brutus

[bige610]

ok so i was thinking of building a brutus like system. would this valve work

http://www.valvestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=42113

[Mylo]

I DO NOT think that is the right valve. The ones that I have seen used are ones explicitly for gas, and have a pilot jet and a thermocouple on them (to sense the lit pilot). You would not want this thing to open up unless the pilot light was on. Bad, bad...


Mylo

[bige610]

yeh i guess im lost on this one.

[Lars]

Lonnie actually has the ASCO part numbers in his plans, and in the BYO story on building the Brutus. He does use this brand of valve, just a different model. The one he uses does not have a thermocouple or any sort of sensor for the pilot light. In fact he t's off the gas before the control valve for the pilot.

Personally, I decided to go manual on my Brutus for now. I may eventually add some sort of controls to it... but not for a while.

[bige610]

yeh i think thats what im going to do. just keep an eye on it. i know nothing about electrical work anyway

[BadRock]

That probably isn't the right valve, I would use this one http://www.valvestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=42421 as far as a thermocouple safety, you really only need that if you are going to let the HLT start unattended. This adds a lot of unnessasery cost.

[TiMX]

The valves I have are ASCO 8215G20. I belive they are the right valve. They are rated for fuel gas. 0 to 25 psi.

http://www.psidenver.com/asco/8040.htm

I got mine off E-Bay For about $10.00 each. But, that took some time.


Tim

[TiMX]

Lonnie actually has the ASCO part numbers in his plans, and in the BYO story on building the Brutus. He does use this brand of valve, just a different model.

The Valves that Lonnie has on "Brutus 10" are ASCO SC8210G37 (stainless Steel).

Here is a link to the ASCO 8210G37.

http://www.drillspot.com/products/152016/Red-Hat_BY_Asco_8210G37_120_60_110_50_General_Purpose_Solenoid_Valve

They are pretty steep. I also am not so sure that they are the best valve for this setup.
I am sure that the ASCO 8210G37 will do the job, (Lonnie uses them). But, after days searching online for a good valve I am sure that the ASCO 8215G20 is the right valve for the job.

Now this is if you are using low pressure burners. It you are using high pressure burners I have no idea at all what you would use.

I hope this helps,


Tim