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Smith G8

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BobC
BobC Member Posts: 5,539
edited October 2014 in Strictly Steam
I have a Smith G8 with the EZ-Gas on it. I checked the firing chamber the other day and saw the blanket was still on the chamber floor. I thought you were supposed to leave the target wall and remove the floor blanket. Ring any bells out there?

Also what would be a typical time to start raising steam from a cold start? This is the 8-3 model and currently firing at 90,000BTU. i only have 200 sq ft of EDR so the full capacity of 283 sq ft is not needed. Over the last year I have experimented with firing rates of 77,000 - 84,000 - 90,000 and 110,000 BTUs. The combustion has been checked after each change with combustion meter. I find that 90,000 BTU's does the best job of getting steam to the end of my 13 ft steam main ( 1each Gorton #1 and MOM #1 main vents). It takes fewer BTU's to get steam to the end of my main at 90 than the other rates I've tried.

Bob
Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
3PSI gauge

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