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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 6, 2015 11:26:56 GMT -8
Holy crap! The Testo 330-1 is ... Price: $2,774.13 + $19.60 shipping. I' hope I can borrow something from the stack testers at AQD (air quality div). I know they have continuous CO because it's one of 6 Criteria pollutants (e.g. Ozone, Particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and lead)
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Post by peterberg on Jul 6, 2015 12:16:06 GMT -8
I am living in The Hague, too far from you to go back and forth in a weekend. (Too costly as well.)
The equipment you need is the Testo 330-2, that one sports an automatic dilution feature so it won't stop running when the CO level becomes too high. The one I have here is the older 330-2 without a color screen. Yes, it comes as a shock to find out those prices...
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 6, 2015 12:24:23 GMT -8
Here's a more reasonable price: Testo 310 residential combustion analyzer $589 +$12 shipping. Confirm furnace efficiency, the stainless steel probe and cone-stop is perfect for residential, and boiler applications. The 310 can be used for accurate heating adjustments. With five different fuels to select from (Natural Gas, Propane, Fuel Oil 2, Biomass 5%, Wood 20%).
Measures: O2, CO (with built-in NOx filter), CO2 Undiluted CO (CO air free) Ambient CO Draft & Pressure Temperature (flue & ambient) Combustion/flue gas efficiency & excess air What's included: testo 310 combustion analyzer, lithium battery, sensors, probe with cone, hose, silicon tubing (for pressure), extra particulate filters (5), AC power supply (USB), pressure plugs (5), calibration certificate, & case.
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Post by peterberg on Jul 6, 2015 12:35:19 GMT -8
Is the T310 capable of running coupled to a computer? The T330 will generate its own graphics and spreadsheet this way, very valuable data.
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 7, 2015 13:46:15 GMT -8
I emailed Testo (or I thought I did). This is the response I got:
Hello, Thank you for your inquiry. The testo 310 unfortunately will not work coupled to a cpu. Thank you Paul Sales/ Thermographer Level 1 e@globaltestsupply.com
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 8, 2015 6:58:48 GMT -8
Bacharach does not have any analyzer that can be directly connected to a computer for continuous downloading. Tom ________________________________________ From: Mike Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 6:30 AM To: Tom Subject: Re: Fyrite® InTech data output
What model can do it?
Mike
On Jul 7, 2015, at 10:49 PM, Tom Mac wrote:
It cannot. ________________________________________ From: Mike Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 6:29 PM To: help Subject: Fyrite® InTech data output
Can the Fyrite® InTech have a continuous output of data be collected by a computer and shown on a time graph? Thanks Mike
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 13, 2015 9:37:23 GMT -8
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 13, 2015 9:47:21 GMT -8
Here is a pic of the basement area where I'll be creating a batch box "rocket" masonry heater with 2 bells (but no whistles). www.dropbox.com/s/cbiozc6q1lzj8lg/basement1.jpg?dl=0The chair is directly below the chimney pipe. 9 foot ceiling. Cement floor and walls. I already moved the shelves that are just off to the left in the picture.
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 19, 2015 16:51:06 GMT -8
Here is a collage of the outside and inside of the stove that will serve as an outer shell of the fire box. It will be elongated by refractory on inside-top and sides, plus bottom. The picture shows the air a supply, both from the inside and outside viewer perspective. There are different sizes of opening for air depending if looking from inside or outside. But both areas are approximately 10 square inches. www.dropbox.com/s/pwsjx20xho8q11p/file%20jul%2019%2C%208%2031%2024%20pm.jpeg?dl=0The reason you cannot see the opening when I show the whole stove from the front is that it is under a shelf.
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 25, 2015 6:47:03 GMT -8
Here is the prototype. www.dropbox.com/s/aptxrwbxhaiqd7h/prototype1.jpeg?dl=0It is a concept for a double bell masonry heater with batch rocket. I put this together in about a 30 minutes so it's not supposed to be perfect. I need to cut some half bricks still. There is one clean-out pictured, but I'd have to have a second one for the first bell. I have powdered "fire clay" for mortar. I think I would put some mortar on the cement floor of basement to set brick that forms the floor of the system. Then put mortar in between bricks for floor and sides. Should I coat the floor of the bells with clay mortar or a castible refractory so the floor is smooth to get ashes out easier? Here's a picture of the form for the top of the fire box. www.dropbox.com/s/syp4n5bxk504p64/form%20for%20top%20of%20fire%20box.jpeg?dl=0
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 25, 2015 6:59:51 GMT -8
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 27, 2015 17:32:44 GMT -8
I'm worried that I need to change the size of the bells, especially the 1st bell. Should I make it bigger? Recall that I'm building a batch box "masonry heater" in the rocket stove style. With an 8-inch diameter chimney that's 34 feet long (11 meters; straight up). Chimney is double walled. The firebox / bells are in my basement which is cold because of cement walls that are insulated. Part of my chimney goes through my living-room. See this picture link below. My wife really didn't like the way this looks but she said if masonry stuff works maybe we will get oanother for the main floor. Anyway, here is a picture of the pipe in the living room / dining room. www.dropbox.com/s/z6062x6zrvkdcq8/1st%20floor%208inch%20pipe.jpeg?dl=0What I'm worried about is that too much hot air will escape my first and second bells. I have read the post by pyroplie... donkey32.proboards.com/thread/1487/why-maximum-isaShould I make my system with more than 7 square meters of inside surface area? And plan on using a starter fire under the chimney to get it started flowing?
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Post by satamax on Jul 28, 2015 0:08:24 GMT -8
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Post by exoplasmic on Jul 31, 2015 10:57:28 GMT -8
Here is the port mold. www.dropbox.com/s/0rgagjccvtybjmb/port_mold.jpeg?dl=0I plan to mix up the castible refractory product tonight. Should I line the molds with plastic sheets and staple ithem down? I think I should have some ind of releasing agent, but the instructions don't mention anything about it. Any suggestions? I saw somewhere that the minifold between the masonry heater and the chimney can be a slab of refractory with the chimney pipe stuck in it. Basically the pipe is put in the mold and the castible refractory is poured around it. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike
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Post by exoplasmic on Aug 1, 2015 12:58:46 GMT -8
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