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Originally Posted by Rick & Connie
The simplest way to heat you'r home using WVO is to buy a waste oil burning furnace.These are designed to burn used motor oil without any kind of oil preheating nessasary.They are designed with a larger and more durable fuel pump,and a larger spray nozzel to prevent plugging.Older oil furnaces could probably burn straight WVO after settleing and filtering if you'r fuel tank is indoors.You might have to try a couple different nozzel sizes and adjust the air supply though.But I wouldn't recomend trying WVO in a newer high effiency furnace.I do know that there are people burning 100% biodiesel in both types with no problems except replacing some rubber gaskets etc.
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I think the rubber gaskets you are talking about are the ones located in the pump. From what I've been told that [replacing seals] will be a constant battle.
The member that mentioned the used motor oil is on the right track. I think that type of furnace will burn WVO with no problems.
Cheers,
Bill