curdy
ArboristSite Operative
So its not 'heating with wood', but I think its close enough that it qualifies for this section. The spirit of the idea is the same. Besides, I heat with wood right now to reduce the amount of heating oil I use...so the topic is related.
I just started looking into the option of making biofuel and using it to heat the home in the oil fired boiler.
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/enews/enews_0505/enews_0505_Biodiesel_Home_Heating.htm
Trucks Episode - Making Biodiesel
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=457773184300286737
FuelMeister II
$2995 + ship
http://www.cascadebiodiesel.com/products.php
Says it takes about 30 minutes of hands on time to make a 40 gallon batch...with a cost of $0.70/gallon in materials. Heating oil is more than $3.70/gallon right now (actually closer to $4). According to my numbers, I used about 1105 gallons of heating oil last year for heat and hot water (which was at least double that before I installed a wood insert). If I was saving $3/gallon, it would pay for itself in the first year.
Plus, I could use it in my truck too.
Thoughts???
I just started looking into the option of making biofuel and using it to heat the home in the oil fired boiler.
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/enews/enews_0505/enews_0505_Biodiesel_Home_Heating.htm
Trucks Episode - Making Biodiesel
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=457773184300286737
FuelMeister II
$2995 + ship
http://www.cascadebiodiesel.com/products.php
Says it takes about 30 minutes of hands on time to make a 40 gallon batch...with a cost of $0.70/gallon in materials. Heating oil is more than $3.70/gallon right now (actually closer to $4). According to my numbers, I used about 1105 gallons of heating oil last year for heat and hot water (which was at least double that before I installed a wood insert). If I was saving $3/gallon, it would pay for itself in the first year.
Plus, I could use it in my truck too.
Thoughts???