heliman4141
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I have a way to save on electric ( during Summer) for the small outdoors refiner that I use.
Its for when you just want a warmer solution then just ambient temps but not a boil and it has to be sunny outside.
I use the greenhouse effect. And it has to be a clear sky day.
What I do is when I want more temp I place a larger beaker upside down over the one im doing my acid bath in & the Solar heat that builds up is trapped inside the beaker heating up my solution.
I can see a much faster reaction going on when I do this. Best part is its totally free low power & it doubles as a watchglass minamizing fumes. This works very well on Hcl/peroxide mixes.
I have a black concrete stone step that I place the beaker on also that also helps immensly to concentrate all Solar power one can squeeze out. Gets so hot its almost a boil.
The A/C bill is bad enough in Summer without adding additional power drain on the sys. 8)
Dave
Its for when you just want a warmer solution then just ambient temps but not a boil and it has to be sunny outside.
I use the greenhouse effect. And it has to be a clear sky day.
What I do is when I want more temp I place a larger beaker upside down over the one im doing my acid bath in & the Solar heat that builds up is trapped inside the beaker heating up my solution.
I can see a much faster reaction going on when I do this. Best part is its totally free low power & it doubles as a watchglass minamizing fumes. This works very well on Hcl/peroxide mixes.
I have a black concrete stone step that I place the beaker on also that also helps immensly to concentrate all Solar power one can squeeze out. Gets so hot its almost a boil.
The A/C bill is bad enough in Summer without adding additional power drain on the sys. 8)
Dave