Manila Rope Filter For WMO

[SasquatchSanta]

Filtering WMO via manila rope was briefly mentioned in another SS post. Because it sounded like a fascinating concept I decided to give it a try. So far my results have been zero.

I placed a container of used oil on my work bench and another container on the floor. I placed one end of a new 7/8" diameter manila rope in the top container and let the rope dangle into the container on the floor. I waited for 24 hours --- nothing happened.

I then decided to thoroughly soak the rope in used oil to give it a little prime. After 24 hours tho only oil that had dripped from the rope and into the floor container was excess oil from it being submerged/soaked in oil.

I've Googled around in an attempt to find information on this process. No luck. Anybody got any bright ideas?

 

[Blood_of_Tyrants]

It might work but only if the oil container is nearly full of oil and the manila "wick" doesn't have to draw the oil up very far.

 

[swbradley1]

Yeah, one of those old timers posted doing something like that to filter oil.

(Nothing against old timers as I am over the half-century mark myself.)

I had thought about trying it out so you did save me some time.


steve

 

[jodka]

Here, I Googled this one up:
http://www.endtimesreport.com/cleaning_engine_oil.html

- Allen

 

[SasquatchSanta]

Thanks for the link jodka.

After waiting another night for the rope drip to speed up I'm giving up.

This system may be OK for cleaning up a few quarts of oil a year but not for the volume needed to burn waste oil in a deuce. It's just simply too slow.

Back to the drawing board.

 

[swbradley1]

Slow? No kidding. Weeks to clean up a few quarts of oil.

Better off buying a large tank and put it up high and let it drain thru filters into holding tanks for use.

steve