Coal Appliance Monitoring Stations
- Lightning
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I thought it'd be cool to have a thread dedicated to monitoring stations for our coal appliances. Anthracite burners, bit burners, stokers, hand feeders, boilers or furnaces, everyone please feel free to post pics and descriptions.
And what spawned this idea? Well I got one of those fancy Magnehelic draft gages for Christmas. So I totally revamped my monitoring station. Firstly I was shocked at how big this thing is lol. It was a struggle to get everything to fit inside the remote cam frame and then to get the lighting just right. The LCD screens have to pitched at just the right angle or you can't see them.
Top left red display is hot water coil.
Top right red display is warm air supply.
Remote BBQ thermometer is over the load door and flue pipe temps.
Then of course the monster sized Magnehelic draft gage in the center.
The green light to the right of the Magnehelic is illuminated when the thermostat calls for heat.
Here's a pic that includes the monitor board, remote IP cam and lighting.
Let's see those monitoring stations
And what spawned this idea? Well I got one of those fancy Magnehelic draft gages for Christmas. So I totally revamped my monitoring station. Firstly I was shocked at how big this thing is lol. It was a struggle to get everything to fit inside the remote cam frame and then to get the lighting just right. The LCD screens have to pitched at just the right angle or you can't see them.
Top left red display is hot water coil.
Top right red display is warm air supply.
Remote BBQ thermometer is over the load door and flue pipe temps.
Then of course the monster sized Magnehelic draft gage in the center.
The green light to the right of the Magnehelic is illuminated when the thermostat calls for heat.
Here's a pic that includes the monitor board, remote IP cam and lighting.
Let's see those monitoring stations
- freetown fred
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Just remember Lee, you asked so you shall receive.
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I wouldn't drift a thread like that, especially my cyber buddy's .>) That's my damn monitoring station. We do what we can afford!!
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- Lightning
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Could you explain a little? I gather you put your hand on the stove to see how hot it is? Is that right?
Or is that your choke the chicken hold.
Or is that your choke the chicken hold.
- freetown fred
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Damn Lee, it's a combo monitor. Do any of yours do that?
- Scottscoaled
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Figured that was the finger pointing to the stove telling your lady friend to " turn it up a little bit more". Or maybe he wetted his finger to see how good it was drafting
- mntbugy
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FF, That thumb looks like it is good for a hitchhiker.
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oops, double post
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- warminmn
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warminmn wrote: ↑Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 8:23 pmLee, Im assuming yours is live online so you can check it anytime? Pretty neat!
I use nothing but magnet thermometers on the side and manometers, and my ears to hear it roar so I know when its ready to close my draft after loading....my secondaries can really roar. maybe I should add a picture of my ear
Someone needs to get a live cam on FF's stove so we can watch him monitoring his stove live
- Lightning
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Thanks! Yeah, Dlink IP cam which uses a smartphone app so I can check it live from any location with WiFi or cell network service.
I know, right? Then we can really see how much coal he's burnin.
- michaelanthony
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I got 2 of 'em and they work 24/7. Lee, yours are LCD, mine are LDC...I'll get a pic in a minute...got 'ah check some wires
- michaelanthony
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"warminmn" wrote:Someone needs to get a live cam on FF's stove so we can watch him monitoring his stove live
hey! this is a family thread!
hey! this is a family thread!
- michaelanthony
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Ok, wires are good....
edit: LDC stands for LAZY, DONTHINGBUTLAYAROUNDTHESTOVE, CATS!
had to separate the red from the black and white! edit: LDC stands for LAZY, DONTHINGBUTLAYAROUNDTHESTOVE, CATS!