Beckett AFG

[bannerd]

Would the little pump on the side of a beckett burner be enough to move waste oil? In theory I think it should be able to. I'm in the process of of building a waste oil furnace and this is what I'm looking to do to introduce the oil to my burner.

http://www.********.me/image/2705

Would the pressure from the little oil pump be too much? I don't want the pressure from the pump to shoot oil out the end of my nozzle. I just want it to cycle through the tank to filter any **** that might be in there.

http://heating-and-cooling.hardware...filter-cartridges/fuel-oil-filter-605261.aspx

That's the filter I'm looking at getting, should be more than enough to get sand and flies out of the oil haha. Let me know what you guys think.

Bannerd

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Depending on the used oil in your outdoor tank (standard mineral oil or synthetic, etc) the tank may get so cold that it won't flow well.

Charles

 

[philjafo]

Would the smaller tank with the float switch be heated? If yes and located above the level of the burner then as long as the pump is in good condition it should have no problem, also the return line isn't needed as long as there is a good gravity feed to the pump.

 

[Shop Specialties]

You are asking for problems. All the bad stuff settles on the bottom of the tank. Stay off the bottom then pump oil inside to your burn tank. For a filter use a Lenz filter just like used on waste oil heaters. They are stainless steel washable to be used before the pump.

 

[Rhsty]

Most waste oil burners have compressed air and a fuel line heater to thin
The oil out. Your standard Suntec pump on a beckett might not be able to handle
The consistincy of the oil to atomize it to burn correctly.

 

[bannerd]

You are asking for problems. All the bad stuff settles on the bottom of the tank. Stay off the bottom then pump oil inside to your burn tank. For a filter use a Lenz filter just like used on waste oil heaters. They are stainless steel washable to be used before the pump.

Yep, I know water and what not settles there. I think this will work, best to try it. I think the compressed air and the oil pump running at the same time will help atomize the oil before it hits the transformer contacts. The best thing to do is test it I would think.

 

[Bennie]

Check out this site:
http://ckburners.com/

Craig is extreamly knowledgeable and makes a great conversion kit. I only have about 200 gallons under my belt but I can't imagine making it work this well without his conversion.

The better you filter the less you have to clean the nozzle and burner. Filtering is easy so I filter everything to 10 microns. I didn't see a micron rating listed in the link for the filter you plan on using.

My float tank has a drain on the bottom and the actual output to the nozzle is much closer to the top for water/dirt separation.

 

[bannerd]

Check out this site:
http://ckburners.com/

Craig is extreamly knowledgeable and makes a great conversion kit. I only have about 200 gallons under my belt but I can't imagine making it work this well without his conversion.

The better you filter the less you have to clean the nozzle and burner. Filtering is easy so I filter everything to 10 microns. I didn't see a micron rating listed in the link for the filter you plan on using.

My float tank has a drain on the bottom and the actual output to the nozzle is much closer to the top for water/dirt separation.

Yep, I use his block and nozzle. It works but I have to figure out how to filter the oil. We screen it before it goes into the big tank.. metal, dirt, carbon or just large stuff gets trapped in the screen. The smaller stuff is a problem though, sometimes tiny particles of hard carbon get by so I want to make sure it gets filtered by a 10 micron filter.

I lost a temp controller this weekend, ordered a REX-C100 with the probe, see how that goes.

 

[Bennie]

Cool, I'm new to this but here is what I'm doing and so far it's been working good.

Just like you I screen filter everything first, then it get's pumped with a gear pump fitted with this 10 micron filter in to a storage tank.

I have a 275 gallon tank that gravity feeds to my boiler. As needed I will use the pump to refill the feed tank. So after sitting/settling it will get pumped and filtered again.

I feed my boiler with a 50ft. 1/2" copper line. Most of that line is coiled up and sits on top of my hot water storage tank (to pre heat oil) then runs through a filter like this from Menards before entering the float tank.