Imwe mu nyungu zo gushyushya inkwi ni uko ishyiga rimwe gusa rishobora gukoreshwa kuri buri kintu cyose gikenewe. Uretse kuba ridutuza, imashini zicana inkwi zishobora guteka amafunguro, kumisha imyenda no gukaranga ibirenge bikonje. Ariko se ntibyaba ari byiza iyo ako gasanduku k'umukara gashobora no kwiyuhagira mu mazi ashyushye?
Mu by’ukuri, amashyiga yo mu ngo ashyushya amazi si ikintu gishya… mu myaka irenga ijana ishize, amashyiga menshi yari afite imitako. Ariko, kuboneka kw’amashyiga y’inkwi “afunze” hamwe n’amazi afite umuvuduko mwinshi byashyize uburyo bwinshi bwa kera bwo gushyushya ku mashyiga y’inyuma kandi uburyo bushya bushingiye ku mikorere ifunze bwarateguwe.
Ibikoresho byinshi byo gushyushya amazi bikoresha ibikoresho bihindura ubushyuhe byashyizwe mu gisanduku cy'umuriro cyangwa mu mwobo w'ibikoresho. Urugero rwiza rw'ubucuruzi rw'ubu buryo rurakora neza cyane. Niba itanura rikora umunsi wose, rishobora gutanga amazi ashyushye ku rugo rwose. Ariko, ku bw'umutekano, ibi bikoresho akenshi bikozwe mu byuma bitarangwamo ifu (ikintu gihenze) kandi bigomba gupimwa umuvuduko kugira ngo bishobore kwihanganira ubushyuhe bwinshi bushobora kugaragara muri sisitemu yo gushyushya. Kubera iyo mpamvu, ibikoresho byiza byo gushyushya imbere biza bifite igiciro kinini cyane. Ku rundi ruhande, ibikoresho byo mu rugo bizwiho guturika kw'umwuka ushyushye.
Nanone, gukura ubushyuhe mu gikoni cy'umuriro cyangwa mu ziko ry'inkwi bishobora kugira ingaruka mbi: gukuramo Btu mu muriro (ukoresheje icyuma gihindura umuriro) bigabanya ubushobozi bwo gutwika… niba ibikoresho byo gutwika bidakonjeshejwe bikonjeshejwe munsi y'ubushyuhe aho byinjira (byaba binyuze mu cyumba gitwika cyangwa icyuma gihindura ubushyuhe), creosote nyinshi ishobora kubaho. Ntukibeshye, guhuza umuriro w'umuriro n'icyuma gihindura ubushyuhe cyuzuye amazi bishobora guteza akaga.
Tumaze kubona ko nta mafunguro ya saa sita adahembwa, twafashe uburyo bwo gushushanya uburyo bwacu bwo gushyushya amazi mu ziko ry’inkwi. Aho gushyira icyuma gishyushya amazi mu gikoni cyangwa mu mwobo w’umuriro, twashyizemo kimwe inyuma y’aho umuriro ucanirwa. Mu gukoresha iyi ngamba, twirinze impinduka zikomeye kuri icyuma gishyushya amazi, gikomeza kwemezwa na Underwriters Laboratories. Icy'ingenzi kurushaho, hari ibintu byinshi by’umutekano twavuze byujuje: ubushyuhe buboneka hanze y’aho icyuma gishyushya amazi ntibuzabira (igihe cyose amazi akomeje kuzenguruka), ubushyuhe bukoreshwa mu gushyushya amazi butangwa n’icyuma gishyushya amazi, bityo nta bushyuhe burenze buva mu gikoni cy’umuriro.
Igikoresho cyacu cyo gushyushya amazi kigizwe n'umuyoboro w'umuringa wa santimetero 1.5 gusa ufatanye n'urukuta rwuzuye i Paris. Ibikoresho bishingiye kuri gypsum bifasha gukwirakwiza ubushyuhe ku buryo bungana ku miyoboro kandi bigatuma icyuma gihinduranya umuriro gikorana n'itanura kidashyushye cyane. (Twashimira Ed Walkinstik ku gitekerezo cyacu.) Iteranya rifata imigozi ku ruhande rumwe rw'icyuma gishyushya amazi hanyuma rigashyirwa mu cyuma gishyushya amazi cya galoni 42 cyasubiwemo (twakoresheje icyuma gishyushya amazi gifite ikintu gishyushya ariko gikingira amajwi). Kimwe n'icyuma gishyushya imirasire y'izuba.
Pompe ya litiro 10 ku munota ishyizwe ku muyoboro w'amashanyarazi izunguza amazi binyuze mu muyoboro hanyuma ikayasubiza kuri "T" munsi gato y'umuyoboro w'ubutabazi uri hejuru y'ikigega (uyu muyoboro ugenewe kwirinda). Amazi akonje yinjira mu bwato anyuze mu nzira isanzwe, naho amazi ashyushye y'inkwi yinjira mu muyoboro w'amashanyarazi usanzwe anyuze mu nzira isanzwe yo gushyushya. Insinga zose zishyirwa neza hamwe n'ifuro ry'ubugari bwa santimetero 1.
