Enye yeenzuzo zokufudumeza ngeenkuni kukuba isitovu esinye kuphela esinokusetyenziselwa yonke into esiyifunayo. Ukongeza ekusigcineni sifudumele, oomatshini bokutshisa iinkuni banokupheka ukutya, bomise impahla, baze bathambise iinzwane ezibandayo. Kodwa ngaba bekungayi kuba yinto entle ukuba loo bhokisi imnyama ibingathatha ishawa eshushu?
Enyanisweni, izifudumezi zamanzi ezisetyenziswa ekhitshini azintsha...kwiminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu eyadlulayo, izitovu ezininzi zazinamathelisi eetanki. Nangona kunjalo, ukufika kwezifudumezi zomthi "ezivaliweyo" kunye neenkqubo zamanzi ezixinzelelweyo kubeke uninzi lweendlela zakudala zokufudumeza kwisitovu esingasemva kwaye kuye kwaveliswa iindlela ezintsha ezisekelwe kwimijikelo evaliweyo.
Uninzi lwezixhobo zokufudumeza amanzi zisebenzisa izitshintshi zobushushu ezifakwe kwibhokisi yomlilo okanye kwitshimini yezixhobo. Umzekelo ongcono kakhulu wezorhwebo wale ndlela usebenza kakuhle kakhulu. Ukuba isithando somlilo sisebenza phantse imini yonke, sinokubonelela ngamanzi ashushu kwikhaya lonke. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yokhuseleko, ezi zixhobo zihlala zenziwe ngentsimbi engagqwaliyo (impahla ebiza kakhulu) kwaye kufuneka zivavanywe uxinzelelo ukuqinisekisa ukuba ziyakwazi ukumelana namaqondo obushushu aphezulu anokuhlangatyezwa kwinkqubo yokufudumeza. Ngenxa yoko, isitshintshi sobushushu sangaphakathi esihle siza nexabiso eliphezulu. Kwelinye icala, izinto zangaphakathi ezenziwe ekhaya zaziwa ngokuqhuma komphunga otshisayo.
Kwakhona, ukukhupha ubushushu kwitshimini yomlilo okanye kwitshimini yesitovu somthi kunokuba nemiphumo emibi: ukukhupha iBtu ngqo emlilweni (usebenzisa i-firebox exchanger) kunciphisa ukusebenza kakuhle komlilo… ukuba iimveliso zokutsha okungaphelelanga zipholiswe ngaphantsi kobushushu apho zijijeka khona (nokuba ngegumbi lokutsha okanye i-chimney heat exchanger), ukuqokelelana okukhulu kwe-creosote kunokwenzeka. Musa ukuphazama, ukudibana komlilo wetshimini kunye ne-heat exchanger egcwele amanzi kunokukhokelela kwintlekele.
Siqonda ukuba akukho sidlo sasemini esingahlawulwayo, sathatha indlela engqongqo yokuyila isincamathiselo sethu sokufudumeza amanzi esitovini somthi. Endaweni yokufaka isixhobo sokutshintshiselana amanzi ngaphakathi kweheater okanye kwitshimini, sancamathisela enye ngaphandle kwebhokisi yomlilo. Ngokwamkela eli cebo, siphephe naluphi na utshintsho olukhulu kwiheater, olugcina imvume ye-Underwriters Laboratories. Okubaluleke ngakumbi, ezinye zeendlela zokhuseleko esele sizikhankanyile ziyafezekiswa: ubushushu obufunyenwe ngaphandle kwe-heater enclosure abuyi kubilisa amanzi (lo gama nje ulwelo luhlala lujikeleza), ubushushu obusetyenziselwa ukufudumeza amanzi bukhutshwa yiheater nangona kunjalo, ngoko akukho bushushu bugqithisileyo obuphuma kwibhokisi yomlilo.
