Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO)

If you have a manufacturing facility equipped with a boiler system, you may know that you have several boiler fuel options, but you may not be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of boiler fuel that is available. An increasingly common boiler fuel with growing popularity is recycled burner fuel, also known as recycled fuel oil (RFO). 

Recycled fuel oil is created through the collection of used petroleum oil being recycled into burner fuel through the filtering of oil and its demulsification. If you need burner fuel, why buy brand-new oil when RFO can offer many benefits?.

Recycled Fuel Oil Sales & Delivery in Cheyenne, WY and AZ, CO, ID, OK, MT, NE, NM, NV, TX, UT, ND, and SD

Tri State Oil Reclaimers, Inc. is a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based company serving clients throughout the USA in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

We provide oil recycling to such companies as construction businesses, dealerships (including farm equipment and tractor dealerships), car rental providers, compressor stations, agriculture businesses such as big feedlots, airports, school bus garages, tune or repair shops, full-service gas stations, tire shops, and any companies owning a fleet of vehicles including city, county, or government agencies.

After filtering and recycling our clients’ used oil, turning it into burner fuel or RFO, we sell and deliver it to asphalt companies, hot plants, recycling/refining companies, and shops that use the burner fuel for heating. Contact us at (307) 635-5332 for a quote today.

How Recycled Fuel Oil Sales & Delivery Works

The RFO process begins with companies in various industries such as manufacturing, metalworking, or automotive services getting in touch with us and scheduling an appointment for us to come to their facility. We pump out and collect the used oil to give the companies a smarter alternative to just throwing the oil out which is illegal per EPA, city, and state guidelines.

We then offer the used oils to customers and ensure you get a quality burner fuel by filtering, testing, and demulsifying the oils so they are clean and ready to burn. We can deliver all of these burner fuels to customers for use in their boilers and furnaces. 

Recycled Fuel Oil Benefits

As the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notes, the use of RFO in a boiler system offers a business owner many advantages.

Environmentally Friendly

Most companies are striving to keep their business operations as environmentally friendly as possible. Choosing RFO as a boiler fuel source will make sure that you play your role in environmental conservation.

By choosing RFO over other fuel sources, you support businesses collecting and recycling oil instead of placing it in landfills that ultimately pollute the environment. You further help reduce the energy needed to create new fuel sources and limit the mass production of new oil that can contribute to the destruction of natural animal habitats.

Affordable

Recycled fuel oil is among the most affordable options for boiler fuel currently available. Even though fuel prices change on a regular basis, a gallon of RFO costs only about $0.60 on average as opposed to natural gas, diesel fuel, and bunker oil which can all cost far more.

All of this is not to mention that the average business owner will use 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel a week as a boiler system fuel source can save over $225,000 a year when a company switches the fuel source to RFO. Anybody currently relying on natural gas or alternative fuel sources can enjoy such savings when they make the switch. 

Tips for Using Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO) in your Boiler System

You should keep in mind the following tips to help make your transition from a current boiler fuel source to RFO a successful one.

Heat Your Recycled Fuel Oil Properly

All boiler systems vary, but recycled fuel oil should typically be heated to between 150 and 180 degrees Fahrenheit for the best boiler performance. Make sure to adjust the heat settings on your boiler’s electric heat exchangers to a temperature within this range before you use RFO to power your boilers. 

Ensure Your Boilers Are Equipped With the Right Components

The best use of recycled burner fuel will count on you having a boiler system equipped with components that assist in the most efficient use of this fuel type. Examples of components include at least two sets of fuel filters, several soot blowers, and an air atomizing pump. 

Perform Proper Equipment Maintenance

Just as is the case with burning any other types of boiler fuel, proper maintenance of boiler equipment will be important for keeping your system functioning properly when you are using RFO as a fuel source.

Important maintenance to perform when using RFO will include cleaning the boiler filters on a regular basis, cleaning the soot blower nozzles once a week, cleaning the steam heater, heat exchanger, and boiler tubes at least once a year, and cleaning the boiler’s back tubes about twice a week. 

Additional maintenance tasks that keep a boiler system free from ash, soot, and the buildup of other debris may also help avoid common boiler problems, such as overheating or excessive smoke production. 

Purchase Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO) From a Trusted Supplier

Several companies collect and recycle oil, but not all of them use the same oil filtering and demulsifying methods. This means that when you find an RFO supplier that you like, you should always buy your recycled burner fuel from a trusted supplier. 

If you have a company equipped with a boiler system, make sure you understand the benefits of choosing RFO as a boiler fuel source and how to use a successful boiler fuel source transition in the facility. Contact the trusted recycled burner fuel suppliers at Tri State Oil Reclaimers, Inc. for all of your RFO needs today.

USA Recycled Fuel Oil Resources

Managing Used Oil: Answers to Frequent Questions for Businesses — View this section of the EPA website which covers the variety of businesses that generate and handle used oil. Questions include what used oil is and how used oil is recycled. It also covers how service stations can avoid costly cleanups, the recommended clean-up practices, and what businesses can do to conserve oil. The EPA also provides what regulations businesses should follow, and how oil-based solvents can be managed and transferred. 

Energy Savings from Lubricating Oil Public Law 115-345 — View a December 2020 U.S. Department of Energy report to Congress that details efforts at the U.S. Department of Energy, in cooperation with the EPA and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The report provides a coordinated Federal strategy to increase the beneficial reuse of used lubricating oil. The report provides an overview, of lubricants and current trends, worldwide used oil management practices, used oil stakeholders, analysis of used oil disposition, government role in used Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO)

Find a Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO) Company Near Cheyenne, WY | Tri State Oil Reclaimers Inc.

Looking for Recycled Fuel Oil Facilities? Tri State Oil Reclaimers Inc. helps companies of all sizes that need to dispose of used petroleum oil. Recycled fuel oil is created by collecting used oil and then recycling it into burner fuel by filtering the oil and demulsifying it.

Tri State Oil Reclaimers, Inc. is a Cheyenne, WY-based company that sells and delivers recycled fuel oil (RFO) to U.S.-based asphalt companies, hot plants, recycling/refining companies, and shops of all sizes that need burner fuels for use in their boilers and furnaces. Contact us at (307) 635-5332 for a quote today.