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WVO preheater

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Tom:
Maybe he's heating a 55 gal drum of WVO to dry it?

mikedell:
Just out of curiosity beings Ace hardware won't take this element back, does anyone know how hot this 1400 watt element would get the wvo up to?

My other one is built from a 200 watt element and gets the oil up to around 140 degrees, but as another user suggested, if I can't return this one, Im wondering about just hooking up a thermostat to this one, problem is that I'm having a issue finding something online that I can adapt to this type of setup that I'm trying to use.

buickanddeere:
  If that 120V, 1400Watt heater was connected to a 12VDC nominal electrical charging/starting system. The heat output would be approx 16.5watt.

LowGear:

--- Quote ---Just out of curiosity beings Ace hardware won't take this element back, does anyone know how hot this 1400 watt element would get the wvo up to?
--- End quote ---

This same element or it's sister is used in 25 or so gallon hot water heaters.  That's why there's a thermostat in line with it that regards 140 as damn near scolding.  One of the ceremonies of the 65th year is turning the water heater down to 120 (that's usually all the way down).

The water heater thermostats shouldn't know the difference between WVO and water.

I think most water heaters have a thermal / pressure relief valve as well - mine do for sure.

Casey

ronmar:
A small brazed flat plate heatex should work well for pre-heat after the engine is up to temp.  That 1400W element would heat the oil really fast:)  Depending on where this is placed in the system and how much fuel the pipe holds, it might work well for a quick preheat of enough fuel for startup/warmup where a coolant based preheater would take over...

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