Everyone says never to use a gas hot water heater. I am. Everyone says use an electric WH. This is what I had at the time for free. I have no mthanol fuel vapors anywhere around my setup. I heat the oil to 130* then do my PH test for how muck LYE and Methanol I need. The flame is no longer on after that point. I say you have to be responsible enough to not blow yourself up. I'm on my #6 batch and doing great. Thanx guys
Thanks for clarifying. One thing to remember, someone searching out may not know the difference and proceed to blow them selves up.
Please further clarify that you turn the gas off completely and or you have a spark igniter and not a standing pilot.
But in the end, because of the construction of the gas hot water heater tank construction its self, I would still recommend an electric.
In the end, there is still human interaction to ensure the gas is off, right?
Rick H...