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That is interesting, I have never heard of those engines.Ī similar off-the-shelf engine that people can get is a Refrigerator diesel engine as well. You likel wouldn't be able to hear it running unless you were standing next to the engine or standing on top of the final exhaust exit. I know from experience that these engines are not particularity loud even with a cheap lawnmower muffler, and the slow sound of the engine is not at all offensive to the human ear but by cooling the exhaust, then pushing it through the ground for some extra distance inside of a plastic pipe that can flex somewhat, the note that comes out the other end will be small. The engine itself could be in a basement, or outside of the living space, so long as it was protected from the elements. Such an engine could also be connected to a traditional hot-water radiator, by way of a thermosiphon, to move the heat in the coolant into the living space. An air compressor could also be attached to the engine in the same way as an alternator.īut the co-gen part comes, in my idea, from forcing the exhaust to push down through the center pipe of a gas water heater (with the burner gear removed) then out the bottom and into a pvc pipe buried in the ground, then outside. And 650 RPMs when the power demand is high, and the large invertor is in use to run the washing machine, because there's a party and all the lights are on, or because there's work to be done in the shop. 400 RPMs when a small charging current was needed to top-off the house battery bank, because it's winter and the sunshine is too short to do the job. 300 RPMs when there was no need for power take-off, but it was winter so the heat from idling wouldn't be lost. If attached to an automotive alternator for regulated 14.5 volts, the actual RPMs of the engine could be varied to the needs of the house. No need to convert any more to biodiesel than is required to start the engine and run to temp.īut there was another idea that I had with it, as the exhaust from the engine could also be used to heat domestic hot water, as well as contribute to the heat needs of an off grid home. The engine runs very slow, for any modern engine, as it only runs from about 400 rpm up to about 650 rpm so it can heat vegetable oil up using waste heat then burn it directly. With all this power failure stuff going on in California, I was reminded again about that engine, and why I thought would make a wonderful off-grid co-gen unit. Then it sat in my garage for most of the year, before I put it up for sale on Craigslist and sold it to a guy from Indiana. Then I started it up, idled it for about 30 minutes, and shut it off. It took me about two months of Saturdays to get it all done, according to the directions I got from Utterpower. I had a base machined from a piece of 1/2" thick mild steel plate, then proceeded to build this engine from a box of parts. While I still lived in suburbia, I ordered a Lister 6-1 diesel engine knock-off from a company in India, through an importer recommended to me by someone on the website.
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