Help!!!...... Advice For Waste Oil Heater Install

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

I'm right down the road from the St. Lucie nukie plant. Colorless, odorless, no problem.

Originally Posted by #CARRIERMAN

Hi ChicagoLawn

I was thumbing through these post and yours really intrigued me. I work on waste oil heaters, I personally think that when they are set up properly they are a wonderful piece of equipment. They do have to have annual cleanings and some adjustments. You cannot just set it and forget it. You will need to check with a local technician to see what is required for your co emissions. You can adjust the co output on these with air dampers on the burner assembly. I would reccomend before you buy to make sure it is equipped with a Beckett burner assembly. As far as the maintenance you will need to have the heat exchanger and flue tubes cleaned every year, pre heater removed and cleaned, nozzle pulled and cleaned, Ignitor electrodeds adjusted, and cad cell checked and if needed replaced, flue tee cleaned, oil pre filter cleaned or replaced, air filter replaced if equipped with on board compressor and pump screen cleaned. I have several of the Reznor brands out there that we tune up every year. I am glad to see you do this with your waste oil, its much better than you dumping it where you shouldn't. One of the car dealerships we take care of has a Reznor Rad350. It uses right at 1000 gallons of oil a season. Hope this helps ease your mind about your purchase. And as windy as I am, when I die that hole in the ozone will probably go away.

Good luck
Rusty

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

I'm far from a tree-hugger but why do I see the ozone holes getting larger and global warming getting more prevelent? Spewing heavyduty waste into the atmosphere is not cutting it in my book.

Originally Posted by CAS

Hmmmmm....global warming is a farce. Where do you see the holes getting bigger?? Is that you Al Gore??

The number one reason for not installing a used oil burner is that they are high maintenance simply due to the contaminated condition of the oil.

Originally Posted by Doc Holliday

doOd, your theories in this trade are mind boggling. I know you post for your company but I'm wondering if they are seeing what you type because, and I know we've spoken a few times and I respect your attitude and I kind of feel bad for about what I'm about to say but, holy friggin' bugeezuz do you not belong in this trade. You have no idea what you say and if you honestly believe that there is no ozone depletion than your company would have no problems releasing hcfc R-22 into the atmosphere and that is a 25 thousand dollar fine per act. I would have to suspect that your company indeed does not practice recovery whatsoever if you, as their spokesperson, does not believe in ozone depletion. Do you see how any one could come to that conclusion?

One singular chlorine atom can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules. Why do you think we recover in the first place and why do you think R-22 is being phased out? Ozone.

Jeezuz guy, watch what you say even if you don't believe it but if you don't then you have a lot to learn and in the mean time should speak for no one.

Good lord, I've seen it all now.

Originally Posted by badgerboilermn

waste oil burners, furnaces and boilers are a good idea and green as grass. In fact the epa approves and encourages there use, as it is safer to convert/burn a potentially hazardous waste onsite, rather than to truck it cross-country.

Some waste oil units are better than others (especially true of boilers) but all require experienced regular maintenance by the manufacturer or properly trained owner. As with burning wood, knowing what to burn is important. In the case of waste oil, the mix is critical.

We design hydronic heating systems, including radiant floor and snow-melting, using waste oil boilers-among others-and find they pay for themselves in short order. In some of our bigger jobs, less than three years.

No one should install any hot burning appliance such as oil, waste oil, coal or wood without the help of an experienced professional. It is not only the considerable fire hazard but the critical
need for minimum combustion air to prevent co. As most steel buildings and pole sheds are very tight, this is of particular concern.