Sorry I have been out of touch,
but my job as a general subcontractor
(Jack of all Trades) on a house that made it
into the Grand County Parade of Homes
www.GrandCountyParadeOfHomes.com
Icebox Builders- Jack Frost
has kept me more than busy,
I have over 200 miles on wood, and have found a used
residential boiler to power with wood this winter.
The Thing gets stored for the winter, and my garage could use a heat source.
I plan on installing the unit outside so that I can run with no controls,
when I'm producing gas the boiler is fired, and if it leaks gas etc.,
it'll dissipate.
I hope to have some time to write something up to put on the page, but I will
need to learn how to post -text and pictures.
Please post this picture, taken this afternoon, Thursday Sept 17 after I made it to the top of
Berthoud Pass 11,307. My house is at 8665 ft, which makes the climb over 2750 feet
in approx 15 miles, average grade over 6%(it's downhill to Fraser, then up)
The GEK performed flawlessly going up hill, but I always have trouble going downhill,
and had to boost it with gas a few times (3 or 4 ticks of the electric fuel pump)
It's like the throttle being closed down strangles it.
But it flies uphill (steady load- wide open - 2nd or 3rd gear,
and I even get some reaction from my "carburetor"- the butterfly valve.
Usually, I am on full woodgas- I suspect I have some vacuum leaks.
Frank
Linear Mode
