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What type of pump to pump used motor oil.
I don't need it to be under any pressure, and I don't really need any serious volume. I just need a pump that would be able to move thick liquid ( waste motor oil) through a 3/8" hose at a steady rate. I really only need it to make about a drip every 2-3 seconds.
I have played with gravity feeding, and it is just too unpredictable. I used a small fuel pump , but it was overworked, and did not live long. Any ideas??
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11-03-2012, 08:30 PM
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air pressure... low pressure.
or, a small gear pump
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What is the end game?
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11-04-2012, 04:39 AM
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Waste oil burner i'd guess.
Air pressure should do it.
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11-04-2012, 05:13 AM
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I move large amounts of liquid (20-30 gallons of jet fuel) from time to time and use a Harbor Freight pump. Works fine but sounds like you need something that is running all the time for long periods of time...
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11-04-2012, 07:41 AM
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Low flow and heavy viscosity get you into some form of positive displacement pump (gear pump, peristaltic, roller-cell, swash plate, piston, etc) or pressure dispense.
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11-04-2012, 09:25 AM
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I built one of those mother earth furnaces about 7-8 years ago. It did throw some serious heat, but again gravity feed was a pain in the ass. It took 25 minutes to light it, then , it would barely run when it was cold, but once the thing started heating up , it would run like a mother and make my heat exchanger glow. It was fine as long as you were near it, and wanting to constantly tinker, and adjust the oil flow all day. I am wanting to just drip oil in my wood burner. It really throws some heat when I do this, and i am always sitting on a hundred gallons or so of drain oil, so it only makes sense. I am just looking to make the thing a little more automatic, If I run an electric pump, I can even add a thermal switch for an extra safety measure.
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11-04-2012, 10:24 AM
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Check out this site- seems to have a lot of info...
Pump Types Guide - Find the right pump for the job Good luck 
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11-04-2012, 10:34 AM
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