Centrifuge Gets Used Oil Clean

2016 - Volume #BFS, Issue #16, Page #43

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Don’t burn or throw out dirty oil when you can clean it and use it to safely run diesel motors. You can clean a gallon of old oil at a time or clean old oil continuously 24/7 with centrifuges from US Filtermaxx.
  “We’ve powered our shops for 18 months straight burning used oil in our diesel generator,” says Steve Chastain, US Filtermaxx. “We have 4,000 hrs. run time without a problem.”
  Chastain first got involved with waste oil about 10 years ago when his house was without power for a week. “To save money we started blending used motor oil with diesel, but realized it needed to be clean.”
  The answer was a centrifuge. He tried different commercial products before deciding to build his own. “I feel we have them perfected now with a very high gravity force and cleaning to submicron particles,” says Chastain. “We build them like a tank, heavy and nearly indestructible. The motors are designed to run at only 1,800 rpm’s for longer life.”
  His centrifuge can clean from 10 to 40 gal. per hour, depending on the weight of the fluid and how dirty it is.
  While the basic centrifuge bowl is the same in the US Filtermaxx models, with a capacity of slightly less than a gallon, the drive units vary. The speeds and resulting G-force changes from one model to another. The company offers 2,400G, 3,000G and variable speed 10,000G models.
  Chastain is offering the 3,000G centrifuge with a 1 1/2 hp motor for $1,500. Prices go up with the complexity and G rating of the system. A 6,000G with variable speed programmable controller and in-line oil heater is priced at $3,339. Options include pumps, heaters and more. Automatic controllers allow the units to cycle and drain sludge, cleaning up to 1,000 gal. per day.
  The centrifuges are designed to fit over a 55-gal. drum or can be placed inline between dirty oil tanks and clean storage tanks in an automated system. Systems vary depending on the need.
  Chastain suggests blending cleaned oil and gas 80:20. Diesel fuel can be blended at 80:20 to 50:50 rates.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, US Filtermaxx, 2925 Mandarin Meadows Dr., Jacksonville, Fla. 32223 (ph 904 334-2838; steve.chastain@usfiltermaxx.com; www.usfiltermaxx.com).

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Centrifuge Gets Used Oil Clean FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Don’t burn or throw out dirty oil when you can clean it and use it to safely run diesel motors You can clean a gallon of old oil at a time or clean old oil continuously 24/7 with centrifuges from US Filtermaxx “We’ve powered our shops for 18 months straight burning used oil in our diesel generator ” says Steve Chastain US Filtermaxx “We have 4 000 hrs run time without a problem ” Chastain first got involved with waste oil about 10 years ago when his house was without power for a week “To save money we started blending used motor oil with diesel but realized it needed to be clean ” The answer was a centrifuge He tried different commercial products before deciding to build his own “I feel we have them perfected now with a very high gravity force and cleaning to submicron particles ” says Chastain “We build them like a tank heavy and nearly indestructible The motors are designed to run at only 1 800 rpm’s for longer life ” His centrifuge can clean from 10 to 40 gal per hour depending on the weight of the fluid and how dirty it is While the basic centrifuge bowl is the same in the US Filtermaxx models with a capacity of slightly less than a gallon the drive units vary The speeds and resulting G-force changes from one model to another The company offers 2 400G 3 000G and variable speed 10 000G models Chastain is offering the 3 000G centrifuge with a 1 1/2 hp motor for $1 500 Prices go up with the complexity and G rating of the system A 6 000G with variable speed programmable controller and in-line oil heater is priced at $3 339 Options include pumps heaters and more Automatic controllers allow the units to cycle and drain sludge cleaning up to 1 000 gal per day The centrifuges are designed to fit over a 55-gal drum or can be placed inline between dirty oil tanks and clean storage tanks in an automated system Systems vary depending on the need Chastain suggests blending cleaned oil and gas 80:20 Diesel fuel can be blended at 80:20 to 50:50 rates Contact: FARM SHOW Followup US Filtermaxx 2925 Mandarin Meadows Dr Jacksonville Fla 32223 ph 904 334-2838; steve chastain@usfiltermaxx com; www usfiltermaxx com

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