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I've been waiting,,, a bit impatiently I might add.Our new iDRY Standard was loaded at the factory last Friday, 11/8, and estimated delivery Monday, 11/11. His truck broke down in Cleveland and had two deliveries before getting to our place. The truck is repaired, the two deliveries have been made and if the sky doesn't fall, we should see it at 9:00 am tomorrow morning. I feel bad for the trucker, 4 days of down time doesn't buy many beans.I'll get some pictures of the off-loading and the install this weekend. I should have everything set up for the electrician on Monday morning. Looking forward to getting it going.
The idry has landed. Leveled to drain and the rail system and dolly are set. Not a bad Saturday.
What? It’s got handprints on it already! It’s too pretty for that.It looks nice!
Quote from: boonesyard on November 18, 2019, 04:50:39 PMThe idry has landed. Leveled to drain and the rail system and dolly are set. Not a bad Saturday.Looks great ,congratulations!One thing I learned was not to much slope for the drain. The idea is for the water to cover the floor of the kiln as it moves to the back corner. Are you going to track the drain water out of the kiln?
Tim I'm going to make a trip up to your place this weekend and have a look at this
Quote from: Stephen1 on November 18, 2019, 07:18:37 PMQuote from: boonesyard on November 18, 2019, 04:50:39 PMThe idry has landed. Leveled to drain and the rail system and dolly are set. Not a bad Saturday.Looks great ,congratulations!One thing I learned was not to much slope for the drain. The idea is for the water to cover the floor of the kiln as it moves to the back corner. Are you going to track the drain water out of the kiln?Thanks. I think I've got a pretty gradual slope to it, but I'll keep an eye on that. I hadn't planned on keeping track of the drain water. Is there a benefit?We're going to start loading it this evening. I have silver maple and ash that is all air dried from 9-13 moisture, so this first load is not going to take very long. My biggest issue is going to be the stacking. It's all relatively short and odd shaped stuff that we've saved for CNC work and is of less value. The challenge will be the baffeling. Should make for an interesting pic when I get the jigsaw puzzle put together.
Quote from: boonesyard on November 19, 2019, 11:03:21 AMQuote from: Stephen1 on November 18, 2019, 07:18:37 PMQuote from: boonesyard on November 18, 2019, 04:50:39 PMThe idry has landed. Leveled to drain and the rail system and dolly are set. Not a bad Saturday.Looks great ,congratulations!One thing I learned was not to much slope for the drain. The idea is for the water to cover the floor of the kiln as it moves to the back corner. Are you going to track the drain water out of the kiln?Thanks. I think I've got a pretty gradual slope to it, but I'll keep an eye on that. I hadn't planned on keeping track of the drain water. Is there a benefit?We're going to start loading it this evening. I have silver maple and ash that is all air dried from 9-13 moisture, so this first load is not going to take very long. My biggest issue is going to be the stacking. It's all relatively short and odd shaped stuff that we've saved for CNC work and is of less value. The challenge will be the baffeling. Should make for an interesting pic when I get the jigsaw puzzle put together. @boonesyard , did you get your first load in the i-dry?
I didn't know what to expect, but it seems to be ramping up. The graph shows it ran at 100 deg the first day, day two it ramped up to 130. A LOT more water was dumped today than yesterday (which makes sense). I'm not sure if it will continue to ramp up to 160 eventually, or if it levels out at a lower temp? I'll certainly keep an eye on it and let you know.
Quote from: boonesyard on November 26, 2019, 10:14:09 PMI didn't know what to expect, but it seems to be ramping up. The graph shows it ran at 100 deg the first day, day two it ramped up to 130. A LOT more water was dumped today than yesterday (which makes sense). I'm not sure if it will continue to ramp up to 160 eventually, or if it levels out at a lower temp? I'll certainly keep an eye on it and let you know.What Temerature are you keeping your building at?I keep mine around the 60F and I get those same Temps at Full power.@Japarker4 what will the low power mode temperature come up to?
I have only had 1 load of 1 species. It was 4/4 EWP dried in 4 days. Every load has been a mixture of species and moisture. I like to keep a skid of cookies sawn to baffle, instead of using plywood. That way the kiln is full every time I push start. The drier wood will take on the moisture given off by the wetter wood. It means that the drier wood has to stay in longer, so maybe 10 days instead of 7 days. Same thing for the thicker slabs. They stay in longer. I will try to put them in on the bottom so I can fork off the thinner wood, leaving the slabs in for another cycle.
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