Waste Oil Filter: Cleaning Waste Oil for Fuel

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on January 1, 1980
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Design for a waste oil filter that uses an oil drum, faucet fittings, nylon stockings, and a bucket.
Design for a waste oil filter that uses an oil drum, faucet fittings, nylon stockings, and a bucket.
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LEFT: The oil runs through nylon stockings clamped to the spigot. MIDDLE: Cleaned oil is poured into your stove or furnace's reservoir. RIGHT: Filtering removes grit like this from the system.
LEFT: The oil runs through nylon stockings clamped to the spigot. MIDDLE: Cleaned oil is poured into your stove or furnace's reservoir. RIGHT: Filtering removes grit like this from the system.

Well. cold weather has settled in again, and you can bet
your bottom dollar that quite a few folks are scratching
for an effective, inexpensive way to heat their
homes this winter season. Many such people have turned to
wood as a source of warmth for their abodes … but, of
course, not all of us have the kind of access to low-cost

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