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2019 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1904
January 29, 2019

Red oak
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
68.1 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
13.7% moisture. 2344 stacking.
ASTM load plus 10%, large wood, dry wood, warm heater

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

This was the second full run  using the new automated Condar controller


Condar spreadsheet results at 90 minutes.

Condar Spreadsheet 

Testo Raw Data 

Lab Notes 


Flue gas graph to 90 minutes.

Testo gas graph. 
Brown line is stack temperature and red line is oxygen.


Fuel load --- ASTM load plus 10%, large wood, dry wood, warm heater

Red oak, log cabin stacking, top ignition
68.1 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
13.7% moisture. 2344 stacking.

Burn sequence.
Time lapse taken at 2 minute intervals.


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