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Jensen 95G at -5° F
« on: December 11, 2019, 10:52:36 pm »
Somewhere around -4°F to -6°F. Didn't realize the steam covered the engine completely in some of the shots, but my hands were too cold for a re-shoot  :D

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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2019, 11:05:18 pm »
Now that is definitely WAY COOL Nick ....  Both literally and figuratively!

Might I recommend that you get yourself some gloves for steaming in such conditions !?!?!
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2019, 11:49:01 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on December 11, 2019, 11:05:18 pm
Now that is definitely WAY COOL Nick ....  Both literally and figuratively!

Might I recommend that you get yourself some gloves for steaming in such conditions !?!?!

Well, that would just take all the fun out of cold weather steaming  ;)  :D

(I had gloves in my pocket, but too hard to run the camera...)
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2019, 11:53:57 pm »
House looked kind of neat while filming this morning with the sun rising on the other side... I guess neat until you think of it as money going out the chimney  :D



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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2019, 03:39:43 am »
Most enjoyable Nick, when did the snow start where you are?

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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2019, 05:43:54 am »
Quote from: Postie Roy on December 12, 2019, 03:39:43 am
Most enjoyable Nick, when did the snow start where you are?

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Thanks Roy, we had snow about a month ago.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2019, 06:00:29 am »
pretty neat Nick .
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2019, 06:34:02 am »
That's great Nick - surprised everything isn't coated in ice after a run.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2019, 07:01:48 am »
Really enjoyed that !!!
It was a great show Nick...and some mighty fine pictures as well.

The cold clearly reveals how massive that leak is from the steamvalve, and it would appear that the whistle would like a bit of lapping as well.
Otherwise a great looking and very well running plant you´ve got there.

Thanks for sharing
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2019, 08:50:50 am »
Gave this Southern Boy chills just watching!

I enjoyed the video and I admire your heartiness doing this outside at -5F.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2019, 03:54:29 pm »
Quote from: jkbixby on December 12, 2019, 06:34:02 am
That's great Nick - surprised everything isn't coated in ice after a run.

I moved the engine to the right a little bit so you can see the frost on the towel



a little bit of ice on the base



Frosty lamp post

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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2019, 09:28:08 pm »
Nick,

I love the steamy pictures and video. Admittedly I had to mute it, that pitch hurts my ears unfortunately. But the turbine is purrty.

What do you heat your house with? Wood? Those old chimneys require a lot of draft which wastes heat. (They actually knew that in 1924, I bought a reprint of an old steam engine textbook. Very interesting.)

I run my engines in the cold as well. I find that I need to richen the alcohol (more towards 95% than 75%) but I don't have problems with icing.

I have issues with traction:
Admittedly, today was around 10F so not as cold...


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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2019, 09:38:59 pm »
Quote from: CBWho on December 12, 2019, 09:28:08 pm
Nick,

What do you heat your house with? Wood? Those old chimneys require a lot of draft which wastes heat.

Gas, my furnace exhaust runs up through the old chimney. There is a wood-stove in the basement, but I sell all of my firewood. When buying the house I could not get American Family to insure it without agreeing to not burn wood.

Quote from: CBWho on December 12, 2019, 09:28:08 pm
I run my engines in the cold as well. I find that I need to richen the alcohol (more towards 95% than 75%) but I don't have problems with icing.

I have issues with traction

Admittedly, today was around 10F so not as cold...

The best way is to raise steam in the house and carry them outside quickly. I also have issues with traction, likely because the engines are warm and I carry them outside, so the snow melts and quickly re-freezes to the wheels. I have tried WD-40 and cooking spray with not much luck...

Yes, we are back in a heat wave as of last night  :D
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2019, 10:46:47 pm »
At my house, the 1980s HVAC died a year ago (the AC blew out and the humidifier was already broken and the heater was on its last legs), so I cracked open my wallet and got a new system that doesn't use a chimney. It goes out the side of the house.

Oh my, it made a HUGE difference. Before the house temperature was a wobbly yo-yo. Consequently, we had the heat higher. And you could see tons of heat blow out the chimney. Also our gas bill was many times higher than my neighbors. (The gas company said so on our bill. They were astonished!) Now with the new system, our temp setting is much lower and gas bill is much better and the house has even constant heat. But alas, it's expensive to replace.

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