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    Seperating Tramp Oil From Coolant??

    So I have an oil skimmer on my coolant tank, but it is skimming 10 times as much coolant as oil into the collection can. What is the best way you have found to seperate the oil in the collection can from the coolant?

    Thanks,
    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by donl517 View Post
    So I have an oil skimmer on my coolant tank, but it is skimming 10 times as much coolant as oil into the collection can. What is the best way you have found to seperate the oil in the collection can from the coolant?

    Thanks,
    Don
    We have found that skimmers will pull a lot of coolant over so you have to let it settle again and have a second skimmer in the first collection tank skimming into a final collection tank. We also found if the first tank was heated, we are dealing with 50 gallon drums and use a band heater, the oil separates more effectively.
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