"Rob (remove Q's to reply)" <Qmuttley@Qxtra.Qco.Qnz> wrote in message
news:7tO6c.2435$u%1.360737@news02.tsnz.net...[color=blue]
> BKBooth wrote:[color=green]
> > Simple Green is a pretty good degreaser
> > <BBoucher@waterboy.com> wrote in message
> > news:er3k50hagl2cr3f0cmuu7h9gol6donmubj@4ax.com...
> >[color=darkred]
> >>While I have some time on my hands, decided to dust off the gear[/color][/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>brew a batch. I was horrified (to put it very nicely) to find my
> >>'sealable' oil drain pan had been leaking into my brewpot! Now,[/color][/color][/color]
there[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>is about a half inch of used motor oil sitting in it. I've gotten a
> >>bag of kitty litter to get the bulk of the oil out. Anybody have[/color][/color][/color]
any[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>recommendations on how to completely eliminate the rest of the
> >>film/residue that'll be left? It's a nice 10 gallon pot I'd rather
> >>not have to replace.
> >>
> >>Thanks[/color]
> >
> >
> >[/color]
> Hi
>
> I'm no expert, but motor oil has some really toxic sh@& in it like[/color]
heavy[color=blue]
> metals. You may want to really think about reusing this pot...[/color]

Where would the heavy metals come from?

In the past, there was lead in the gasoline. Now, most of what you'll
find in used oil is organic. The black stuff is fine particles of
carbon -- soot, in other words.

Sure, you want to clean it all out. There isn't anything in it that's
so nasty that it'll contaminate the wort even if you can't see any
traces on the pot.


Ray