CO2 for 'Free'
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Article by: David Oppenheimer We've all heard that there is no such thing as a 'free lunch'; well the process described in this article may be as close to one as you get. Most of us already know the benefits of CO2 enrichment for photosynthesis. To maximize indoor , The Top 10 Tips For Getting Rid Of Weeds In Your Lawn growing and greenhouse , Teak Outdoor Furniture -- From the Forests to Ships to Your Patio potential, CO2 is supplemented to maintain an approximate level of 1500 ppm, this can require frequent trips to an industrial gas , Iris Flowers Remind Me Of Mom! supplier and/or a lot of propane or natural , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod gas use, and related costs. It is ironic that many indoor , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? 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The key to doing this safely and effectively is to divert enough exhaust from your gas , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn appliance into your grow , Three Tips for a Better and Cheaper Lawn area to maintain a CO2 level of 1500 ppm, and have additional exhaust directed outside. , Gardening as a Hobby "The Occupational Safety , 6 Important Tips for Beginner Bonsai Tree Caretakers and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) have set workplace safety , Basic Lawn Care - Mowing, Scarifiers, Aeration, and Watering Tips standards of 5,000 ppm" and very high CO2 levels can cause undetectable asphyxiation when O2 in the blood is replaced by the CO2 (Minnesota Department of Health). Keep a CO (carbon monoxide) detector in the grow room , Birch Leaf Miner for safety , Basic Lawn Care - Mowing, Scarifiers, Aeration, and Watering Tips in case equipment malfunctions! Do not attempt this project if you use oil or kerosene heat, , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod which do not burn cleanly! The trick to tapping into this source of unused CO2 from gas , Build A Simple Planter Box furnace and water , Using Snow Roof Rakes heaters is power , Iris Flowers Remind Me Of Mom! dampers. A power , Bamboo: a Versatile and Renewable Resource damper is a duct section with a flap that opens and closes the flow through the duct and is powered by electricity. , Create and Furnish Your Outdoor Room Some dampers close with current applied and others are designed to open. Most dampers are low voltage so the right size transformer must be wired inline to the damper; there are some 110volt dampers. Quality dampers will seal much better than cheap dampers. This simple addition to a CO2 enrichment system will pay for itself many times over (especially with today's fuel prices) and reduce house , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn or business emissions into the environment, , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? Hydroponics Gardening Is The Answer! making your project 'greener'. It is necessary to have a CO2 levels monitor hooked to a controller (sequencer) to tell the dampers (by applying power) when CO2 is needed and when the threshold has been reached. You can still use your controller to run your CO2 generator and or regulator. Find the exhaust pipe of your gas , Build A Simple Planter Box furnace or hot water , Bonsai trees Mastery - Different styles in Bonsai Gardening heater. These devices should already be properly vented. Turn off your gas , Birch Leaf Miner appliance while working on this. Disconnect (or cut open) a section of duct where it will be closest, with least bends, to tap in and route a new duct to the grow , Enjoy Creating and ing a Sustainable Garden While Feeding Your Family area. The few items needed can be found at most heating supply stores. If you can not find matching dampers for the size and type of duct that you have, you may have to convert the duct to a size or type that you can find dampers for. Using a "Y" connector and a power , Patio Design Expanding Your Home Outdoors damper that closes when power , Bamboo: a Versatile and Renewable Resource is added, hook up inline with the duct running to the outside. , Organic Hydroponics - Simplified For smooth flow, install "Y" so exhaust comes in the 'bottom' of the "Y" duct section. Now take the damper that opens when power , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? Hydroponics Gardening Is The Answer! is applied, attach it to the other "Y" opening. Run a duct from this 'power open' damper into the grow , Watering Your Lawn area above the plants, , Themes of Shade since CO2 is heavier than air; but you probably already know this. Now all you have to do is either wire the dampers together or use a multi-outlet adapter and plug them into your CO2 sequencer along with your CO2 generator or CO2 tank regulator using a 3 outlet adapter. If the pipes are far from the outside , Organic Hydroponics - Simplified wall or roof , Invisible Fences there may be inline duct booster fans. If the grow room , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard Gardens is not getting flow through the new duct, a inline duct booster fan may be needed, especially if there is one used on the original duct that exhausts to the outside , The Truth About Mosquitos and Water Gardens past the new "Y" section from the appliance. If you add a duct booster fan, wire it or plug it in together with the dampers, they will then power , 6 Important Tips for Beginner Bonsai Tree Caretakers on and off together. Many furnaces will have an adequate exhaust blower so an additional duct booster fan will