Can I use cooking oil in my oil furnace? Or do i have to do some special conversion?
2006-10-04 16:41:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you want to end up a french fry go ahead and give it a shot.
Heating oil and cooking oil are way different. The way the burn, how they are processed.....even the "flash point" is different. You may ruin the furnace.
2006-10-04 16:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by shogun_316 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing is if your tank is outside the cooking oil would probably gel. There is a chemical they blend with #2 heating oil to prevent this. Or maybe you could try mixing Kerosene(#1heating oil) and cooking oil in small quantities, until you find a blend that's the right viscosity. You could test it in you refrigerator or freezer.
Just some thoughts on your interesting idea.
2006-10-04 17:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by charley128 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have 275 gallons of used cooking oil on hand?
2006-10-07 03:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh no...you might want to invest in some heating oil for your furnace otherwise you could possibly:
A - Ruin your furnace & have to buy a new one
or
B - Burn your house to the ground
Happy Heating!
2006-10-04 16:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by darkest queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my neighbour is burning old fryer oil in his out side furnace, on low atmosphere days
with wind conditions in my direction i can not sit or work around my yard it makes me feel sick,is this leagal and unhealthy or what?
2015-04-29 13:25:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but you need to pre-heat the oil. see article on The Boston Globe website - http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/21/from_tasty_to_toasty_used_cooking_oil_heats_a_diner/. GOOD LUCK!
2006-10-04 16:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gallon for gallon, I can't imagine cooking oil being cheaper than
2006-10-04 18:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the fire department and insurance co. before you ignite and have them on standby.
2006-10-08 07:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