My First WVO Filtering System

 

My twin barrel WVO filtering system (still in progress)

No plumbing experience ever before! Immersion heater still to be wired

First drum where all dirty, thick, ugly looking oil goes in with my best initial filter – old curtains, bed sheets whatever i can get my hands on. 3 degree outside today and oil is going real slow!!

2nd drum for storage of oil to be filtered properly in next stage

Bottom drain tap for water and all the sunken crap to come out

Valves to switch oil source between 2 drums and the old central pump, may upgrade to a TAM105 in near future

Valves to switch where oil goes – storage/inline filters

another drain tap at 2nd drum bottom for water to come out if there is any when oil settled after heated up

to be updated when the setup is completed…………… soon!!

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Finally all piping is done, only left to do now is:

1. wire the immersion heating in barrel 2
2. insulation on barrel 2
3. make sure the pump is working hope its not too late grrr…!!

Barrel 1 (green one) is filled to top already, leaving it to settle for a while before transfer to barrel 2, more oil to collect tonight but weather is not helping at all. bucket on the right is for all the crap and water to drop out before barrel 2.

 

3 inline filters – 25, 5 and 1 micron then pipe to storage tank

 

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30-Jan 2010 update:

Drum 2 insulated, immersion heater wired and on for about under an hour, oil is nice and warm already, strong smell of curry and chip! lovely

 

Dirty!!! fags, chips, etc!

Warm oil circulating!