Re: Need some parts for wash tote, etc
Felix Kersting <[email protected]> Wed, 23 May 2007 22:49:55 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0800763159== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070702050104000402080506" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070702050104000402080506 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gary, The old wash method was much quicker because we were doing a 5% prewash. Zac or Pete inquired and it sounds like Jeff Brandt is running with a full processor and can't do the prewash. Using the prewash allowed us clean fuel in 2 washes (which were very vigorous). Zac is leading the charge in developing the new wash method. He reported tonight that after wash #6, the wash water was pH neutral. That's a bunch more work and waste water. I wound up with 2 sick family members tonight and was unable to make it to the site. Zac and Greg and Pete were there, got the first 100 gallons of fuel in the dryer. Zac will report all the good news for the evening. I will plan to be on site next week for the fun. Have a good long weekend, Felix p.s. - In the construction biz, "electrical wire raceway" is conduit or pipe - something that contains wire. Strut is used to mount, support or brace raceways. It is also used for any number of structural applications, thus the availability of engineering manuals for the stuff. The brand of strut that Home Depot carries is "Superstrut" and it is in the vertical rack with the PVC, EMT and whatever sparkys call schedule 40 pipe! Gary Nepple wrote: > Hi Felix, > > I see that Unistrut calls theirs "channel" ... now that I recognize, or > electrical wire raceway. I know about nose wheel struts, McPhearson struts, > oleo struts, and "N" struts, so it's always good to get educated on yet > another. A dimmer switch sounds easy. > > With this method of washing, will we be able to keep up with the fuel coming > in from Jeff? At 11/2 weeks, we still do not have the first < 100 gallons > into the distribution tote, by which time, we will be about 650 gallons > behind and not catching up. Was our last method of washing (took about 8-12 > hours) failing? > > Thanks for picking up the channel (strut) and dimmer. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felix Kersting [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Brian Jamison (E-mail); Cheryl Edmonds (E-mail); Cathy Geiger (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Need some parts for wash tote, etc > > Gary - thanks for getting as much stuff as you have. I will pick up the > strut (Unistrut or Kindorff are 2 brand names). > > http://unistrut.com/Browse/cat_pg.php?P=S00_Channel > > I will get some on Wednesday before I come down to the coop. I will > also pick up a dimmer switch - which is what Zan is using for a rheostat. > > Felix > Cell - 503-969-5996 > > Gary Nepple wrote: > >> Felix, >> >> I will set about getting the parts for the wash totes. We do not want to >> > do > >> anything that would disturb the functioning of the dryer, however, since >> > it > >> works, right? I did not see a rheostat listed there and Zac tells me that >> Zan had to install one to slow the motor down in order for the washer to >> work satisfactorily and not emulsify the fuel/water (on his). What sort of >> rheostats do we need? >> >> On reimbursement, please pass your receipts on to me and I will follow up >> > on > >> that for you. I know that you are one who is in the habit of documenting >> things extremely well, so it should not be a problem. The ops account was >> created for emergency production needs at the site, so other than >> > something > >> like a widget to keep the fuel flowing, the normal process is to submit a >> request to the board for approval. There are 5 people who have check >> > writing > >> authority on this account: Brian, Pete, Karen, Cheryl, and me. If any one >> person has the ability to obligate the coop financially without board >> approval, I would think we would be setting ourselves up for some serious >> trouble ... easier not to go there in the first place (speaking to someone >> buying something out of pocket without accountability, then seeking >> reimbursement - not specifically you, because you are very responsible). >> >> Anyway, I'm off to the store for parts. Thanks again for all your hard >> > work > >> and diligence. >> >> Best, >> >> Gary >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Felix Kersting [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 7:09 AM >> To: Gary Nepple; Zack Imboden >> Subject: Need some parts for wash tote, etc >> >> Gary, >> >> I be on site Wed eve to work on wash totes and the dryer. >> >> I need 12 ea, 3/4" PVC threaded ball valves and about 30 ea. 3/4" PVC >> male adapters. >> >> If you can get 20' of 5/8" or 3/4" strut and 20 3/4" pipe clamps for it >> that would be fantastic. >> >> All the above items are available at Home Depot - the pvc is in the >> plumbing aisle, and the strut is in the electrical dept. >> >> If you need more info on this stuff, please give me a call 503-969-5996. >> >> We should consider starting an account at Ferguson (plumbing wholesaler) >> so I can phone order this stuff and have it delivered to my work place. >> >> And what about that reimbusement process? I have about $200 worth of >> receipts I need taken care of. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Felix >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --------------070702050104000402080506 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Gary,<br> <br> The old wash method was much quicker because we were doing a 5% prewash. Zac or Pete inquired and it sounds like Jeff Brandt is running with a full processor and can't do the prewash. <br> <br> Using the prewash allowed us clean fuel in 2 washes (which were very vigorous). <br> <br> Zac is leading the charge in developing the new wash method. He reported tonight that after wash #6, the wash water was pH neutral. That's a bunch more work and waste water.