I made it better: BioPellet BRS reactor mod!

Discussion in 'I made this!' started by exactlyobp, Aug 16, 2011.

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  1. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Could i boil the PVC pipe to make it fit? i do not have a flame i could use.
     
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  3. exactlyobp

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    Kitchen stove? I have never tried, but it might actually work.

    Camp stove
    Torch
    Heat gun
    BBQ lighter (?)
    Kitchen stove, not the gas flame kind (?)

    These are what I could think of.
     
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    Whatever you use, please do it with an extreme caution. When I was using the camping stove, I burned a bit of my front hair, no Im not kidding.
     
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    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    no gas stove for me. This is a pretty rookie question, how do you connect the zip ties like you did?
     
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    Clark posted this on the 90 thread, FYI.

    The electric stove still might work tho. If you do this, wear a pair of gloves and hold the PVC close to the coil. Turn the PVC slowly and check it if its soft enough. When it becomes evenly soft, squeeze it over the BRS lid hole, and push it with turning motion so the PVC becomes snugly. WITH CAUTION!

    The zip-tie is lets see... let me post this part first. TBC
     
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    The zip-ties. What I had was really short. It says 4" in length. Gonna need 4. I used 2 to go around the PVC. Leave it loose first, so you can loop through 2 more zip-ties vertically. Stick through a zip-tie in a hole of the mesh donut and the loose zip-ties on the PVC. Do this twice. Tighten all the zip-ties to hold the mesh in place.
    This is how I did it and as long as the donut mesh stays in place, it doesnt really matter. The mesh is placed really close to the top of the canister inside, it's almost at the edge of it.
     
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  9. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    The mod was a success! i think the standard reactor starts to slow down is because the caps that hold the pellets in gets clogged easily. But this fixes that and you can add way more pellets! THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP EXACTLY!
     
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    I was wondering!!!!!!!! How much do you think you have in there??? and CONGRATZ!!!
     
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    With the mod, it flows better. Thus, less flow is needed.
     
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    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    i have the same amount. going to add more tomorrow. just wanted to make sure it was functioning.