Wiki page on oil collecting tips.

[julianf]

Did not spot the post - was out all day yesterday.

I cant find the photos i took.  Its Rachel's camera, but she is used to 'odd' photos being on there, so generally leaves them for me to deal with later.

Trying to find them on computers now, but i suspect itll be easier just to take more.

[Dickjotec]

This is the collection kit, card on floor, rubber gloves, towel, spare tops, bin bags.

 
This is two views of the contents stick.
It fits in e drum and is marked with cable ties. For the places that find English hard I leave a card showing how much I pay for the quantities then it is easy to show them the level on the stick and the amount that it equates to.




Is this OK?
Dick

[Julian]

Fine thanks.  I'll down load the files and upload to the wiki.

[Keef]

Don't forget the towel and old kitchen spray bottle full of soap/water mixture for cleaning your hands, works a treat and you can hang the spray bottle up in the back of the car using the handle.

Now I also always carry a big funnel and a jug with me. It's got me out of trouble so many times.

A simple trick to seal a can if the red plastic lid is missing is to push out the spout with a blunt instrument (screwdriver), put a bit of clingfilm over the hole and then pop the spout back in.

For years I struggled with storing cubies because they won't stack and if you try, they crush and oil gets forced out all over the floor. So I came up with this method that means you can store 36 full cubies in the footprint of an IBC without any of them being crushed. Each layer is supported by four lengths of 40x40mm timber with a sheet of polycarbonate on top

[julianf]

that cubie stack looks good, and im sure there is a reason for it, but im just thinking that an IBC holds 300 or so ltrs more for the same footprint?

[Keef]

Indeed it does but I can't get a full IBC in the car to take it up to my filtering shed and I can't see the point of tipping it into the IBC and then taking it back out to move it especially as I'd have to keep the empty containers anyway. 

[Julian]

Thanks Keith, photo and comments, like the spray bottle, will go on the page too.  this is all good stuff, I'm sure there must be loads of ideas out there which can be shared.

I used the clingfilm trick today.  200 ltr collection from a contact I'd not heard from in ages all in cans except 40 ltrs and each can had had a large hole hacked in the top.  Cling film stopped any spillage!

Julian ... don't worry about cling film photos, I have some now.

[Julian]

Was there a fire at the back of the garage?  Looks a little smokey!

[Julian]

Julian ... don't worry about cling film photos, I have some now.

But a photo of the boot liner would be appreciated!

[julianf]

Julian ... don't worry about cling film photos, I have some now.

But a photo of the boot liner would be appreciated!

And, to think, i actually picked up some on monday night (first load in tins for a while).

Back of the landrover is currently covered in sawdust.  I stacked cubies in there a bit ago, and the bottom layer leaked : (

I guess that's what you get for carring 560 ltrs in it... Twice.  (i made it without any spillage at all on the first trip, but i left it in overnight on the second... and there were drips comming out the back door!)

Boot liner is great for smaller pickups, but not for the real large ones.

Really will get you a photo...

[Keef]

Was there a fire at the back of the garage?  Looks a little smokey!

No that was haze from the sun, I'm a rubbish photographer.

If you've got an estate car you can make a couple of nice big boot liners or bunds by cutting about a foot off of each side of an IBC bottle.

[Julian]

Was there a fire at the back of the garage?  Looks a little smokey!

No that was haze from the sun, I'm a rubbish photographer.

If you've got an estate car you can make a couple of nice big boot liners or bunds by cutting about a foot off of each side of an IBC bottle.

What a great idea ... don't suppose you've got photos by any chance?  We could also give the exact dimensions of the IBC plastic so people can check if they will fit their car.  I don't have any IBCs can anyone help?

[Julian]

I'm just currently just amassing photos and comments here ...

http://www.biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Oil_collecting_made_a_little_easier

So if you could upload the file and add it to the page that would be great!

[Keef]

Hopefully we'll be doing one in the next week so I'll try and remember to do some non-smokey pics as we go.

I've got 600ltr and 1000ltr IBCs so I'll measure them both.

[Rotary-Motion]

Don't forget the towel and old kitchen spray bottle full of soap/water mixture for cleaning your hands, works a treat and you can hang the spray bottle up in the back of the car using the handle.

Now I also always carry a big funnel and a jug with me. It's got me out of trouble so many times.

A simple trick to seal a can if the red plastic lid is missing is to push out the spout with a blunt instrument (screwdriver), put a bit of clingfilm over the hole and then pop the spout back in.

For years I struggled with storing cubies because they won't stack and if you try, they crush and oil gets forced out all over the floor. So I came up with this method that means you can store 36 full cubies in the footprint of an IBC without any of them being crushed. Each layer is supported by four lengths of 40x40mm timber with a sheet of polycarbonate on top

great idea chap!