Worried about the FUNGUS....!!!!
 

I will be putting the SD away for the winter soon. I picked up a 55 gallon drum to collect WVO in over the winter. I am filtering through a pillowcase which has worked great so far.

Should I be worried about algae, fungus growth or microbial growth inside the drum as I collect over the winter?

mix some Biobor and then you definately won't have to worry.

where is the easiest/least expensive place to get?

boat shops

if you dont happen
 

to be near the ocean you will prob have better luck finding at truck and or tractor supply places.

tom w

I have used a few of their products before so I went to check more out. The Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost boasts fuel stabilization for long term storage-protects against conditions that promote microbial growth.

I have a jar of 100% WVO I used in my experiments. Maybe I'll pour a little of it in there to see what happens. I don't want any "fallout".

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This is incredible stuff...and will also do ...

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for the WVO you should also be worried about WATER

I know boiling is not a foolproof method of getting all the water out but I was doing it for a while. The oil I have been getting now is from sealed containers straight from the fryer so I don't think it will make a difference.

Depending on the time that oil was hot vs actually frying food you could have significant water in it. Basicly a high volume restaurant that frys a lot of food can be waterlogged stright out of the fryer. Assume nothing. You still need to check it as well as oil you sucked out of a dumpster.

The oil that I WAS getting out of the dumpster (oil barrel) was very good looking oil. On colder days there is no thickening and very little particulates. I always boil that stuff. As the temps approach boiling point you can hear the "crackling" I brought that up slowly to 250 degrees. I have filtered that oil and ran quite a bit of it with no ill effects.

My new source lets the oil cool and drains it directly into the original containers. The first few batches I got I tried to boil and there was no sound at all up to about 275 degrees. This is also very good looking oil (no separation) and I filter it before running.

Sweet. I'm not being criticle and am not running WVO yet but I always wonder about some of the oft overlooked costs of using WVO as a fuel....like fuel for the boiling.....Of course the cost is only one factor. I'm a proponent I'm just not there yet...

I thought about that aspect also. I was boiling the oil in a turkey fryer so I was using propane. I turned it up pretty high but the oil was up to temp pretty quickly. I did over 5 batches boiling almost 5 gallons at a time. I have alot of fuel left in the tank yet.

It has been working great so far. I dump about 10 gallons of WVO and then fill the rest with pump diesel. So I am paying about $2.50 for diesel. (it has been a while can't remember exactly).

In the end I am traveling about 500 miles for roughly $25-$30.