Welcome to the Connecticut Waste Vegetable Oil List, ( formerly the
Connecticut Biodiesel Co-Op).
Biodiesel is no longer available here. Go to Co-Op Plus in Holyoke,
Mass. Call them at 413-538-8000, 8-4 pm. Also: GreenleafBioFuels
87 Whitfield Street Guilford, CT 06437 Tel: 866.669.5677
http://www.greenleafbiofuels.com/
I'm now focused on biodiesel alternatives, such as virgin oil and
conversions of cars to run on pure vegetable oil. I've been running
my VW TDI with an Elsbett conversion for 75k miles now w/o vo fuel
related problems. I estimate I have saved over $4500 on fuel.
You can blend in at least 20% new or used vegetable oil into any
diesel engine. You could use soybean cooking oil from Costco
in 35 pound/4.5 gallon containers for $3.50/gallon. Or buy
30 gallons of wvo from a local supplier for $1/gallon, filter it to 1
micron, and put it in your tank. You'd save $2/gallon, total $60.
Blend it in the tank up to 20% with 80% petro diesel. The viscosity will
be thinner than pure 100% biodiesel, so it will be safe for all engines. Stop blending
when average outside temperatures fall below 20*F. See this study:
News:
Done five conversions so far, three Elsbetts and two simple flat plate
heat exchanger conversions. One in my F-250 and another in a friends '89 Jetta.
We're building a waste vegetable oil (wvo) supply network in CT.
There are now 7 places you can purchase wvo in CT:
1. Carl in Avon has quality settled waste vegetable oil for $0.75/gallon.
It's not filtered. He sells it in 30 or 55 gallon barrels. Contact him
at eight -six- -oh- 6 seven five 8 +1+ *9 zeerow.
2. [Update: no WVO currently avaliable.]
The co-op in Southington also usually has 10-60 gallons of 1 micron
filtered and dewatered canola or soy wvo on hand for sale
at $1.50/gallon. I test samples to ensure <1000 ppm water content.
I sell it in 5-gallon jugs that you borrow.
3. Wendy in Trumbull is also selling filtered wvo for $1.50/gallon.
Email her at windymcg at aol dot com.
4. Roger in Southbury is selling settled wvo for $0.75/gallon and 1 micron
filtered wvo for $1/gallon. Contact him at r_dot_p_dot_kurz_at_att_dot_net
5. Etta K. in New Canaan is selling filtered wvo for $1.25/gallon.
Email her at esk5 at aol dot com .
6. David in Berlin has un-filtered wvo. Email him at
djackson4863 _at_ comcast _dot_ net
7. Paul in New Jersey has 2 micron filtered wvo FOR FREE!. Email him at
cpaulcoco -at- aol dot com
8.
You can burn up to 20% veg. oil in any diesel engine or oil furnace
without a conversion. The furnace will need to have it's pressure raised. This will reduce your fuel bill
and lower greenhouse gas emissions. For more info, go to
FYI... Devine Brothers out of Norwalk is selling B5 home heating oil.
And check biodiesel.org CT retailers as there is now one in Waterbury
and in Portland. Also look for a new biodiesel factory in Danielson.
When temps drop below 25*F you'll need either diesel or kerosene
added in to your bd to keep it liquid. I use 20% dzl or kero. to protect down to
17*F. If your car is left outside for more than a few hours, you should
only use B50 or lower percentages of biodiesel. Go to the cold weather bd
thread on www.biodieselnow.com for more info and experiments. biodiesel.org has a gel point vs. blend chart
for bd and diesel fuel. You should print it out and tape it to your
dash.
I get my used fryer oil from Carl in the Hartford area who
collects it and settle filters it. All I need do is filter it to
1 micron and avoid any free water. He has more for sale. He charges
$0.75/gallon for the used fryer oil. It's very good quality waste vegetable oil.
It does have a little water in it, but no free water.
Email me if you would like to contact him.
Send questions to me via this email:
ctbiodzl^%at%^sdf_dot_lonestar_dot_org
Remove the ^% symbols and replace the at with @.
Barrels: Car washes have 30 and 55 gallon barrels
for free. Just be very carefull with the caustic soap inside them. Wear
eye protection. I got some caustic lye in my eye and thought I'd done
permanent damage to them for awhile. They're also available from
Kevin Shea "Used Poly Drums (Closed Lid -Two holes w/bung and NPT caps) that
recently contained Car Wash Soaps & Cleaners. I am offering them for free
and in some cases will try and drop them off for you. 203.526.2212"
www.tank-depot.com Chem Tainer 525
gallon plastic storage tank. p/n TN4971LC 4' x 6'long , 160 lbs [NOTE!:
Since purchasing the 525 gallon tank, I found that WE will only fill it to
90%, for safety reasons. A 575 gallon tank is the minimum size required to
ge the WE 500 gallon minimum.
Vehicles: VW www.tdiclub.com go to
the 'BioDiesel' forum