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May 27th, 2006

How much money can I save by making biodiesel?
Your immediate savings per gallon can be calculated by taking approximately $1.50 (typical petroleum diesel cost) minus the $0.70 (very conservative) cost to make your own biodiesel. When multiplied by your family's monthly consumption, you will know how many months it takes to recoup your investment in a FuelMeister biodiesel processor with your family as the sole consumer.

How much will the supplies cost?
Used cooking oil is widely available for free from your local restaurants. Racing methanol is about $2.50 per gallon, but you only need 1/5th of a gallon for every gallon of biodiesel. Lye is about $5/lb. at the hardware store, but closer to $3/lb. in 25lb. bulk bags. You need about 1.5lbs/40 gal.

How much biodiesel can the FuelMeister produce?
Making only 2-3 batches per week, the FuelMeister can easily produce 340-516 gallons of ready-to-use washed biodiesel every month. If you do a good job setting up your processor you can even produce a batch every 24 hours which adds up to adds up to 1200 gallons of biodiesel per month!

What other ways can biodiesel be used?
In most cases you can safely use up to 100 percent biodiesel in any device which currently uses #2 petroleum diesel. This includes cars, trucks, generators, tractors and even home heating oil furnaces.

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