Isincamathiselo sethu sokufudumeza amanzi simalunga ne-1/4 intshi yetyhubhu yobhedu edityaniswe kwi-drywall egcwele iParis. Le nto isekelwe kwi-gypsum inceda ekusasazeni ubushushu ngokulinganayo kwiikhoyili kwaye ivumela umtshintshi ukuba anxibelelane ngqo nomzimba wesithando ngaphandle kokutshisa kakhulu. (Singathanda ukubulela u-Ed Walkinstik ngengcebiso.) Indibano ibopha kwicala elinye lesifudumezi kwaye ifake kwi-heater yamanzi eyi-42 gallon ephinde yasetyenziswa (sisebenzise isifudumezi samanzi esinezinto zokutsha kodwa ibhokisi engangeni msindo). Njenge-solar preheater.
Ipompo ye-10 gallon ngomzuzu efakwe kwi-heater drain ijikeleza amanzi nge-coil iphinde ibuyele kwi-"T" ngaphantsi kwevalvu yokunceda phezulu kwitanki (le valve igcinwe njengesilumkiso sokhuseleko). Amanzi abandayo angena kwisitya ngomngxuma oqhelekileyo, kwaye amanzi ashushu ngomthi angena kwi-heater yombane eqhelekileyo ngomngxuma oqhelekileyo wobushushu. Zonke iintambo zigqunywe kakuhle nge-foam enobunzima obuyi-intshi eyi-1.
Kakade ke, ukuba amanzi ahlala ejikeleza, ubushushu bunokulahleka esitovini xa kungekho mlilo utshayo. Ukuthintela oku, umphandi uDennis Burkholder ufake ulawulo oluzenzekelayo lokuvula/ukucima kwi-thermostat ye-line-voltage air conditioner eqhagamshelwe kwintambo yamandla yepompo. (Ungasebenzisa nolawulo oluqhelekileyo lokufudumala/lokupholisa umoya, olubekwe kwimo yokupholisa.) I-thermostat ifakwe eludongeni oluziimitha ezintathu ukusuka kwi-heater, malunga neenyawo ukusuka phezulu kwayo. Xa ubushushu bomoya bufikelela kwi-80°F, isilawuli se-120-volt sivula ipompo kwaye amanzi aqala ukufudumala. Xa ubushushu buhla bufikelela kwi-76°F, iswitshi yokwahlulahlula eyakhelwe ngaphakathi iyayicima i-circulator kwakhona.
Izinto ezisetyenziswa kwinkqubo yokutshintshiselana nobushushu ziboniswe kwimizobo eqhotyoshelweyo, kodwa ewe, yonke into efakelweyo ifuna utshintsho oluthile kubukhulu obusisiseko. Umzekelo, ukuba isithando sakho sikhulu kunesethu, ungayandisa iphaneli ngokwaneleyo ukuze ufumane ikhoyili epheleleyo yeenyawo ezingama-60 yombhobho wobhedu othambileyo oyi-1/4″ ngaphakathi kwisakhelo esikhulu sokutshintshiselana nobushushu. Nangona kunjalo, abo banezifudumezi ezincinci kuya kufuneka basebenzise iingcingo ezincinci.
Nokuba kunjalo, kulula kakhulu ukusebenzisa ityhubhu njengoko ibhijelwe ukuze ithuthwe. Sifaka nje ucingo olugobileyo kwifreyimu size sigobe umbhobho ngobunono ukuze sizalise uxande. Izinto eziguquguqukayo zinokugotywa zibe yi-radius emalunga ne-1-1/2 intshi ngaphandle kokukrwitshwa, ngoko ke akunzima ukuzinyanzela kwiindawo ezinokuba “zishushu.” Sisebenza ukusuka kumphetho ongaphandle ngaphakathi, sincamathisela iikhoyili kwi-backplane njengoko siqhubeka. (Ngaphandle kweengcingo zokuqinisa iringi engaphandle yetyhubhu, yonke into yayifuna ukutsiba iphume kwifreyimu.)
