Re: Drying tranny oil

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

Most cost effective way might be to take it to a firms that specialises in
drying and cleanning oil. The power companies do it all the time
For the modest qty you need you may find a home constructed filter based on
paper filters may do OK
Best
TED L in NZ
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Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 6:17 PM
Subject: Drying tranny oil


> Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
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> Hi all,
>   I recently acquired 110 gallons of transformer oil.. Unfortunately, when
> I got it I had to put it into a 55 gal drum that had some water in it
> (Bad.. I know.. but it was drain it or loose the free oil) Is there any
way
> to dry the oil (get the water out)? I was wondering if you could maybe put
> the drum under a vacuum.. Also, the oil had alot of crud (corrosion from
> the tanks it was in).. can this be easily filtered out? I don't want to
use
> the oil and then have problems with conductive stuff floating around
> inside.. ;)
>
> Coiling In Pittsburgh
> Ben McMillen
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