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2019 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1905
January 30, 2019

ASTM load minus 10%, small wood, dry wood, warm heater
Red oak, log cabin stacking, top ignition
56.5 lbs including 2.0 lbs kindling
15.6% moisture. 2445 stacking.
Chimney bleed open to simulate EPA test (16' (+/- 1') chimney height terminating inside the room)

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

This was the third 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. 
Blue line is stack temperature and purple 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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