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A. Justice. Thanks for your input. But the inspection would go sour. Do you live in a condo? The kit solar is built by a company that most likely has credibility--I don't and DIY with ANYTHING in a condo is usually not accepted. No one is going to SEE the stove. It is only 48 pounds and mobile...

I'm baaaack...The blowers are finished (all the aluminum HVAC tape and... duct tape have been replaced with sheet metal screws and or nuts, washers and bolts...I also have used radiator band clamps to make changes easy (I can remove the blower fans that way and test between 2.5 amp or 6 amp fans...

I bet ya don't live in a condo? My mistake way back many years... when I was broke.... I had little choice, now I'm too old to take care of a good size home with land. Sounds like you're a bit more free to do various things... what I'm going to do if the power does go bye bye is not allowed...

How interesting...I went to tractor supply which is supposed to have these and it is grayed out... says "can not be shipped to Massachusetts" I think the Democrats are trying to kill me... I'd rather Trump! Ha ha ha :ROFLMAO::eek::rolleyes:

Nice reply, Rednecktek. Lots for me to think about...and I admit I'm not solar savvy but very solar curious. With all you mentioned I have also been looking at Will Prowers you tube videos (I believe he is really into all the solar stuff... and that's an understatement! ?:giggle: ). I was...

Right on... Rednecktek!! As my ICON indicates... I'm a geek with my fingers in my ears waiting for (now, not the explosion but rather) the implosion of the country ha ha ha

Hi, Circus... I have not seen such a kerosene heater as you have supplied a picture of (do you have a link?). I do have a Dyna-Glo 23,000BTU... It's a big white cylinder looking thing and it holds 1.9 gallons of K-1 Klean Heat kerosene (and I have some of it stored!). Instructions state it...

Aaaah, I did not think to measure amperage (that's a dumb on my part... Duhhhh!) what I did was to estimate the setting on the rheostat to max CFM and half and other knob angles on the rheostat as divisions of less than max CFM. It is correct isn't it, that if a fan pulls 6 amps at 270 CFM...

Hi, all you solar geeks... I'm back... I believe I now have my duct fans and duct arrangements correct enough to give me a sufficient venturi (eductor) effect to draw the exhaust gases from my wood stove (especially when opening the stove to feed it wood). The arrangements are two-fold (two...

Check this link out: https://www.foxvalve.com/liquid-eductors/introduction/ I also seem to remember a web on you tube called "rollation" in which this guy shows how to make sheetmetal cones and reducers and making round ends to join into a square end all with sheetmetal and most of this done...

I also do not believe it needs to be so perfectly built. All the examples of eductors are for water movement and control especially in (large) fish tanks and also most are PVC or are very expensive in gasoline and oil production and being stainless steel HUGE things. I can not use one that is...

In a manner if examples (but on a much smaller scale: it is like a carburetor venturi, or a pitot tube for an airplane. or even a perfume sprayer...It is just MUCH larger.

The FAN is mounted at the MOTIVE end and blow through to the DICHARGE end and across the SUCTION Tee lifting the exhaust gases from the SUCTION end and blowing them out the DISCHARGE so the fan NEVER gets hot nor the bearing cooked

YUP!!!

The MOTIVE would be the cold air from the DC voltage fan (size to be determined by experimenting) The SUCTION would be the wood stove fumes/gases be negatively pulled by 'vacuumed' out (sort-ta) and the DISCHARGE is to the atmosphere

Testing was not done in the summer--but you're right. But I also do not need much negative (venturi) pressure across the SS pipe end. And the hot pipe is insulated and will be less than about 9 feet long and most of the inside...seeing as how I'm using cold air for the driving effect of venturi...

Hi, RedNeckTek...! I saw this vid yesterday (surfing the YT) and not really...this guy is more interested in getting the most heat from his wood stove (his stove is much bigger and different than mine---his a typical mine stainless steel...and very small). I don't see where he is venting his...

To 740GLE and A.Justice--- Thanks for your ideas But I've already been tagged for an inappropriate posting (talking about things other than solar) so we should keep to the subject of using solar/battery power to get the best venturi draft (to extract exhaust fumes from a wood stove) using the...

