All known oil tanks and systems are compatible with Bioheat® fuel at blends of 20% or less. For higher biodiesel blends, up to and including 100% biodiesel, compatibility will depend on the materials (metals, plastics, and rubber parts) in your tanks, pumps and fuel lines. For blends higher than 20% biodiesel only steel, mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, fluorinated polyethylene fluorinated polypropylene and fiberglass vessels are recommended.

Bioheat® fuel is the industry-accepted term for any blend of pure biodiesel with conventional high or low sulfur home heating oil. The heating oil must meet its specification, ASTM D 396 and the biodiesel must meet its ASTM specification, ASTM D 6751, before blending them together.

this time the emergence of Bioheat® fuel is much too new for burner manufacturers to comment on. However, in work accomplished throughout the northeast, organizations like Carlin, Beckett and Power Flame (notable burner manufactures) all are reviewing Bioheat® fuel. Bioheat® fuel appears to have little or no negative impact on a burner’s performance while providing emissions, sulfur, lubricity, global warming and health benefits.

Yes. The biodiesel in Bioheat® fuel goes completely into solution with heating oil and once it is blended it does not come out of solution and will not separate. Bioheat® fuel contains biodiesel. Biodiesel provides a cleaning effect and does have a tendency to dissolve or loosen some sediment that can be deposited in tanks and fuel systems from years of conventional diesel fuel or home heating oil use. This cleaning effect is dependent upon the blend concentration of biodiesel.

For higher Bioheat® fuel Blends than 20% biodiesel, up to and including 100% biodiesel, compatibility will depend on the materials they are made from. For Bioheat® fuel Blend concentrations over 20% biodiesel, fluorinated polyethylene, fluorinated polypropylene, Teflon, Teflon lined, or Viton? components are recommended.

You should contact your existing heating oil supplier and determine if they are familiar with Bioheat® fuel and biodiesel in general. If not, have them contact the National Biodiesel Board website, www.biodiesel.org, or the Massachusetts Oil Heat Council, www.massoilheat.org to become educated on the fuel.

While it is possible to purchase the pure biodiesel, B100, and make Bioheat® fuel with your conventional heating oil, it is not recommended. While the biodiesel in Bioheat® fuel will not separate once it is blended with heating oil, you must still ensure the biodiesel has been thoroughly mixed with the heating oil and that it meets specifications prior to blending.

NBB maintains the largest library of Bioheat® fuel and Biodiesel information in the world. Most questions can be answered through a review of the information on the National Biodiesel Board website located www.biodiesel.org. If further information is desired, you can email your question to the NBB at info@biodiesel.org.

NO. Biodiesel is the term for the pure biodiesel, B100. Bioheat® fuel is conventional heating oil containing biodiesel. NO. Biodiesel is produced from raw vegetable oils or animal fats, but the oil or fat must go through the chemical reaction (called transesterification) to make it into biodiesel and be tested to make sure it meets D 6751 before it is blended with heating oil.

The same exact standard storage and handling procedures used for heating oil should be used for Bioheat® fuel. The fuel should be stored in a clean, dry, dark environment. If storage life enhancing additives (stabilizers) are not used, it is recommended to use Bioheat® fuel within 6 months of receipt. For further storage life recommendations, see your Bioheat® fuel dealer. To date, no manufacturers have written position statements applicable to Bioheat® fuel.

Bioheat® fuel has similar cold weather properties as the heating oil it is made from. Bioheat® fuel Blends up to 20% biodiesel may increase the cold flow properties approximately 2-5 degrees Fahrenheit from the base heating oil it is blended with. If cold weather handling and usage are a concern with regular home heating oil, they will be a concern with Bioheat® fuel.

The major differences between large commercial boilers and electrical generation units and home heating oil applications are the gallons per hour being combusted. Large or small-scale boilers or electrical generation systems all have the same fundamental considerations as home heating applications. All the same advantages, and precautions, apply to these applications as they do in home heating applications.

It is advised that Residuumsol: Fuel Oil Additive be added to the main storage tank just before fresh fuel is transferred to it because the agitation caused by the transfer of the fuel to the tank is enough for the additive to get homogenously mixed in the fuel oil.

No municipal permits are required to remove your buried oil tank. However, installation of a new tank will require a permit. Whether placed inside or outside, the tank installation will require a permit from the Building Department.

oil dealer or an oil recycler can pump the oil out of the tank. Look in your phone directory under oil or waste oil for the names of companies who perform this service.

If the tank is no longer in use it must be removed. There are some circumstances where removing a tank would create an unsafe condition to the foundation, then the tank may be filled with inert material. This decision is left to the fire department. All tanks must be removed or filled by a state-licensed remover. Generally no. However, there are many different codes that apply. The prudent thing to do would be contact your fire prevention bureau.

It probably doesn't matter. Proponents of bottom mounted tanks talk about the risk of fuel leaking on a hot motor and starting an inflight fire. However, fuel simply dripping onto a hot engine is unlikely to ignite; a spark or other source of ignition is required. Top mounted tanks are required for machines using float carburetors unless an external fuel pump is used. The more common diaphragm carburetors have a built in fuel pump.

A.If riding your own bike it must be full of fuel on arrival so we can get an early start on day one. We use unleaded on tour and fill from our support vehicle. Two stroke riders will need to supply own oil, which will be carried on the support vehicle. You should also carry a 500ml spare in your pack just in case.

The engine will not start without fuel. First check the fuel tank. Of course, be sure to use glow fuel made exclusively for R/C engines. If you are not sure of the type, ask your dealer for fuel for gas powered R/C cars. Be sure to securely attach the fuel tube to the fuel inlet nipple and to the fuel tank. Of course, if a filter is installed, it is necessary to check before and after the filter. You should also check that the flow of fuel is not blocked by twisting of the tube.