not be necessary. Keep an eye on any booster fans (if any) on the original duct between the "Y" junction and the outside, , Seeding Your Lawn, Laid Bare there is a chance they could overheat if running when the damper to the outside , Seeding Your Lawn, Laid Bare is closed. Once this is setup, when your CO2 sequencer determines it's time to add CO2 to the room , Using Snow Roof Rakes and switches power , Gardening for Seniors and the Physically Challenged on, the exhaust damper to the outside , How to Grow Sweet Corn will close and the damper to the grow room , Gardening as a Hobby will open; resulting in the furnace's or hot water , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod heater's exhaust being diverted into the grow room. , Flowers and Butterflies, the Perfect Combination! The CO2 generator or release regulator will be working also, this way the room , The Cure for Common Pool Stains is guaranteed to always have just the right amount of CO2 even if the furnace or water , Soil Plus Compost Equals Lush Healthy Plants heater is not currently in use. When the proper level is reached and the sequencer powers , Growing Grass Under Trees off, the damper leading into the grow room , Basic Lawn Care - Mowing, Scarifiers, Aeration, and Watering Tips will close and the damper in the duct leading to the outside , Suet Facts and Tips will reopen. All exhaust at this point will vent outside , Create and Furnish Your Outdoor Room until the room , Daphnes for Scent and Colour needs more CO2. For safety, , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months be sure all circuits and/or outlets are supplying no more than 80% of their rated load in watts, and are properly wired. Also, be sure to secure duct well. The 200°F rated duct tape holds up better than the regular (for connecting duct sections). If you are diverting the hot water , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod heater exhaust for this CO2 enrichment supplement, you can further take advantage of this setup by timing showers, , 6 Important Tips for Beginner Bonsai Tree Caretakers dishes and laundry, , Enjoy Creating and Growing a Sustainable Garden While Feeding Your Family as the lights , Growing Grass Under Trees come on (time that enrichment equipment runs the most) and during the light , How to Grow Sweet Corn cycle in general. Using this system, farmers will find they make less trips to get propane or CO2 tanks filled, and are spending less money, while the levels in the grow room , Themes of Shade remain the same. This addition to an enrichment system will also reduce the volume of CO2 released into the environment , Flowers and Butterflies, the Perfect Combination! from the house , Seeding Your Lawn, Laid Bare or business. The CO2 diverted to the room , Three Tips for a Better and Cheaper Lawn is used by the plants , Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season during photosynthesis, further reduces the gas , The Truth About Geraniums appliance's CO2 release into the environment. , Gardening for Seniors and the Physically Challenged Using this system, the room , Preserving Dried Flowers- Few Tips for Best Results will reach the desired CO2 level quicker, and fluctuate less, further enhancing growth. Works Cited List: Minnesota Department of Health This page, located on the Minnesota Department of Health's website, is a good source to show the adverse health effects high levels of C02 will cause. As best as I can tell, this site is run by the State government. The information , Solar Lights for Walkways - Cut Costs on this page is consistent with other sources also describing the harmful health effects caused by too much CO2 in air. , Organic Hydroponics - Simplified This page, while short, clearly presents figures and dangers, agreed upon by government scientist, that are associated with high CO2 levels. The statement, "At very high levels, 30,000 ppm and above, CO2 can cause asphyxiation as it replaces oxygen in our blood." clearly demonstrates the potentially fatal condition that elevated CO2 levels can cause. "Carbon Dioxide (CO2)" Minnesota Department of Health. Mar. 2004. 27 June 2005 Reusch, William. "Reaction of Alkanes" Michigan State University This page clearly describes the physical process of propane combustion. After reviewing a dozen sources of propane and natural , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn gas combustion, I found this page to have most precise, in-depth yet understandable descriptions of the potential reactions of propane combustion. Although the article cites no references for the information , Soil Plus Compost Equals Lush Healthy Plants it contains, the information , The Truth About MTD Snow Blowers is consistent with common knowledge and other reference materials and is on the Chemistry Department's web , Why are Adirondack Chairs & Adirondack Furniture a Cottage Favorite? site of the Michigan State University. By showing the structural formulas for the reactions mentioned along with clear reasoning demonstrating why the reactions may differ, this source will allow a reader of my essay to understand what products , Themes of Shade can be created by propane combustion. This article shows how CO2 and H2O are the direct products , Themes of Shade obtained by the burning of propane when sufficient O2 present. Reusch, William. "Reactions of Alkanes" Michigan State University Department of Chemistry 1999. rev. 2004. 28 June 2005 Visit Performance Impressions: http://www.performanceimpressions.com/ |
  
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