Fueless Friction Heater Manufacturer Found

[Cap-Z-ro]

I already have a relay/thermostat arrangement Mark...my problem is danger of motor burn out from repeatedly getting the heavy drum to start spinning.

Someone suggested using something called a 'frequency drive'.

Aniother person mentioned a new cone shaped pully, which starts turning on a larger pully and migraates upward to a smaller one as rotation increases...but he didn't know what it was called or where to get one.

Regards...

[Cap-Z-ro]

I just noticed your last post noone - - in it you said...

"However, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I've personally seen one of these running before. It will definitely generate heat but unless you are getting your electricity for free will be more costly to run than a standard $49 baseboard electric unit simply because of the efficiency factor"

You made no mention of any knowledge of the heater.

What you actually said was...

"I still don't understand the purpose of this heater?"

And that was even after you saw pictures of the heater, as indicated by your earlier posting...

"Where are the diagrams? I went to the link and all I saw were a bunch of pictures."


If you had actually seen one of those easily recognizable heaters working as you say, then you would not have claimed ignorance of the heater after seeing the pictures.

So whats up with all that...too much free time?

Regards...

[resonanceman]

Aniother person mentioned a new cone shaped pully, which starts turning on a larger pully and migraates upward to a smaller one as rotation increases...but he didn't know what it was called or where to get one.

http://www.hi-lo.com/pages/products12-99.html

gary

[noonespecial]

I just noticed your last post noone - - in it you said...

"However, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I've personally seen one of these running before. It will definitely generate heat but unless you are getting your electricity for free will be more costly to run than a standard $49 baseboard electric unit simply because of the efficiency factor"

You made no mention of any knowledge of the heater.

What you actually said was...

"I still don't understand the purpose of this heater?"

And that was even after you saw pictures of the heater, as indicated by your earlier posting...

"Where are the diagrams? I went to the link and all I saw were a bunch of pictures."


If you had actually seen one of those easily recognizable heaters working as you say, then you would not have claimed ignorance of the heater after seeing the pictures.

So whats up with all that...too much free time?

Regards...

See reply #7.

When I said, "I still don't understand the purpose of the heater.",  I simply meant as something worth pursuing as an alternative energy source. Because I said right after, "How is it any more efficient than a standard baseboard electric heater?" The answer....it isn't. Unless there is some magic going on inside this one, it should actually cost you more money to run because of the mechanical losses.
So again, I'll wait for your test data.

[resonanceman]

See reply #7.

it should actually cost you more money to run because of the mechanical losses.

UUUMMMMmmmmm

The  whole  reason for building this  kind of heater is  mechanical  losses .
The  concept is that the  mechnancal  losses  of  the moving oil will generate heat very efficiently .
It is  difficult  to get rid of mechanical  losses .......why not  use  them  for your benifit ?


gary