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Funny this post is today. I am tired of fighting with Mavis and gas station owners to get rid of my used oil. I have about 5 gallons every few months. I know they have to take it where ever they sell it - but they discourage you in every way possible. I have been made to fill out paper work, or they make you walk in your business clothes to far reaches of greasy garages, or they make you wait, or they just plain tell you they don't need it. I would prefer to get a used oil burner and use it to heat my garage on occasion in the winter. Is there an economical used oil heater out there?
I have listened with interest to posts here about mixing small amounts of hydraulic fluid with home heating oil. My wife says she saw the neighbor dump used motor oil in their home oil heating tank. Is this something that people do?
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Wingwiper - from what I can see on the net - there is nothing small enough or inexpensive enough for a homeowner's garage. I do see you can build them yourself if you are a welder - which is not me! Ha - they have uncovered a wooly mammoth in these parts - you never know what lies a few feet beneath the surface 
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Thanks for the input Murf! I will probably just continue to seek out friendly gas stations for my used oil!
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Broken - Ha! That would sure get someone's attention. Murf and Art - I have given up on the thought of a heater for my 2 car garage. It would be an overkill for that and I couldn't give it constant attention. Thanks for your comments!
Broken - they do accept used oil but often not without encouraging you to take it someplace else. One local gas station makes you fill out paper work when you give them your oil. My own reliable station where I get repairs just plain told me they already have enough to heat their garage. At first at Mavis Tires I could just go dump it myself in their tank. Now a BIG guy comes out and meets me and makes me wait a while before an attendant takes the oil from me. Now I hear I should go to Valvoline quick change oil so maybe I'll try them.
My last township had an oil recycle tank at the town dump where you could bring it. That was great. I have done some research and have found a company one city from me named NOCO which recycles used automotive fluids and they will take all the used oil I bring them with a smile.
I found out through the local recycle agency that, although service stations by law have to take used oil from anyone who brings it in, they only have to do this up until a quota is filled. Unfortunately no one monitors the quota so a service station can turn anyone down once they have enough oil for their waste oil heaters. So the environmentalists publish all this stuff about recycling oil - but I imagine lots of it just goes into the ground or to the local landfill in gallon jugs. Largely because it is still inconvenient to find people who will take it with a smile.
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