[Stoves] Don't waste the heat, grow red wigglers and glorious greens

[Gerrie Baker]

Thanks Crispin,  I have heard of this.  In my situation it is better to 
go airtight and let it "finish" naturally as the furnace is not required 
during the day in the greenhouse.  I appreciate the info.  Gerrie

On 16/10/2011 12:03 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
> Dear Gerrie
>
> Before dumping a lot of hot charcoal into water I think it would be good to
> read through the discussion held on this group a few years ago with Yuri
> (search for 'Yuri" on the stoves website) because it can explode under
> certain circumstances.
>
> He reads these group messages via a translating programme (into Russian). I
> am not very familiar with the topic so if he does not respond to this please
> look over the old conversation which was wide ranging.
>
> Water poured onto a large pile of hot charcoal can manufacture hydrogen and
> the pile can explode. It is not common, but not unknown.
>
> It may be that it does not create a danger if the water greatly exceeds the
> charcoal mass.
>
> Regards
> Crispin
>
> +++++++
>
> Thanks for your input.  The boiler supplies a closed loop radiant floor
> Kytec pipe heat distribution system filled with food grade glychol.  A
> conveyor lifts wood waste into a hopper and three multistage augers transfer
> the biomass chips into the furnace where the fuel is concentrated and fans
> blow in air and the fire reaches high temperatures heating the steel plates
> and water circulating pipes.  It is inside the boiler chamber (second stage
> of the furnace) that large logs are converted to biochar when the air is
> shut off.  I had not thought about dunking it and given this set up
> currently this would be hot and difficult.  I am transitioning this property
> with the business to a multistakeholder cooperative and I am looking for
> members. G
>
> Regards, Gerrie Baker, aka The Worm Lady
>
>
>
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