What do I do with my old pump oil?

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I have a few gallons if used vacuum pump oil. Is there a way to filter it and reuse it? Hate spending money on something I might be able to make/fix/filter myself…

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its water thats the problem. put it in a trash bag not in your drains.

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Lol! I don’t plan on dumping it down the drain. There’s recyclers that will take it for free. I was just wondering if there was a way to clean it at home myself and reuse it.

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NO most uses of a vac pump say one time use/ I overuse mine and ive tried what youre thinking of boiling the water out but if you serch youll find gallons of vac oil for cheap.

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Lame… ok. Thanks for the response!

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someone will say im wrong but it makes no sense to not just buy it for 25 a gallon.

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We recently had a conversation about how it might make good SPD practice but… No. Basically no. Some companies will do it with more expensive oils like Fomblin 25/6 ( $300+/kg) but not your regular old vacuum oil

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I’m kinda on this, “Do everything myself” kick. If the world ends I want to be able to still make dabs. And vacuum oil is something I cannot recycle! Lol.

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Use it to polish and buff your stainless steel

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If the world ends you’re gonna be running that pump oil with the same ferver as a crack head crashing for their next fix

Maybe just smoke the flower at that point :upside_down_face:

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I live.
I die.
I live again.

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Cat litter is your friend for dry oil disposal of all types.

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some pump oil is basically mineral oil. use it for a terpene massage oil.

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My favorite movies bro. “I live i die i live again!”

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you need an aspirator and a river if you lose power due to the world ending.

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Boat docks take the oil for free to recycle.

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I wish mine did. They don’t do shit for free in any marina in south Florida. They will tell u to take that shit away from our pristine waters. Then call the police on u. :joy::rofl::joy:

on another note… most auto stores like advance auto, napa, and stores like that will dispose you oil for free. Most mechanics shops will do it for a $1 or 2.

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I wonder if a fuel oil furnace would run on used pump oil? A large portion of the east coast uses fuel oil/diesel for heat.

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I would think most good pump oil would be too stable to burn well. They’re designed to run at quite high temperatures but I guess mixed in with regular fuel oil it might work

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