I took my 100 gallon SS tank out of my bus while out in Sturgis and there was a lot of white gunk in the bottom from which I suck my oil from. Since I am basically running an "on the fly" cleaning system I have no time to really settle my veg oil. So now I am going to suck my oil from a few inches up from the bottom and centrifuge into another tank. I know Sunwizzard doesn't think that is a good method but I think it is the best way for me in my situation. To further help with dewatering I'm thinking of having the oil slide down a heated tube from the CF to my finish or clean tank on an angle that will keep the oil flowing nicely but still be a thin enough layer to dewater into the atmousphere with a section cut out of it the entire length with a screen covering that cut out to prevent contaminates from getting in the oil.
I'm also moving my pump to the lowest point I can to help it work better and to free up some space in my living quarters of my bus. This whole project has been fun and very interesting. I've had great luck running oil and finding it. I've actually had to turn down oil cause I had no way of hauling it or storing it.

Sounds like PHO?

hmm sturgis....actualy wearing an 08 sturgis shirt now.....also got a bus....about to spend all the money we made in montana painting to fix up our bus on a centrifugal system....some plywood to put over the metal(soon to be ospho'd floor)...registration and well need advice on the mobile rig...we need to buy a genset right? or is DC possible? where to get gear pumps(grainger?) and well get a ff25 or ff60...got all kinds of room under the bus with side panels cut off too the insulatedframe work(soon to have metal off junk yard bus welded with hinges for storage)sorry for the rant but well hey....

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Originally posted by 240volvo:
Sounds like PHO?

Some is but it causes issues with the current setup I'm heating my oil via FPHE the new setup will have a coil in the tank. so PHO won't be as bad a problem as the oil will be hot before I even turn on the pump. Less strain on stuff.

stickman, check this out. You have to scroll down the page.It is an all in one, and the cheapest I've seen. Easier to clean than most.

Good luck!