Stove is a 48 lb stainless steel camp stove with extra welds to seal it and a special door--it's small. The wood is stored in a cage and in a friends barn it is all oak, ash, mahogany...other hard woods from a special cabinet/furniture maker who allows me the scrapes which are usually around 14...

Hi, Just John... Yes, for you that's best... but I live in a condo and storing a pile of 20lb propane tanks INSIDE my condo is very problematic...in fact, I have stored 75 of the 1lb disposable canisters (last only about 3 hours per bottle) they are easily concealed, I have each wrapped in its...

RedNeckTek. Your idea is right on! Seeing as how testing this idea can not involve me lighting up a wood stove (here in the condo) what I did was to split the experiment in two parts. I tested the smoke draw issues (inside my condo next to my laptop) from inlet small pipe #2 to the outflow...

We're back at the fan amperage thingy again... looks like I've got a bit of work to do to figure this out...I have some small fans that have a USB connection that plugs into a laptop and I think they are 5 amps...naaa I don't know that? (I just plugged it in now...as I'm at the laptop punching...

Ha Ha... I 'luv' my little plug in the wall...!:rolleyes: What I meant was that if I charge up the batteries from the wall PRIOR to any outage--charge them and let them sit safe in the corner in my warm condo.... Waiting for the power outage 'hammer' to drop on my head. So if that be the...

To RedNeckTek Ohh, I can put them "on the porch?!" I thought I read somewhere that batteries do not like to be cold?! If I can get "5 days" of continuous usage then that's 7,200 minutes and it will only take me about 30 seconds to open the wood stove door and slide in some wood... (which is...

Hi, "Just John".... I have talked to the administration about them getting three big emergency generators (there are three buildings in the complex each with about 20 families) and even gave them a tentative design (I've been in construction management at a veterans hospital for 21 years) but...

A. Justice: Thanks, you are the second person to hint at smaller CFM. I will do this...been surfing the web. (will do some more testing at "the barn") Had another thought that if I could get lower CFM to work and of course it would be a DC Volt fan, then perhaps I could get a couple of...

Yaa, Hard to guess just what might occur an plan for them all--very difficult to be a prepper in a condo. So at best all I can do is do my best thinking and such. I do have plenty of supplies (food and such) to nearly get me through the winter. I can even cook using marine alcohol fuel. But...

Thanks, Isaac-1, I have one question for you. When the power goes out and I burn up the one 5 gallon propane tank how am I going to purchase any more of them or get the empty filled...when there is no power? I can not store a bunch of 5 gallon propane tanks in a condo...while the status of...

Bilge fans: The fourth picture is best for orientation of the hot stove pipe (using one fan). The stove would be to the right, the small stainless steel pipe is horizontal, the blower fan is at the bottom blowing air UP and out the large "Y" pipe end at the left, the air going around the small...

FOR RedNeckTek... 12 VDC 2.5 amp marine bilge fans...

EXCELLENT...RedNeckTek See your message here with my comments in "(((" yada yada yada ")))" Triple brackets. THANKS!! So, it's just a math problem. You'll need 5Ah of battery per hour of burning so worst-case scenario would be 24hr X 5Ah = 120Ah/Day @ 12v = 1440wh of power That's easy, if...

RedNeckTek: Excellent 'letter' I will reply (later to your comments and questions). I also agree that the 200CFM may be too much... but I figure I can not cut a 'board' and make it longer so IF I go big and then can use a dimmer switch control that might assure my ability to control to minimum...

EvilRoy... Yes, I have a Mr. Buddy Heater....and would need to purchase many 1 lb tanks. Purchasing anything when there is no power is a game-changer, Having to store many 1 lb bottles in a condo or many 20lb propane 'bottles' is VERY problematic (aaaah, not doable...besides I have a source of...

The stove is small, stainless steel, boils water easily, and would heat up the living room nicely...as it does heat up "the barn". I can NOT hook this up at my condo NOW to actually test it... as everyone would f-en freak out...! It will only be used in a complete power outage when it is...