Waste Oil Heating

Numerous businesses across the United States, from car repair shops to service stations, generate used oil. That waste oil has to go somewhere. Sadly, an estimated 200 million gallons of used motor oil is improperly disposed of each year in the US.  Waste oil gets poured down drains, tossed in the trash, or dumped on…

Did You Know South Carolina Enforces Comprehensive Used Oil Regulations? Improper disposal of used motor oil significantly harms the environment, especially South Carolina’s lakes, rivers, and groundwater. In fact, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), just 1 gallon of motor oil dumped down a drain or on the ground can pollute 1 million…

Oil has the benefit of never wearing out – it can be cleaned and reused many times. In other words – it should be recycled. The process for recycling waste oil includes water extraction, filtering, de-asphalting, and distillation. The oil can then be reused in motorized equipment, turned into hydraulic oil, or used to make…

Improper waste oil disposal is hazardous to the environment and damaging to wild ecosystems and populated areas. Abandoned, underground waste oil drums will eventually leak into the surrounding environment. The result is a serious and dangerous situation that can have damaging effects that last for decades. They are also costly to clean up. Dangers of…

EnergyLogic is proud to have installed our patented waste-oil heaters and boilers in unique locations around the world. Most of our global installs are completed in buildings designated as historical landmarks that people want to preserve. However, our global customers need a heating and energy solution with a low carbon footprint. They also require a…

The Importance of Proper Combustion Draft Clean, efficient fuel combustion requires the right balance and timing of three key elements: fuel, ignition, and oxygen. To achieve the proper combustion drafts, there must be clean-burning oil, heat to ignite the fuel, and air (oxygen) to support the combustion. When optimized, a waste oil combustion system delivers…

Many businesses in Tennessee, from quick lube shops to fleet maintenance facilities, handle and generate waste oil. When disposed of improperly, used oil can negatively impact the environment. To incentivize the proper disposal of waste oil, Tennessee developed the Used Oil Program. As part of Tennessee’s Used Oil Program, local governments can apply for state…

Waste-oil combustion products and accessories are only as efficient as their ability to facilitate combustion. Therefore the balance of fuel, heat, and oxygen must be optimized for ideal combustion within the chamber. In the past, finding and maintaining this balance required significant manual adjustments and costly periods of trial and error.  However, thanks to new…