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Post by dyertribe on Dec 15, 2021 22:13:59 GMT
Forgive me, but I think the simplest solution would be to leave your coat and scarf on for a bit whilst you light the stove when you get there?
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2021 22:15:51 GMT
It was just an idea to get the fire going a bit before arrival at the boat. Basically just pile kindling and a certain number of briquettes on it. Then send the message to the gate opener at the right time. Probably not all that practical at the end of the day but still interesting. Diesel forced combustion heaters are child's play to get remotely operated. The coal fire seems a more interesting challenge but also futile. Why not just employ the services of a butler?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2021 22:30:50 GMT
I have the perfect solution. The match is strategically placed near the end of a candle. Is your ashpan watertight? Otherwise I can see a further problem.
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Post by brummieboy on Dec 16, 2021 10:22:47 GMT
I have been working on a design for remote lighting of the fire involving wrapping nichrome wire around a swan vestas match and a GSM cell network operated relay system feeding 12vdc to the wire. It does sort of work when done manually. The problem is that the swan vestas matches are not nearly as good these days. Much less pink stuff on the end and they barely ignite the wood. I think it would be necessary to scrape the stuff off and compress it into a small ball somehow with the nichrome wire embedded into it. Did wonder about using glow plugs but not sure if they would successfully set fire to the tinder. Petrol is not ideal for this. Diesel or even better olive oil but one needs a bit of heat. Maybe a glow plug and olive oil. Nice thing about a glow plug is one could drill and tap the stove and screw the thing in so it would be very tidy. How to convert the glow plug end into a flame. Maybe wrap a load of swan vestas matches around it. Repeatability would be an issue. What about the gas flue testing matches, they might work. If you put several of them together, then it would look as though it had worked for a couple of minutes with smoke out of the chimney. Of course, if you buy a Hudson, the Butler will attend to such matters.
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