Request for help

[Paul Harris]

Hi Paul, I am trying very hard to deal with some basic issues regarding the design of a small home digester fuelled by my house cow and calf.

 

I live in northern Victoria, so heating the unit and maintaining 35 c plus for a big part of the year is a problem for me, particularly because my house is powered by standalone solar.

I think  that a heating tape around the tank would have a significant impact on our home energy budget.

 

I am wondering if anyone has come up with an innovative heating design for colder climates or has some specks on heating tapes and their power usage?

 

I live in a straw bale home that I built, so I know that I could build an enclosure for the digester that would minimize heat loss.

I was thinking about a homemade hot water service on the roof of the digester shed that could attach to a water jacket around the unit?

 

I know that this is very small potatoes in the world of Bio Gas but any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Regards

 

Hamish

 

Hamish Fletcher | Director Service Development 

Primary Care Connect (formerly Goulburn Valley Community Health Service)

399 Wyndham Street |PO Box 1167 Shepparton  VIC  3632

T: (03) 5823 3200 |  F: (03) 5823 3299

W:  www.primarycareconnect.com.au

 

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