Frozen Power Service

[Diamondpilot]

You guys are brave. My old lady would kill me if I brought any fuel or additive in the house. Plus the who catching fire thing makes me nervous. Plus I eat out of that micro so no way I am putting something like that in it.

Chris

 

[Skyco]

Keep in mind bioD is made from natural food oils.

 

[RalphVa]

In the lube oil industry, a dewaxing aid that we used was called Paraflow 149. It was very viscous stuff. It also worked as a pour depressant in lube oil. So, it would probably also work in diesel. The dosage was about 0.15%. That's about the dosage of PS in diesel.

P149 would greatly congeal at lower temperatures and might even appear solid. So, I'll bet this PS stuff you have is similar.

Just warm it up by putting the container in a bath of hot water. Then use it. I use Goop silicone cement and have to warm it up by putting it in hot water in cold weather. Works for it.

Wax can be marvelous lube oil if it's kept above about 100-120 F. It's just physical chemistry at work. Nothing magic about it.

Ralph

 

[TCBoomer]

Well...this AM it was still kinda frozen but by tonite it had thawed out just by leaving it in the house. Good idea about putting it in a pan of hot water Ralph, I'll keep that in mind if the need arises again.

thanks for the replies guys, guess I can use it safely now and U can bank on me keeping it from freezing again. Never thought it would after leaving other PS products out in the garage...

 

[TCBoomer]

You guys are brave. My old lady would kill me if I brought any fuel or additive in the house. Plus the who catching fire thing makes me nervous. Plus I eat out of that micro so no way I am putting something like that in it.

Chris

Chris.. do U have oil heat? U have an oil tank in the basement maybe? Wonder why your wife would accept that...if U have one... and not want a small bottle of PS that's sealed tightly? just thinking out loud...

 

[Diamondpilot]

Chris.. do U have oil heat? U have an oil tank in the basement maybe? Wonder why your wife would accept that...if U have one... and not want a small bottle of PS that's sealed tightly? just thinking out loud...

No, propane. To each his own but I am not putting noting fuel related and surly nothing non food related in my microwave.

Plus, I can just hear the insurance company laugh when a claim is filed because some guy blows his house up warm up a fuel in the micro.

Chris

 

[TCBoomer]

I agree...nothing in my microwave that isnt food either. Just commented about having the bottle of PS in the house...

 

[David_Kb7uns]

You guys need to learn more about industrial uses for microwaves. Ever try the old dried roll of masking tape, softening seals up for install, melting wax and drying some things. Go to Goodwill and get a cheap old one for the garage. Just don't do pets or kids.

David Kb7uns

 

[john_bud]

I would not put a flammable liquid in a microwave!

 

[dirtworksequip]

I have some old fireworks that got too damp from storage. Will putting them in the microwave for 3 or 4 minutes bring them back to life?

Wish I had read the warning about pets sooner. I thought after washing the cat it would dry in 30 seconds in the microwave. WRONG. Don't tell the wife......she still thinks he died of natural causes.

I'm now in the market for one of those cheap Goodwill microwaves. I'll be doing lots of experiments and hopefully will come up with a lot of new and creative uses. I'll report back here with any positive results or any ''don't try this at home'' or at least not in the kitchen results.

Sincerely, Dr. Dirt