Filter for waste oil heater

[nate379]

Setting up a fuel oil boiler for waste oil.
Pumped from a tote at 5psi max. What would work best as a filter? Ideally something cleanable or with cheap media.

 

[cptbarkey]

Try a oil filter relocation kit that is common for car engines. Take a look at @oil pan 4 posts or Youtube for examples.

Here is a super cheap example but its probably messy.

 

[oil pan 4]

Yeah get a filter head with 3/4-16 threads and the biggest cheapest fram ultra synthetic that does not have an internal bypass. That will get at least 95% of the 15 micron particles and it's pretty cheap.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Years ago the boss had one in his shop, I installed it. It came with a suction screen, I used a 55 gallon barrel and put the intake screen about a foot and half or so from the bottom. I always let the oil that was to be dumped into that barrel sit for a few days before adding it.
It was a gravity filter of sorts. The funnel used had a screen in it. Also there may have been an inline screen or filter that the manufacture had installed near the heater, don't remember. Never ever had an issue with it.

 

[nate379]

It's mostly clean "flush" oil and diesel I'm burning, but rather it not sent garbage through the burner pump and nozzle.
Can get 300-400 gallons a month from work, usually wait till there's 4 or 5 totes.

Was thinking of one like this...
1/2" Female NPT in-Line Strainer with 40 mesh Stainless Steel Filter Screen (1/2“ 40 Mesh) https://a.co/d/8YLkcvU

 

[Timmastertech]

My energy logic waste oil heater uses a Wix 51614 filter which uses a 1 inch thread. I change it annually when I service the heater.