Home Biodiesel processors are very easy to assemble.
Assembling the drum
- Cut half of the top of the steel drum. Better if you can find a drum which does not have the top anymore.
- Prepare a hole for pipe attachment at the bottom of the drum. Do this by drilling a one and a half inch hole
- Weld the pipe into the hole that you just drilled
- Attach a brass ball valve which will serve as the drain control. Brass ball are more durable and are recommended for home made biodiesel processors.
- Fit the heater element onto a hole that you’ll drill on the side of the drum. Heater elements can be purchased from your local hardware or be recycled from your old water heater
- Wire the heater element properly
Chemical Mixer
- Fasten one pulley to the mixer
- Assemble the other pulley to the spindle of the motor
- Weld the propellers to the end of the steel rod
- Attach the mixer to the hinge so you can move it whenever required
- Weld the mixer assembly on the top of the drum using angled iron as support
- Attach one side of the hinge to the angle iron to set the mixer in the middle of the drum
- Tightly fit the belt to the pulleys by placing a block of wood into the hinge. The mixing capability is essential to Biodiesel processor to obtain good quality fuel.
- Attach a measuring stick made of wood to know the quantity of the Biodiesel being produced
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