<br> <br> I wound up with 2 sick family members tonight and was unable to make it to the site. Zac and Greg and Pete were there, got the first 100 gallons of fuel in the dryer.<br> <br> Zac will report all the good news for the evening. I will plan to be on site next week for the fun.<br> <br> Have a good long weekend,<br> <br> Felix<br> <br> p.s. - In the construction biz, "electrical wire raceway" is conduit or pipe - something that contains wire. Strut is used to mount, support or brace raceways. It is also used for any number of structural applications, thus the availability of engineering manuals for the stuff.<br> <br> The brand of strut that Home Depot carries is "Superstrut" and it is in the vertical rack with the PVC, EMT and whatever sparkys call schedule 40 pipe!<br> <br> Gary Nepple wrote: <blockquote cite="mid009501c79d07$16ebea00$da5491c6@PRISCILLA" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi Felix, I see that Unistrut calls theirs "channel" ... now that I recognize, or electrical wire raceway. I know about nose wheel struts, McPhearson struts, oleo struts, and "N" struts, so it's always good to get educated on yet another. A dimmer switch sounds easy. With this method of washing, will we be able to keep up with the fuel coming in from Jeff? At 11/2 weeks, we still do not have the first < 100 gallons into the distribution tote, by which time, we will be about 650 gallons behind and not catching up. Was our last method of washing (took about 8-12 hours) failing? Thanks for picking up the channel (strut) and dimmer. Gary -----Original Message----- From: Felix Kersting [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</a>] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:31 PM To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> Cc: Brian Jamison (E-mail); Cheryl Edmonds (E-mail); Cathy Geiger (E-mail) Subject: Re: Need some parts for wash tote, etc Gary - thanks for getting as much stuff as you have. I will pick up the strut (Unistrut or Kindorff are 2 brand names). <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://unistrut.com/Browse/cat_pg.php?P=S00_Channel">http://unistrut.com/Browse/cat_pg.php?P=S00_Channel</a> I will get some on Wednesday before I come down to the coop. I will also pick up a dimmer switch - which is what Zan is using for a rheostat. Felix Cell - 503-969-5996 Gary Nepple wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Felix, I will set about getting the parts for the wash totes. We do not want to </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->do </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">anything that would disturb the functioning of the dryer, however, since </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->it </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">works, right? I did not see a rheostat listed there and Zac tells me that Zan had to install one to slow the motor down in order for the washer to work satisfactorily and not emulsify the fuel/water (on his). What sort of rheostats do we need? On reimbursement, please pass your receipts on to me and I will follow up </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->on </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">that for you. I know that you are one who is in the habit of documenting things extremely well, so it should not be a problem. The ops account was created for emergency production needs at the site, so other than </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->something </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">like a widget to keep the fuel flowing, the normal process is to submit a request to the board for approval. There are 5 people who have check </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->writing </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">authority on this account: Brian, Pete, Karen, Cheryl, and me. If any one person has the ability to obligate the coop financially without board approval, I would think we would be setting ourselves up for some serious trouble ... easier not to go there in the first place (speaking to someone buying something out of pocket without accountability, then seeking reimbursement - not specifically you, because you are very responsible). Anyway, I'm off to the store for parts. Thanks again for all your hard </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->work </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">and diligence. Best, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Felix Kersting [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</a>] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 7:09 AM To: Gary Nepple; Zack Imboden Subject: Need some parts for wash tote, etc Gary, I be on site Wed eve to work on wash totes and the dryer. I need 12 ea, 3/4" PVC threaded ball valves and about 30 ea. 3/4" PVC male adapters. If you can get 20' of 5/8" or 3/4" strut and 20 3/4" pipe clamps for it that would be fantastic. All the above items are available at Home Depot - the pvc is in the plumbing aisle, and the strut is in the electrical dept. If you need more info on this stuff, please give me a call 503-969-5996. We should consider starting an account at Ferguson (plumbing wholesaler) so I can phone order this stuff and have it delivered to my work place. And what about that reimbusement process? I have about $200 worth of receipts I need taken care of. Thanks, Felix </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------070702050104000402080506-- --===============0800763159== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ mixmasters mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gobiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/mixmasters --===============0800763159==--