[q]Over the last few months I have been working on a burner for the clean burning of woodchips – so that they may be used as a heat source for a small Stirling engine generator rated at about 500W. My first burner was built using a 2lb coffee tin, fitted with an air nozzle powered […]
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Wood-based Industry
In this posting, I shall endeavour to outline a small scale sustainable metal working industry based on a wood (or other biomass) resource. I have recently had the opportunity to explore techniques close to home in the affluent south of England, which may be directly relevant to the development of a small scale sustainable industrial […]
Electric oven disaster: Repairable or replace?
I had just slid the Thanksgiving turkey out of the oven for a quick baste, and slid it back in and closed the door, when I heard an odd buzzing sound and saw a bit of smoke coming up from the right rear burner on the cook top. I realized that it couldn’t be the […]
Ice maker not working
I just return home from vacation, I turned my ice maker back on and it delivered one set of partial cubes and has not made any since. It is getting water, but does not seem to be making ice cubes, Is there something I can check to see if it is working? Thanks for your […]
Is there a site that shows manuals and pics for many brands of smoke?
I just realized that one of my smoke detectors has probably not had its battery replaced for a very long time. When I went to separate the face plate from the base that attaches to the ceiling I could not do it. I could not see or feel any tabs. The unit seems to be […]