Birumvikana ko iyo amazi ahora atembera, ubushyuhe bushobora gutakara mu ziko iyo nta muriro urimo gushya. Kugira ngo hirindwe ibi, umushakashatsi Dennis Burkholder yashyize uburyo bwo kuzimya/kuzimya bukora kuri thermostat ya conditioner ifite umuyoboro wa voltage ihujwe n'insinga y'amashanyarazi ya pompe. (Ushobora kandi gukoresha uburyo busanzwe bwo gushyushya/gukonjesha, bushyirwa kuri mode yo gukonjesha.) Thermostat ishyirwa ku rukuta ruri metero eshatu uvuye ku gishyushya, nko muri metero imwe uvuye hejuru yacyo. Iyo ubushyuhe bw'umwuka bugeze kuri dogere 80 Fahrenheit, controller ya volt 120 irafungura pompe maze amazi atangira gushyuha. Iyo ubushyuhe bugabanutse bukagera kuri dogere 76 Fahrenheit, switch yubatswemo ihinduranya yongera kuzimya circulator.
Ibice bigize sisitemu yo gushyushya bigaragazwa mu bishushanyo biri ku rupapuro, ariko birumvikana ko buri gushyiraho bisaba impinduka ku bipimo by'ibanze. Urugero, niba itanura ryawe ari rinini kurusha iryacu, ushobora kwagura igice gihagije kugira ngo ubone umuyoboro wuzuye w'umuringa woroshye wa metero 1/4 mu gice kinini cyo gushyushya. Ariko, abafite ibyuma bishyushya bito bagomba gukoresha insinga nke.
Uko byagenda kose, biroroshye gukoresha umuyoboro kuko uba uhambiriye mu gutwara. Dushyira gusa insinga ipfundikiye mu gitereko hanyuma tugapfunyika umuyoboro buhoro buhoro kugira ngo wuzuze urukiramende. Ibikoresho byoroshye bishobora kunamirwa ku ntera ya santimetero 1-1/2 nta gucika intege, bityo ntibigoye kubishyira mu "bintu bishyushye" bishobora kubaho. Dukorera mu mpera z'inyuma imbere, dufata imiyoboro ku gice cy'inyuma uko tugenda. (Hadakoreshejwe insinga zo gufata impeta y'inyuma y'umuyoboro, ikintu cyose cyashakaga gusimbuka kiva mu gitereko.)
Nyuma y'uko imiyoboro y'umuringa ikwirakwijwe neza mu gitereko, kangura urwego rworoshye rwa sima ya pari hanyuma usukemo imvange mu gitereko. Kurambura ubuso ukoresheje agakoresho gafata icyuma hejuru y'icyuma cy'inguni hanyuma ureke ibikoresho byume mu gihe cy'iminsi mike. Hanyuma agace gashobora gushyirwa ku ruhande rw'itanura maze umurongo wa santimetero 1/4 ugahuzwa n'umuyoboro wa santimetero 1/2 w'ikigega gishyushya mbere.
Twakoze isuzuma ryagutse kugira ngo tumenye imiterere myiza y’iyi switch no kwiha icyizere cy’uko ibikoresho bizakora neza. Urugero, kugira ngo turebe uko byagenda mu gihe umuriro w’amashanyarazi upfuye ugafunga pompe yacu, twafunze umuyoboro wavaga mu kigega cy’amashanyarazi mbere y’uko amashanyarazi atangira gushyuha maze dushyiraho igipimo cy’umuvuduko kuri vali yo kugabanya umuvuduko. Umuvuduko mwinshi twashoboye guteza muri sisitemu wari 3 PSI… ibyo ni nyuma y’uko Atlanta Stove Works Catalytic yacu ihagaritse amazi mu gihe cy’amasaha 8 ku gipimo cyo hejuru gishoboka cyo gutwika!
Byongeye kandi, kugira ngo tumenye niba ubushyuhe buturuka mu nkuta z'itanura bwari burimo kwiyongera ku rugero rutari rwiza, twasuzumye imbere mu gikoresho cy'umuriro cy'inkwi buri munsi kugira ngo tumenye uko creosote yiyongera. Nta tandukaniro twabonye mu miterere cyangwa ubujyakuzimu bw'aho ibintu biherereye ku nkuta enye, bigaragaza ko ibyo bikoresho byakiraga ingufu z'imirasire ziva ku nkuta z'itanura zo hanze. (Ibumba rishobora kuba ryaragize uruhare mu kwirinda ubushyuhe, rigabanya ubwiyongere bw'ubushyuhe.)
Imashini ihindura amazi izakora amazi angahe? Mu gihe cy'amasaha 7, twashyiramo ibiro 55 kugeza kuri 60 by'inkwi muri catalyst ya Atlanta, byazamura ibikubiye mu kigega cya litiro 42 bikagera hafi kuri dogere 140. Iki gipimo cyo gutwika ibiro 8 ku isaha gishobora kuba kiri hejuru gato ugereranyije n'icyo abantu benshi bakoresha, bityo ushobora kubona amazi ashyushye make ukoresheje igikoresho nk'icyo. Birumvikana ko niba ukomeje gutwika cyane umunsi wose, amasaha 24 yose agomba kuba ahagije ashyushye arenga litiro 100 ku munsi. Nubwo wakoresha ifuru yawe kenshi "kuzima", ubu buryo buzagabanya cyane amafaranga y'inyongera yawe.
Bitewe n'ingano y'urugo rwawe n'amazi buri wese akoresha, ubu buryo bushobora gukuraho amafaranga y'ibiciro by'amazi ashyushye yo mu gihe cy'itumba. Niba rero ushobora kubona inkwi ku giciro gito cyane ugereranyije n'ingano y'amashanyarazi cyangwa gaze, ingufu ukoresha mu gushyushya amazi yo mu ziko ryawe ry'inkwi (usibye umwanya, birumvikana ko ubushyuhe igikoresho kizatanga) bizaba bifite akamaro. Ishoramari. Byongeye kandi, uzishimira kumenya ko wateye indi ntambwe mu gusimbuza amasoko y'ingufu zidasubira.
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