typically 140k. Suppose it depends on the viscosity of the oil.
Through personal experience I have found that a water jacketed piece of metal has the potential to more adequately stand up to the high temps of the waste oil. But I suppose it is also dependent on the level of precautionary steps you take.
Being that introducing water to a piece of metal it is then subject to oxidization, or the chemical effects of ethylene glycol. However with the proper care, rust inhibitor proper draining and storage some of these effects can be slowed down However I can see how a counter argument could easily be made against that. It is all dependent on the engineering, and the type of chemical wet pack in use, but if I was to choose between the two I would say that in my OPINION through personal experience. Boilers have the potential to be safer and last longer if operated, equipped and up kept properly.
I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused and have edited the video thanks to your scrutiny.
Through personal experience I have found that a water jacketed piece of metal has the potential to more adequately stand up to the high temps of the waste oil. But I suppose it is also dependent on the level of precautionary steps you take.
Being that introducing water to a piece of metal it is then subject to oxidization, or the chemical effects of ethylene glycol. However with the proper care, rust inhibitor proper draining and storage some of these effects can be slowed down However I can see how a counter argument could easily be made against that. It is all dependent on the engineering, and the type of chemical wet pack in use, but if I was to choose between the two I would say that in my OPINION through personal experience. Boilers have the potential to be safer and last longer if operated, equipped and up kept properly.
I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused and have edited the video thanks to your scrutiny.