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rikdatek
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Hi from Atlanta Georgia

Post: # 27315Post rikdatek »

Hi,

I'm make biodiesel in my backyard from waste vegetable oil. I love ending my dependence on others for my energy needs. So far I've put my van on biodiesel and I'm looking at ways to put my house on it as well.

A good source of information on learning how to make biodiesel at home is:

www.biodieselcommunity.org

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Post: # 27318Post Shirley »

Hi Rick

Welcome to the site - wave hello to my friends in Atlanta for me will you :mrgreen:

Great site - loads of useful information. Thanks for sharing.
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Post: # 27348Post Wombat »

G'Day Rick,

Welcome to the site!

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Post: # 27359Post Millymollymandy »

Hi Rik and welcome!

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Post: # 27365Post Chickpea »

Hi Rik. Where do you get the waste oil?

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Post: # 27388Post hedgewizard »

Yeah, hi there! Do tell...

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Post: # 27462Post Andy Hamilton »

Hello there and welcome, really good to hear that someone is doing something positive.
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Post: # 27612Post rikdatek »

Chickpea wrote:Hi Rik. Where do you get the waste oil?
There are a couple of restaurants near my home that I collect from. Around here I got a lot of no before I got a yes.

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Post: # 27851Post ina »

Hi Rick, and welcome!

How much oil do you think you need to make the whole process worthwhile?

(I've got about 20l of sunflower oil that's past it's use-by date - but I suppose that's not quite enough to get started! :mrgreen: )
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