Emva kokuba imibhobho yobhedu isasazwe ngokulinganayo kwisakhelo, xuba umaleko omncinci weplasta ye-paris uze uthulule umxube kwisakhelo. Lungisa umphezulu ngokusebenzisa irula phezu kwesinyithi se-angle uze uvumele izinto zome kangangeentsuku ezimbalwa. Iphaneli inganamatheliswa ecaleni kwesithando somlilo kwaye umgca we-1/4 intshi ungaqhagamshelwa kumbhobho we-1/2 intshi wetanki ye-preheater.
Senze uvavanyo olude ukuze sifumanise ulungelelwaniso olusebenzayo lweswitshi kwaye sizinike ukuzithemba ukuba izixhobo ziya kusebenza ngokukhuselekileyo. Umzekelo, ukuze sibone ukuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni ukuba umbane uyacima ipompo yethu, sivale umbhobho ophuma kwitanki ye-preheater saza safaka i-pressure gauge kwi-relief valve. Uxinzelelo oluphezulu esakwazi ukuluphuhlisa kwinkqubo yayiyi-3 PSI…oko kusemva kokuba i-Atlanta Stove Works Catalytic yethu ithintele ukuhamba kwamanzi kangangeeyure ezisi-8 ngesantya esiphezulu sokutsha!
Ukongeza, ukuze sifumanise ukuba ukutshintshiselana kobushushu ngokusebenzisa iindonga ze-oven kukhuthazwa ukuba kufikelele kumanqanaba angengowampilo, sihlolisise ingaphakathi lebhokisi yomlilo yesitovu somthi imihla ngemihla ukuze sibone ukwanda kokwakheka kwe-creosote. Asifumananga mahluko kwimbonakalo okanye ubunzulu beendawo ezibekwe kuzo naziphi na iindonga ezine, nto leyo ebonisa ukuba abatshintshi babefumana amandla aqaqambileyo kwiindonga ze-oven zangaphandle. (I-ceramic isenokuba idlale indima ethile yokukhusela, inciphisa ukwanda kokuqhuba.)
Ingakanani amanzi ashushu aza kuveliswa yi-exchanger? Kaloku, kumjikelo oqhelekileyo weeyure ezisi-7, besiya kulayisha iikhilogram ezingama-55 ukuya kwezingama-60 zeenkuni kwi-catalyst yase-Atlanta, nto leyo eya kunyusa umxholo wetanki engama-42 eegaloni ukuya kuthi ga kwi-140°F. Eli zinga lokutsha leekhilogram ezisi-8 ngeyure mhlawumbi liphezulu kancinci kunelo lisetyenziswa ngabantu abaninzi, ngoko ke ungafumana amanzi ashushu amancinci kwisixhobo esifanayo. Ewe kona, ukuba uqhubeka utshisa kakhulu imini yonke, inani elipheleleyo leeyure ezingama-24 kufuneka libe ngamanzi ashushu aneleyo ngaphezu kweegaloni ezili-100 ngosuku. Nokuba usoloko ucima isitovu sakho, le nkqubo iya kunciphisa kakhulu iindleko zakho zeenkonzo.
Ngokuxhomekeke kubukhulu bendlu yakho kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamanzi ngumntu wonke, le nkqubo inokukunceda unciphise iindleko zakho zamanzi ashushu asebusika. Ngoko ke, ukuba ungafumana iinkuni ngexabiso eliphantsi kakhulu kunombane okanye igesi elinganayo, amandla owasebenzisayo ukufudumeza amanzi esitovini sakho somthi (ngaphandle kwendawo, ewe, ubushushu obuya kunikezelwa sisixhobo) aya kuba yinto efanelekileyo. Invest. Ngaphezu koko, uya konwaba ukwazi ukuba uthathe elinye inyathelo lokutshintsha imithombo yamandla engahlaziyekiyo.
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