hi

[john j]

hi all,

im new to the bio diesel world and looking forward to makeing some biodiesel to run my freelander and td5

im starting to collect oil,   How much would youu say to collect before making some ?

I dont do many miles between the two cars 250 to 300 a week,  so dont think i need a big prossesor unit.

oh,  im located in long ditton  ( near esher ) surrey

John

[Tony]

Hey John, welcome.

Processor size is a funny one - at the start you won't want to commit 100s of litres of oil to a batch in case it goes wrong, but ultimately the larger the batch you make the less time you have to spend doing it.  So everyone starts small and upgrades.  You might find it sensible to get/build a decent sized processor but start using it with small batches until you get more confident.

As for oil, how much diesel do you currently use a week?  If you can match that in collections then you're good to go.

[Julian]

Welcome!

Keep collecting oil, it's getting more and more difficult to acquire.  Just concentrate on the area to your West ... you know, Heathrow way.

Do you have a processor yet?  If not you could play with some Dr Pepper tests.  It's a good way to start as you learn things from scratch.

[Head Womble]

I'd start with a big (ish) system, say 150 to 200L batches,
if setup right you can still do 1/2 batches, it's not a lot more money to build a big reactor than a small one.
If you start small you'll end up wanting a bigger one sooner or later (it's a man thing).

But the biggest thing to remember is, oil collection is to be done to the West, around 10 miles from you.

If you end up with more oil than you need, we I will help by removing it FOC.

[Tony]

But the biggest thing to remember is, oil collection is to be done to the West, around 10 miles from you.

If you end up with more oil than you need, we I will help by removing it FOC.

lol!

[Head Womble]

Julian he has a J in his user name, eep.

[Julian]

Julian he has a J in his user name, eep.

J on it's own is fine, besides his avatar looks like a Disco.

[Julian]

But the biggest thing to remember is, oil collection is to be done to the West, around 10 miles from you.

Yup, West will be just fine.