Peter Daysh Davey Water Heater Query

[MonsieurM]

You are good, no disqualification. I better get my act together. Competition is fun. Maybe it will get some of the other guys going.

Nature loves courageTerence McKenna





Thank you Mr.C and Mr. IKEA

RAMSET and SLOVENIA of course

[RAMSET]

Dumb mistakes..........

Yeah I am having fun !! Especially since this test method seems to be a good one .
I just couldn't get into it otherwise .
Now we have a baseline and a goal !!

SWEET
I know I need the big gap and the 220 , so I'm staying another day tomorrow [well, I called my wife and she can't pick me up at the ferry till tuesday [doc appt]]

Gonna Hone the inside and sand the outside and find a transformer .
Later
Chet

[Slovenia]

You Are Good

You are good, no disqualification. I better get my act together. Competition is fun. Maybe it will get some of the other guys going.

5 gal water

Resistance heater
10 Min Raised 4 C .07 Kilo Watts

ikea boiler [unsanded 1.5MM gap 4MM height ....... Hack job but I had to do it]

10 Min Raised 4.5 C .10 Kilo Watts


Know I'm taking it apart to sand it [I knew I forgot something]

So S ,am I disqualified ? Are you still in the Pitts??

Bust a Move Bro ................

Chet

[RAMSET]

5 gal water

Resistance heater
10 Min Raised 4 C .07 Kilo Watts

ikea boiler [unsanded 1.5MM gap 4MM height ....... Hack job but I had to do it]

10 Min Raised 4.5 C .10 Kilo Watts


Know I'm taking it apart to sand it [I knew I forgot something]

So S ,am I disqualified ? Are you still in the Pitts??

Bust a Move Bro ................

Chet

[Slovenia]

Good Job!!

Hi Chet,

Good job!! You got yours in the water first. I messed up my ring. Got it over sized. Got in a hurry and didn't read my caliper right so my figures were off. What were the specs on your ring, (i.e.: thickness, height, & gap)? Thanks!!

Best Regards,
Slovenia

Meter

[RAMSET]

Tsk Tsk ...........



Meter




0.10 watts 10 minutes raised4.5 C

[MonsieurM]

Ramset, quick thought, cut a piece of round wood with the diameter of the IKEA + recommended space ....and voila you got you ring mold



use this to make your circle

[Slovenia]

Slovenia Update

Slovenia Update

I messed up my ring. Somehow I got it over sized by quite a bit. I tried to cut it down and save it but is was a bust, so I have to make a new ring tomorrow. I guess I got in to big a hurry. I wanted to get my IKEA in the water before Chet.

[RAMSET]

control is done



rig is ready

[RAMSET]

I see a fixture that we can make for ring centering and adjusting [like on a telescope].




So Upside down HUH ?? Okey Dokey!!

Chet

[Slovenia]

Wood

Hi Chet,

It looks good. You have to use what you have and sometimes it's only wood so you use it even though it's not optimal choice. Mr. IKEA says it needs to point down, (i.e.: the bottom of the flask is supposed to be pointed down).

I've got my experimental assembly totally completed except for the ring which I still need to make. I've got the strip cut out but that's it. I've also figured out the length I need but I need to radius it and make my bends and then attach it to my ring holder. I feel really good about my setup. Anybody with hand tools can make what I made with the IKEA flask. You'll be seeing a pic of it soon.

Best Regards,
Slovenia

I know I know .........its wood ?? gonna swell, warp and so on But its OSB mostly glue?? [I broke rule number 27..... No Wood]

Which end goes up??

I remember you said vertical!!

And how for from the end should the drive ring go??

Thanks

Chet

[RAMSET]

S, I need help??

I know I know .........its wood ?? gonna swell, warp and so on But its OSB mostly glue?? [I broke rule number 27..... No Wood]

Which end goes up??

I remember you said vertical!!

And how for from the end should the drive ring go??

.

Thanks

Chet

[RAMSET]

taking a brake for a few from the ring stretching !!




Tektron
Good to see you Bud

I am afraid something will get lost in the sauce with a transformer??
The fellow who is sharing the ikea device has emphasized 220 for max benefit ??
We shall see ,I am on schedule to get this running this evening !!
@S
I am breaking my own rule for the chassis
since I am building away from home [and my shop] with only limited resources and tools,i am going to see what happens with wood

Chet

[RAMSET]

lord of the rings

S
I have new respect [additional] for your patience with these rings!!

It will most definitely become a bit of an art form ,this 304 is fairly high PSI
and fights like a cat on a leash .

I'm really struggling to get 5mm [afraid its gonna snap]

Chet
PS
Ares123 thanks for the flowers ......[lots of good men here .... and one woman

[TEKTRON]

WELL WELL WELL

Hows it goin slow poke??

Only kiddin

I had a few problems to sort thru ,220 issues .
I am still not certain we can do things this way with 220 and expect the same results as our European friends.
WE will be mixing phases two 110 lines out of phase with each other?

As opposed to our friends with 50 hz they have one nice [in phase] 220 line that gets a neutral .

We shall see ??
I am actually not even sure if I can get good Watt measurements??

I will attempt to run My two 110 legs into two killowatt meters [one on each phase/leg] I don't know what to expect ?? Could roast my meters??

I'm going back to the shop .....
Chet

Chet, I agree. You need to step up the single phase 110 to 220 with 2:1 transformer. Here is a lot of (3) 1 kva control transformers. You could hook them up in PARALLEL for more current if you want.

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