Posted by JDseller on November 19, 2011 at 15:36:39 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Waste oil heat? posted by Row Crop on November 18, 2011 at 02:27:17:
I have floor heat in two different buildings and my sons have it in four more. The oldest is twenty years old. We never have had any problems. One key is to have a good solid fill. If you just leveled off a spot and start to build then you will have problems. We usually sheep footed the building site and let it set one year and then built.
As for waste old furnaces. They can be a real pain if you get contaminated oil. They are not that efficient and you will not have enough oil unless you change a lot of oil. I worked at three different dealer that had them. We always had to mess with them to keep them working.
A few tips to fewer problems. 1) If you get used oil from others don;t pump/dump it until it is real cold. These furnaces don't like water. Let it freeze in the bottom of the barrels and them dump/pump them.
2) Mix some diesel/K1 into the used oil when it gets real cold. The extra BTUs help plus the good fuel cleans the burn up and makes things work better.
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