[Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Some people have commented that a flow rate of 1 L/s is rather high, or that you might not be able to achieve it, or that it might be difficult to meter. These comments are incorrect. I have a large bathtub with an unimpeded faucet close to the house water main that fills this fast. (I mean there

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Peter Gluck
Have you measured the volume of your bathtube and seen in how may seconds it is filled?. In my house I can fill a vessel of 10 liters in some 55 seconds not 10. Those flowmeters are for the main water connection. What's their nominal diameter?- compare it please to the connection to the E-cat Have

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com wrote: Have you measured the volume of your bathtube and seen in how may seconds it is filled?. Yes. It is an Americh, Beverly 2020 model (Japanese inspired): http://www.americh.com/pd3.php?s_product_model=Beverlys_product_shape=Squareproduct_id=40 The

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Peter Gluck
But Cousin, cold water has a greater viscosity! It is excatky the opposite! On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com wrote: Have you measured the volume of your bathtube and seen in how may seconds it is filled?. Yes. It

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com wrote: But Cousin, cold water has a greater viscosity! It is excatky the opposite! Ah, but the cold water comes directly from the water mains a short distance away whereas the hot water goes through the hot water heater at the other side of the house, past the

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-08-04 04:24 PM, Peter Gluck wrote: But Cousin, cold water has a greater viscosity! It is excatky the opposite! Arrgh -- that's totally irrelevant. The (viscous) cold water flows into the water heater instead of the tub, the heater acts as a flow reduction device, and from there the

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: If there's something that's not reasonable about it, it's the value: 1...Remarkable coincidence, if that's actually an exact 1, as in 1.00. I believe they opened the tap and watched the flow meter needle, and when it reached 1 they stopped.

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Michele Comitini
If I remember well for industrial applications when you make a contract for water supply, in much of Italy, you can be provided with 20 m3/h without special request. That is 2/3600 l/s. Rossi's facility may have that kind of big pipe from the public aqueduct. mic Il giorno 04/ago/2011

RE: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Mark Iverson
I know that all residential bldgs here in the US are NOT at water main pressure... all bldgs have a regulator that drops the pressure below that in the main line under the street. Whether that is the case for industrial bldgs in Italy, I don't know, but I would also think that one would have

Re: [Vo]:A flow rate of 1 L/s is not unusual or particularly high

2011-08-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Okay, it looks like it takes about 8 minutes to reach the whirlpool sensors with hot water only. Still in the ballpark. - Jed