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3D Printing / Re: 3D printing files
Last post by Bruce S -The one I currently have being printed is a serpentine coil winder.
This looks to be something I will use to make use of all the 26-32AWG wire I have available to me.
Building these cute little windmills will certainly NOT charge much more than a 2 in parallel 18650 battery bank for lighting my LED strips in front of the house.
BUT they'll be fun projects nonetheless.
Cheers
Bruce S
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3D Printing / Re: 3D printing files
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -That ain't oil in that jug! It used to look a nice clear reddish color when it went in!
This is why you never skip the cleaning step when making a new system!
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -30.6 cycles a day (bit more than I'd like to see but no buffer tank so not much thermal mass) so averages out to 30.7 burn cycles in a 24H period, calculated 2.5L per 10 burn cycles, so average day is 7.7L of veggie oil a day at fall temps, if it can maintain that in the deeper cold I am laughing, next goal is to get an old electric tank and splice it in the loop as a buffer tank
So far the lil coil has been managing to keep the place quite comfortable, the fan behind it really help push the heat!
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -So got a coil set up that I had laying around, crude and fuggly but working!
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -I had to adjust some of the fire control timings
Pre purge reduced to 20 seconds
Flame trial upped to 30 seconds from 15
Post purge reduced to 1m vs 1m30s
Nozzle air pressure: 14psi
Nozzle fuel lift: 0.25 inch apx
Cycle time 3m 30s and that takes apx 10 gal from 61c to 85c (Cut off is 70c but the aqua state seems slow so over shoots)
So need to just fine tune, and finish the inside stuff.
And the forwoman keeping an eye on the post project clean up!
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -Will have them tomorrow so hope to have the piping all done.
Did the math and just the main loop pipe will give 2.35K Btu/H just on its own!
Pipe is Vipert Radiant 1" O2 barrier
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -Wish I could attache videos, got a few of the testing.
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -The tubing I had is unfit for the purpose, so had to order new.
The Relief valve is leaking, Air relief is poor operating.
PT Gauge is only working on temp.
So lots of stuff ordered
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Bruce S -Up in Lakeshore, Mi; on the farm we had a snap electric line heater that was set to come on at about 35F so it wouldn't begin to even cloud up. This was used for the Fuel oil heater, though.
I have a CDH (Chinese Diesel heater) that I use Bio-D in. I typically add a bit of unleaded gas to it to keep the viscosity decent. Here in the Midwest, that doesn't happen until around middle of December.
Waste oil is getting harder to find, and not nearly as clean as it used to be.
I'm curious to see this fired up!!
Cheers!!
Bruce S
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -When I had a fuel oil furnace the fuel tank was insulated like yours and it had a water loop inside that went to the water heater. Valve opened at 0f and hot water flowed thru the loop back to the water heater. Kept the tank from jelling. Heat tape on the line going into the house...
Some one was thinking ahead!, I'd have to let the water flow at 0c though, much more it gets too thick to flow effectively.
Well down to last little bits, packing around the burner head with rock wool, then all that is left is hook up fuel, fill boiler and fire!
first will be cleaner and testing for leaks. then drain, flush then glycol mix.
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -I only heat it if I am working out there or need to thaw ice off the car... 20 pound propane tank lasts all winter running a small flat panel 30k BTU heater(usually run it on low so 10k btu).
Nice, out here any thing you want to not be destroyed has to be heated all winter.
Going to be doing the finishing touches on my burner head, and will have the fuel tank insulated by end of the day.
Next will be runing the fuel into the shed and start doing the sealing with spray foam.
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by Xeonpony -Shed insulation done, R5 walls R 10 roof, would like to get walls to R10 as well but at this point may just have to suffer this winter with less efficient insulation.
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My garage is R25 in the walls, R50 in the attic area... even the overhead door is well insulated at R24! Built it to stay warmish all winter with little to no heat.
Nice, long term plans would be much higher insulation but only so much you can do with 5.5 foot by 3.5 foot shed.
So how many twigs do you need to burn in winter to keep her hot?
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting / Re: Waste oil boiler flame head build
Last post by MaryB -Shed insulation done, R5 walls R 10 roof, would like to get walls to R10 as well but at this point may just have to suffer this winter with less efficient insulation.
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My garage is R25 in the walls, R50 in the attic area... even the overhead door is well insulated at R24! Built it to stay warmish all winter with little to no heat.