Is there such a thing as a CLEAN oil burner/boiler for hot water?

[KiwiBro]

Has technology advanced enough for this to be a reasonably environmentally sound option?

 

[NSMaple1]

Define 'CLEAN'.

 

[KiwiBro]

Good point. Lets say one that would meet whatever the EPA requires. Not that I consider the EPA the paragon of environmental protection, but just wondering. i mean, there are some pretty fantastic wood burners nowadays, emitting SFA harmful emissions, so it got me wondering if an oil or waste oil burner/boiler for hot water could even come close.

 

[NSMaple1]

I'm not so sure the oil burners are scrutinized/regulated as much as wood has become? I'm thinking not, since I don't think I've heard of EPA clamping down on oil burners.

So I'd say either new ones being sold are meeting EPA regs (or else they wouldn't be allowed to be sold) - or there are no regs to meet, per se. That's furnace oil - I have no idea on the waste oil stuff. But there's kind of catch-22 in there with those too I think - if they're not tuned decently & burning 'right', they likely won't burn for long. Very tempramental, from what I've heard. Sorta like a mis-tuned 2-stroke fouling plugs.

Likely typical oil burner emissions could be googled up, and compared somehow to the EPA limits on wood burners, if one was so inclined.

 

[peakbagger]

Yup http://www.ensyn.com/heating-fuels.html

 

[KiwiBro]

Yup http://www.ensyn.com/heating-fuels.html

Thanks. Was more thinking about residential but a good read nonetheless.

 

[unclemoustache]

Here is a YouTube channel of a guy who LOVES working with waste oil to make heat. Lots of great vids here. Quite the redneck, but he seems to really know his stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/user/glumpy10/videos