SurfinElvis
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My 004 project is complete, or at least it is complete to the extent that any project is ever really complete!
Single phase electric, powering the entire all-electric 2,000sf home, including one 3.0 ton and two 2.5 ton heat pumps, on free waste vegetable oil...yep, free!
Proud to say that for 38 hours straight the 004 allowed me to be completely disconnected from the electric grid while the outdoor temps were between 25 and 38 degrees with the three thermostats set at 65, 68 and 69 degrees (three floors). I used less than 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel to warm the genset's diesel engine, then manually switched to WVO and ran a little over 30 gallons of WVO through the unit in 37.5 hours.
My percent power meter never exceeded 90% under normal conditions. We used the electric stove, broiler and clothes dryer during the most recent test. Looking for more load to put on the unit, I decided to plug in my 3 electric heaters for my veggie oil filtration system. That pushed my meter to just above 100%. I would normally never use all three of these heaters at once, but I was using every load I could find!
My next step is to speak to my electric utility to "sell back" my electricity. More on that later.
Thank you sewerzuk, your single phase conversion has provided me a pretty awesome feeling of independence and self-sufficiency. Now to work on that desalination plant to provide fresh water...
Single phase electric, powering the entire all-electric 2,000sf home, including one 3.0 ton and two 2.5 ton heat pumps, on free waste vegetable oil...yep, free!
Proud to say that for 38 hours straight the 004 allowed me to be completely disconnected from the electric grid while the outdoor temps were between 25 and 38 degrees with the three thermostats set at 65, 68 and 69 degrees (three floors). I used less than 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel to warm the genset's diesel engine, then manually switched to WVO and ran a little over 30 gallons of WVO through the unit in 37.5 hours.
My percent power meter never exceeded 90% under normal conditions. We used the electric stove, broiler and clothes dryer during the most recent test. Looking for more load to put on the unit, I decided to plug in my 3 electric heaters for my veggie oil filtration system. That pushed my meter to just above 100%. I would normally never use all three of these heaters at once, but I was using every load I could find!
My next step is to speak to my electric utility to "sell back" my electricity. More on that later.
Thank you sewerzuk, your single phase conversion has provided me a pretty awesome feeling of independence and self-sufficiency. Now to work on that desalination plant to provide fresh water...