Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Stove Issue 2+

Cleaning the creosote wasn't the solution.  The water had reached a temperature over 200 degrees and by early morning it was down to 124.  I guess I better try adjusting the door today.  I picked up a real - normal sized crescent wrench from my dad's shop.  

It was an easy job - loosen the nut, tap the bolt towards the stove and retighten the nut.  I added wood to the fire and waited.  The temperature seemed to stay the same.  Maybe this has done the trick.  

I left for a few hours, but came back and the stove was over 200 degrees again.  What's the deal here?  In the dark, I readjusted the door making it even tighter.   Now I will have to wait until morning to see if the tighter door solves my issue.

Easy, right?  But that wasn't all...Today I noticed that my monitor for the wind and battery percentage was out - the screen had gone blank.  This usually happens every time I run the generator to recharge the batteries.  But I haven't ran the generator for a few days and it was working fine this morning.  So, I did what I always do, unplug it, wait a few seconds, replug it and...Nothing.  I checked the wires, they were all attached... I guess this one is beyond me.

There must be some device that will tell me what my wind turbine is producing and my battery percentage.  Voltage readings do little for me.

 

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