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| krv3000:
spot on rob brill as per :ddb: |
| vtsteam:
No Rob, no furnace coke available here that I know of. In fact if any U.S. member or visitor reading this knows of a place within 200 miess of southern Vermont where furnace coke can be bought, I'd appreciate the info. --- Quote from: drmico60 on May 17, 2015, 01:23:19 PM ---Prior to the industrial revolution coke was not available. Charcoal was the preferred fuel for blacksmiths. Mike --- End quote --- Yup, there are even wood forges now (really charcoal forges which are making the charcoal from the wood simultaneously). My own interest in coke comes from wanting to run a cupola for melting iron, and the failure of my sawed off cupola on charcoal: http://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,8574.0.htm and http://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,8484.0.html (I think the problem with the furnace was that charcoal wasn't dense enough for that particular sawed off version, so I've always wondered what would have happened with coke.) |
| RussellT:
Hi Rob How much hotter do you think the fan motor will get when you raise the ambient temperature by quite a lot? Russell |
| awemawson:
When I had a similar potential fan over heating issue when my oil fired furnace was set up permanently at my last place, I introduced an elbow into the air flow diverting air through the motor via a 28 mm copper pipe. It kept the motor alive for many a year :thumbup: |
| RobWilson:
--- Quote from: RussellT on May 18, 2015, 04:30:57 AM ---Hi Rob How much hotter do you think the fan motor will get when you raise the ambient temperature by quite a lot? Russell --- End quote --- what do you call quite allot Russel ? Rob |
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