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Welcome Center / Re: Hello from Kyrgyzstan
« on: September 09, 2014, 10:35:46 am »
The whole system. In the front is the small blue and rust box on the wall. That is the three phase electrical heater with a pipe connecting into the main system. The large blue box with three doors is the stove which has a water box in the back. The white tank above it is a separate hot water heater for showers, etc. Above this bathroom there is an expansion tank higher than all of the radiators making the system self circulating.
Closeup of the stove with the doors open (the previous residents appear to have stuffed it with trash). There appears to be a grate below the middle door. The water jacket is in the back I think, because there are two burners above the combustion chamber. This is typical of old village "Pechkas" which both heated the house and did the cooking. However, in most village houses the system lacks a water jacket and simply radiates heat.
I'm thinking that the approach is to use a burner similar to Roger Sanders design with a drip system. A tank could be secured above the stove where heat would help thin the oil. Perhaps one of the doors would need to be left open and a replacement fitted which contains the tubing headed in and out.
An alternative would be to remove the electrical system, and use it's heat box, but then I have to deal with building a chimney.
Thoughts
Thoughts?
Closeup of the stove with the doors open (the previous residents appear to have stuffed it with trash). There appears to be a grate below the middle door. The water jacket is in the back I think, because there are two burners above the combustion chamber. This is typical of old village "Pechkas" which both heated the house and did the cooking. However, in most village houses the system lacks a water jacket and simply radiates heat.
I'm thinking that the approach is to use a burner similar to Roger Sanders design with a drip system. A tank could be secured above the stove where heat would help thin the oil. Perhaps one of the doors would need to be left open and a replacement fitted which contains the tubing headed in and out.
An alternative would be to remove the electrical system, and use it's heat box, but then I have to deal with building a chimney.
Thoughts
Thoughts?