Used oil for heater

[Big Dad]

I don't use one but, have some .. guy tells me you can not give away used oil per rules / laws ..

so, can you take it into a oil change place to dump into their tank ?

 

[sberry]

Yes, lots of places take it.

 

[bobcatdan]

I have a guy come and pick mine up when I have 80 or so gallons for his oil burner. If its illegal to have home take it, I guess what the law doesn't know doesn't hurt them.

 

[nes999]

We have a company stop by that pays us for ours. Its very little money but anything is better than nothing.

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[Toxictom]

If you burn the used oil under EPA rules (40CFR279) you are supposed to only burn used oil that you generate yourself. You are not supposed to accept others used oil as that would make you a used oil processor. They are trying to avoid people burning oils with hazardous wastes mixed in.
These rules only apply to industry. If you are a home shop owner/hobbyist who burns used oil the regulations do not apply to you.

 

[refried]

I never took any oil from anyone else because I never knew what was in it any and anything but oil didn't burn very well and would soot up or clog the nozzle.

 

[NUTTSGT]

My used oil goes to guys that are burning it. I get rid of it and they get free heat.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Shop that works on my truck has a waste oil heater, I stop by a couple times a year with my used oil for him.

 

[rburke65]

I just took ..?..30 gallons or so to an automotive repair company as they do burn it to heat their shop. Win win.

 

[walrus]

There was a company in Maine who took waste oil from shops, they dumped some of it in a field and it became a super fund site. The DEP got the companies records and made all customers of said company help pay for the clean up, even companies that were long out of business. To add insult to injury the DEP was the one who told some of these waste oil generators to give the oil to this company.
One of many articles about this
https://bangordailynews.com/2010/05/29/news/decree-settles-plymouth-wastesite-battles/

 

[Shop Specialties]

Shops can take oil from "do it yourselfers" there is nothing illegal about it.

 

[BillK]

Our County has several places where you can dump your used oil and antifreeze. I cant imagine that yours does not have the same.

 

[Deerediesel]

There was a company in Maine who took waste oil from shops, they dumped some of it in a field and it became a super fund site. The DEP got the companies records and made all customers of said company help pay for the clean up, even companies that were long out of business. To add insult to injury the DEP was the one who told some of these waste oil generators to give the oil to this company.

One of many articles about this

https://bangordailynews.com/2010/05/29/news/decree-settles-plymouth-wastesite-battles/

Roger on that. We are responsible till we hit the grave on waste oil here in Maine. Even if you pay a licensed company to haul it off. I run my waste oil furnace at 75 degrees when not working just to get rid of it


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[Deerediesel]

Roger on that. We are responsible till we hit the grave on waste oil here in Maine. Even if you pay a licensed company to haul it off. I run my waste oil furnace at 75 degrees when not working just to get rid of it


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Have no idea how emojis got in that reply. Sorry


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[Nor'Easter]

There was a company in Maine who took waste oil from shops, they dumped some of it in a field and it became a super fund site. The DEP got the companies records and made all customers of said company help pay for the clean up, even companies that were long out of business. To add insult to injury the DEP was the one who told some of these waste oil generators to give the oil to this company.
One of many articles about this
https://bangordailynews.com/2010/05/29/news/decree-settles-plymouth-wastesite-battles/

DEP made $14 million off unknowing businesses and towns, and the contaminates are still in the ground.

Crazy world we live in.

 

[Shop Specialties]

Roger on that. We are responsible till we hit the grave on waste oil here in Maine. Even if you pay a licensed company to haul it off. I run my waste oil furnace at 75 degrees when not working just to get rid of it

It is actually Federal law that everyone gets to enjoy. It helps me sell heaters but I do not like it and would like to see it get changed.

 

[Jackfre]

SS, it is my understanding that NFPA 31 prohibits use of "Waste Oil" for anything other than commercial applications. Yes?

 

[Shop Specialties]

SS, it is my understanding that NFPA 31 prohibits use of "Waste Oil" for anything other than commercial applications. Yes?

They do not want them in residential buildings. We have put boilers in separate shops then run the water to the home. We also have a few customers with forced air units in shops with living quarters. They were told the heater could not be ducted into the living quarters and the wall separating the both sides had to meet a certain fire rating.

 

[Deerediesel]

Roger on that. We are responsible till we hit the grave on waste oil here in Maine. Even if you pay a licensed company to haul it off. I run my waste oil furnace at 75 degrees when not working just to get rid of it





It is actually Federal law that everyone gets to enjoy. It helps me sell heaters but I do not like it and would like to see it get changed.

Nice! Even better


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[NUTTSGT]

Have no idea how emojis got in that reply. Sorry

No problem, I simply edited it out of that post and all the other posts that quoted it.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

My used oil goes to my town recycling center. Antifreeze goes to the local Firestone. NJ laws require all auto service places to accept it.

Tommy

 

[bams50]

If you burn the used oil under EPA rules (40CFR279) you are supposed to only burn used oil that you generate yourself. You are not supposed to accept others used oil as that would make you a used oil processor. They are trying to avoid people burning oils with hazardous wastes mixed in.
These rules only apply to industry. If you are a home shop owner/hobbyist who burns used oil the regulations do not apply to you.

Here in NY state it is a law that auto shops MUST accept waste oil from DIYers.

 

[Jlbc212]

There was a company in Maine who took waste oil from shops, they dumped some of it in a field and it became a super fund site. The DEP got the companies records and made all customers of said company help pay for the clean up, even companies that were long out of business. To add insult to injury the DEP was the one who told some of these waste oil generators to give the oil to this company.
One of many articles about this
https://bangordailynews.com/2010/05/29/news/decree-settles-plymouth-wastesite-battles/

The same thing happened several years ago in New Hampshire too. The company that service stations payed to haul away their waste oil was licensed by the DEP, yet the DEP forced all the service stations to pay for the cleanup. How could have they known or be responsible for what the company was doing with the waste oil they collected?

 

[Shop Specialties]

The same thing happened several years ago in New Hampshire too. The company that service stations payed to haul away their waste oil was licensed by the DEP, yet the DEP forced all the service stations to pay for the cleanup. How could have they known or be responsible for what the company was doing with the waste oil they collected?

You just hope they are doing the right thing and they have good equipment and drivers. The Federal law is setup to basically protect the hauler and it needs to be changed. Here in Montana all you have to do is fill out some paperwork and send it in with I think $200 and you are a licensed hauler here in the state. The one thing that worries me if they change the law to make the hauler responsible they will start charging a stupid amount to haul the oil off. The billion $$ a year recycling companies will pay off the politicians to make sure everything will be in their favor.

 

[Jazz1]

I burned my waste oil in a old carb drip type oil furnace. I diluted the oil with about 50% diesel to make it flow. Burned clean, no black smoke from chimney. In hindsight was a lot less work than switching to wood stove and have to source, cut,split and stack wood.