Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet [Paperback]

Guy Purcella (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2007

THE TRUTH ABOUT BIODIESEL

•Easy to make at home

•Cheaper than buying diesel

•Works in unmodified diesel engines

•Reduces the need for imported oil

•Decreases greenhouse gas emissions

If you are ready to start making your own biodiesel, then this book is for you. Do It Yourself Biodiesel provides up-to-date information, step-by-step instructions, and tried-and-true methods as well as helpful tips and tricks. With detailed photos, illustrations, and charts, this book makes it easy to understand the procedures and equipment you will need to make biodiesel at home—in small or large batches.

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About the Author

Guy Purcella has been interested in alternative energy for many years. He has his own line of EZBiodiesel™ processors which can be found on his website.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press (October 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569756244
• ISBN-13: 978-1569756249
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel, May 4, 2008

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This review is from: Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet (Paperback)

I also felt this book was hard to follow. Purcella left out some details (because he wants you to send more money for the real info) while extolling the virtures of the system he sells. It seemed that I paid to recieve advertising for the plans he sells.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a website forum, April 6, 2008

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Jason W. Stone (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews
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This was hard to follow. Seems like he went into too much detail for individual stages before giving the larger hows and whys. I bought this and William H. Kemp's book to get figure out what was involved with making biodiesel. This book's first chapter gives you the normal propaganda that you must have seen already to look at this book and review. The next chapter goes into detail about approaching and selecting restaurants for waste oil and how to pick it up and details of how to test it. Woah, I'm not there yet! For double the price I say go for the 5 star book instead Biodiesel Basics and Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to Production and Use for the Home and Farm. This Do It Yourself Guide was shorter but somehow harder to get through.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do it yourself guide to Biodiesel, September 23, 2009

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W. M. Carlile (Madison, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet (Paperback)

Well written and easy to understand. Gives a thorough review of several methods and several products available and lists some web sites for further investigation. For a 50 year old who purchased his first diesel auto, this was a great find!! At this point, I am not sure if I will begin making biodiesel but if and when I do, this guide is a perfect starting manual. Asks questions, answers questions and presents different viewpoints and options. Truely worthwhile investment with many formulas, graphs and charts....Mike C. Wisconsin