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2019 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1901
January 26, 2019

Red oak
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
56.6 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
15.8% moisture. 2445 stacking.
ASTM load -10%, small wood, dry wood, cold heater

Pisla HTT 602 door, 22" wide
Austrian eco firebox, see  http://www.heatkit.com/research/lopez-2014-03-01.html

This was a dry run of a full test using the new automated Condar controller
No gas data (Testo)


Condar spreadsheet results at 90 minutes.
Condar had insufficient vaccum after 60 minutes.
Problem was diagnosed in subsequent run as failure to zero the control's electronic pressure sensor (Dwyer DM-2000)

Condar Spreadsheet 

Testo Raw Data (none)

Lab Notes 


Fuel load
Pieces are stacked in order of increasing weight.

Red oak
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
56.6 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
15.8% moisture. 2445 stacking.

Burn sequence.
Time lapse taken at 5 minute intervals.


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