[greenyes] RE: Use of Cooking oil for heating

["Dunn, Paul (MoRiver)" <pdunn@no.address>]

Omaha, NE is in the process of bidding the construction of a HHW facility.
In the sorting-processing area we are planning to heat with a waste oil
burner manufactured by Omni (http://www.econoheat.com/boilers.htm) that
claims it can also heat with cooking oil, along with hydraulic fluid,
transmission fluid and fuel oils.  We'll see...
Paul Dunn
Recycling Coordinator
Omaha, NE

> From: "Reindl, John" <Reindl@no.address>
> Subject: Use of Cooking oil for heating
> 
> Is anyone aware of systems that use old cooking oil as a heating fuel? I
am
> aware of systems that convert old cooking oil into a biodiesel fuel for
cars
> and trucks, but haven't heard of using it for heating buildings.