ah, the wonderful sound of silence from the oil burner 
Ok, so I paid a pro to come and weld a new nipple on the top HX manifold. He actually put a 1 1/2" instead of a 1 1/4" and its about 4" taller. The skins are preipitously thin (aka rusted through) in a few spots. I am going to attempt to make April 1, 2010. Without any major overhalls. Remains to be seen, obviously.
I believe if I take the profit motive out and eliminate the whole mass production mentality, the basic design of the GW is a sound one. Changes I anticipate beginning on April 2, 2010:
1)Stainless Steel skins
2) Access covers for HX cleaning, HX removal, ash removal
3)Would refractory on the top of the horizontal HX tubes better insulate and help the tubes stay hot, reducing creosote?
4)The insulation used in the GW seems to work pretty good, But we need a way to replace it as needed.
5)One for the engineers . . . if the skins didn't contact the insultion, would this help keep condensate off the skins?
6)Despite the supposed ability to not need storage, we need a way to burn flat out, then shut down with a coal bed, which should reduce creosote accumulation
7)And of course, full computer control, with inputs for outside temp, load door position sensor, damper position sensor, flue gas analyzer, flue temp sensor, barometric pressure sensor, water flow rate sensor, water temp sensor, draft sensor. etc
Ideas always graciously entertained :cheese:
Jimbo
Ok, so I paid a pro to come and weld a new nipple on the top HX manifold. He actually put a 1 1/2" instead of a 1 1/4" and its about 4" taller. The skins are preipitously thin (aka rusted through) in a few spots. I am going to attempt to make April 1, 2010. Without any major overhalls. Remains to be seen, obviously.
I believe if I take the profit motive out and eliminate the whole mass production mentality, the basic design of the GW is a sound one. Changes I anticipate beginning on April 2, 2010:
1)Stainless Steel skins
2) Access covers for HX cleaning, HX removal, ash removal
3)Would refractory on the top of the horizontal HX tubes better insulate and help the tubes stay hot, reducing creosote?
4)The insulation used in the GW seems to work pretty good, But we need a way to replace it as needed.
5)One for the engineers . . . if the skins didn't contact the insultion, would this help keep condensate off the skins?
6)Despite the supposed ability to not need storage, we need a way to burn flat out, then shut down with a coal bed, which should reduce creosote accumulation
7)And of course, full computer control, with inputs for outside temp, load door position sensor, damper position sensor, flue gas analyzer, flue temp sensor, barometric pressure sensor, water flow rate sensor, water temp sensor, draft sensor. etc
Ideas always graciously entertained :cheese:
Jimbo
