What’s Better Electricity or Propane?

[q]Looking at a house in Fairbanks in Alaska, where it is 9 cents a kwatt. all appliances are 120 vac (ie: dryer,hot water tank heater, fridge, etc.) Except the oil furnace. Would it be wise to change the hot water heater and dryer to propane? Or would I be better off getting a wind mill […]

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Does B100 Replace HHO?

[q]I’ve read about WVO requiring mods to feed and burn properly but what about B100 ? Can it not just replace HHO liter for liter? Second question: seems the Becket burner is the most popular for this type of application. Am I wrong?[/q] [a] Yes, B100 can replace HHO. But, there are “mixed reviews” on […]

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What is a Good Blend of Waste oil to Diesel Fuel?

[q]I was wondering if anyone found a good ratio of waste oil (engine,transmition,and gear oil) to diesel fuel (#2 or #1 diesel)? Is it dependable as igniting like a regular fuel oil furnace? I have an old sears regular fuel oil furnace and have been starting it on diesel fuel and switching it over to […]

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WVO in a Forced Air Gas furnace?

[q]Has anyone modified a GAS furnace to burn wvo? I’m not talking about converting from gas to wvo, but adding a wvo burner. My gas furnace is 25 years old, is NOT high efficiency and has a metal flue leading to a metal lined chimney. Is it possible to do something like this: 1. Run […]

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Trying to Figure out Safe Home Heating with Alt Fuels

[q]I am interested in burning either filtered waste vege oil or biodiesel for residential home heating. I have done a lot of searching, and found a bunch of people asking similar questions – but no real answers. I THINK the consensus I’ve seen is that there are no official UL certified residential oil furnaces that […]

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Running Boiler on Heated WVO Questions?

[q]Is it possible to run a beckett oil burner on heated WVO? I’m thinking of heating the oil with a water heater getting it up to temp. That way I may be able to avoid using a compressor on the burner. I would like to run my existing burner without getting crazy with the compressed […]

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Wood Burning Water Heater to WMO Water Heater

[q]I have an out door wood burning water heater that heats water to heat the house and also provides hot water for showers etc. Cutting and spliting wood has gotten old. I would like to convert it to burn waste motor oil. I like the method that I see Eric is using for the burner. […]

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What do you think of Ruud furnaces?

What do you think of Ruud furnaces? My Carrier gas furnace is 26 years old and am thinking of replacing it. Are the new furnaces really that efficient that it would save me a lot of money or not? I live in Iowa..so we can really have some cold winters. — A lot depends on […]

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