Pictures taken during the first steps of building my biodiesel processor

  • Here is the water heater, mostly untouched, straight from Sears.
  • new

  • Here I have removed the drain valve that came stock and replaced it with a 3 inch nipple.
  • new pipe

  • Here is the top of the water heater. You see a hole for cold water, hot and an electrical access.
  • top

  • Electrical access panel removed. You see a red and a black wire coiled in this area.
  • electrical

  • Here I'm removing the dip tube from the cold water inlet.
  • dip tube

  • All the plumping and the pump layed out and ready to be wrenched tight.
  • plumbing