What Is Bioheat?

Bioheat is a trade name for using biodiesel in pure form (B100) or in a blend with petroleum heating oil (B5, B20, B50) to be used in oil furnaces for residential and commerical heating.

Cleaner burning biodiesel -- made from renewable resources like soybeans and other natural fats and oils -- can be used to power oil furnaces and boilers, helping to increase U.S. energy security and significantly lowering emissions. Primarily used as a transportation fuel, biodiesel can also be blended with regular No. 2 heating oil or low sulfur heating oil. These blends of biodiesel and heating oil have come to be called bioheat.

Biodiesel in its pure form can be used as heating fuel however, compatibility will depend on the materials (metals, plastics, and rubber parts) in your tanks, pumps and fuel lines. For blends higher than 20% biodiesel only steel, mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, fluorinated polyethylene fluorinated polypropylene and fiberglass vessels are recommended. Use of tanks or lines made of brass, bronze, and copper or lead, tin, and zinc (i.e. galvanized) may cause high sediment formation and filter clogging and are not recommended. In some cases, oil furnaces will need to have the fuel pump replaced in order to handle the slightly solvent characteristics of biodiesel.

The new Webster Bio Fuel Pump is now available. This Bio fuel pump is compatible with all Bio blends of B100 - B5, (soybean or animal fat) This unit can easily replace your standard M34D or A2VA residential pump.

Specifications: M34DM-3 Bio Pump Spec Sheet

• 3450 RPM, CW rotation
• Right Hand Nozzle Port
• 3 GPH @ 3450 RPM
• 75-190 PSI range with internal cut-off
• All components are specifically designed for 100% compatibility with Biodiesel.

Triangle Biofuels can deliver B100 in Bulk, 275 or 300-gallon totes, or 55-gallon drums. To order, please use the Contact Form.