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2016 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1627
March 11, 2016

Repeat of 1626, except fuel is all white birch instead of all oak
Log cabin stacking, side ignition,
63.0 lbs including 3.0 lbs kindling
16.3% moisture.

Baffle supports opened up. See MHA-1625
Air slots in firebox unblocked, except for top course (25% restriction)
See MHA-1623 for other modifications.  

Note the CO spike at the beginning, and then the run of extremely low CO, well below 100 ppm.


Condar Spreadsheet 

Testo Raw Data

Lab Notes


Gas graph.


Testo gas graph.
Note the CO spike at the beginning, and then the run of extremely low CO, well below 100 ppm.




Details of fuel pile for side ignition. See video, below.





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This page was created on March 11, 2016