Does anyone have nay ideas on how to heat WVO using 12 volts. I have 55 gallon drums that I collect in and I really dont want to pack my noisy generator to power the heater spear. Not sure if an inverter will handle the job. I'm thinking about trying to make some sort of propane powered heater and have a few ideas, but thought a 12 volt system my work. Just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas.

scaldy1,
I've heard Tim Cook talking about this vary thing. He had several ideas some of which included having copper coils inside the drum and a propane powered hot water circulator on his truck. He was talking about how many BTU's it would take to melt a drum of wvo.

I plan to have a small trailer with a device to load the drums. You can make this easier by changing the drums more often so they don't weigh as much. I have a large bobcat at home with a drum attachment so it's handy for me to move drums (heavy or not) but they may not be the case for others. With a little foresight and engineering you could make a simple lifting device that would make moving the drums easy.

Just one alternative.


-mcguyver

I found some on the internet, http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/hotwater.html

Not sure how hot it will get the WVO, and they are sure more expensive than the 110 or 220 models. I will check out some local RV dealers and see if they have something similar. Sorry about the non-link. I'm not to good with computers.

go to your local truck shop. They make a "hot shot" or something like that. It is a 12v diesel powered boiler. It is made for circulating coolant. Plum it in with your tank, and problem solved.
Diesel to provide heat. 12 v.d.c. to provide circulation to clarify.
Wags