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What 10mm boiler plate cost now?Why don't people build there own isn't it just a fire box with a fan for air flow and another box around that for a water jacket then a storage tank for water an pump I don't understand why there aren't cheaper large scale systems out there?
Thicker mild steel?What 10mm boiler plate cost now?
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Because even one built to RHI specs can occasional behave like a Bomb is about to go off when they overheat! Good luck with the insurance claim.. Boilers are scary and need respect..Why don't people build there own isn't it just a fire box with a fan for air flow and another box around that for a water jacket then a storage tank for water an pump I don't understand why there aren't cheaper large scale systems out there?
Ours is in the centre of the farm buildings connected to a 20,000l insulated buffer with 4x500l expansion tanks. The CHP also connects to it. From there it's over ground to the neighbouring chook shed and grain shed. And underground 220m to 2 houses and the workshop. The CHP runs the base load of 100kw, the straw burner tops up with 200 to 500kw as required. Used to be 4 bales a day. But chook shed is not as intense any more so chp does most of the work.I like the idea of these things, but don’t want one near my house. I’ve often wondered if you could have two ‘mobile’ thermal stores (molten salt?) - one at your house being used and the other away from the house to be heated. Or one heater and several houses with it’s own thermal store. Would need to last at least a week to be practical, so probably it would just be too big?
'Definitely don't buy a dragon'. 'Less efficient'. But I don't own a farm 2000. How would anyone know which is better without owning and operating both simultaneously on the same fuel? I'm sure it's a good enough machine. But what is the efficiency comparison, what is the surface area difference, what difference does less water mean to the operational use? Or perhaps, in reality, they are very similar. Just two large boxes of steel what burn things...
Thats why serious heat transfer systems use thermal oil instead of water.Because even one built to RHI specs can occasional behave like a Bomb is about to go off when they overheat! Good luck with the insurance claim.. Boilers are scary and need respect..
The information is out there if you want to do the research. Best place to start is the lab test results for each specific boiler. Historically they would all fail the emissions tests but I have not checked recently as to whether any are now approved for burning rape and if so at what moisture content.'Definitely don't buy a dragon'. 'Less efficient'. But I don't own a farm 2000. How would anyone know which is better without owning and operating both simultaneously on the same fuel? I'm sure it's a good enough machine. But what is the efficiency comparison, what is the surface area difference, what difference does less water mean to the operational use? Or perhaps, in reality, they are very similar. Just two large boxes of steel what burn things...
Easy to do with thermal oil and thermal stores available as standard "containers" as used in the Asphalt industry.I like the idea of these things, but don’t want one near my house. I’ve often wondered if you could have two ‘mobile’ thermal stores (molten salt?) - one at your house being used and the other away from the house to be heated. Or one heater and several houses with it’s own thermal store. Would need to last at least a week to be practical, so probably it would just be too big?
Pressure relief valves?Because even one built to RHI specs can occasional behave like a Bomb is about to go off when they overheat! Good luck with the insurance claim.. Boilers are scary and need respect..
Which CHP unit did you install? I am thinking of fitting one to a 375kw system.. does it pay?Ours is in the centre of the farm buildings connected to a 20,000l insulated buffer with 4x500l expansion tanks. The CHP also connects to it. From there it's over ground to the neighbouring chook shed and grain shed. And underground 220m to 2 houses and the workshop. The CHP runs the base load of 100kw, the straw burner tops up with 200 to 500kw as required. Used to be 4 bales a day. But chook shed is not as intense any more so chp does most of the work.
Yes PRV's fitted of course... my response was should you build your own system?? Possibly not if you need insurancePressure relief valves?
Most only 1-2 bar operational.
The information is out there if you want to do the research. Best place to start is the lab test results for each specific boiler. Historically they would all fail the emissions tests but I have not checked recently as to whether any are now approved for burning rape and if so at what moisture content.
I love my Dragon D50.. parts and service support is crap but the boiler and control system is so simple..'Definitely don't buy a dragon'. 'Less efficient'. But I don't own a farm 2000. How would anyone know which is better without owning and operating both simultaneously on the same fuel? I'm sure it's a good enough machine. But what is the efficiency comparison, what is the surface area difference, what difference does less water mean to the operational use? Or perhaps, in reality, they are very similar. Just two large boxes of steel what burn things...