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Log Book for April 20, 2006
Engineering Report
Christian Hutsteiner & Joschi Gross Reporting
Generator/Electricity:
Wendy Hobbs Meter: 3377.1 hrs (+10.5 hrs since yesterday)
Voltage: 120 VAC
Frequency: 60 Hz
Oil Level: full
Oil Pressure: 40 PSI
Water Drained: no
Notes/Comments: Not like the last days, where Wendy started smoothly and instantly, she was giving me a hard time starting her today. Before the first attempt Wendy's batteries had 26.1 V. Same before the second. After charging Wendy's batteries (one after another) with a car to 26.6 V and using some Starting Fluid, she started after the 3rd attempt. Everytime the first thing to see was white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. At the 3rd attempt she started after few seconds without any problems.
Xantrex Inverter/Dynasty Batteries:
Time - Voltage (Temp Comp) - Load - Temp - Generator Running?
17:30 - 26.7 - 08 - 14 - on - bulk
06:30 - 20.9 - 15 - 12 - off
14:20 - 23.9 - 09 - 17 - off
17:10 - 21.7 - 09 - 21 - off
18:35 - 26.2 - 09 - 22 - on -bulk
Fuel Status (as of 19:14):
Diesel: Approximate Reading - 3/4
Propane Tank: Approximate Reading - 47% (470 gallons = 1779.1 L)
Gasoline:
Consumed Today: 4 gallons = 15.1 L
Quantity Remaining: 22 gallons = 83.3 L
Oil:
GenSet Quantity: 7.5 quarts
ATV Quantity: 9 quarts
V'ger Quantity: 8 quarts
Water Status:
Outside Potable Water Tank Level: 250 gallons = 946.4 L
Trailer Potable Water Tank Level: 94 cm from the base
Potable Water Meter Reading: 9746.6 gallons = 36894.8 L (+40 gallons since yesterday)
Out to Toilet Meter Reading: 2499.7 gallons = 9462.4 L (+26 gallons since yesterday)
In to GreenHab Meter Reading: 15011.8 gallons = 56825.7 L (+41.1 gallons since yesterday)
Flushes: 7
Showers: 2
Sponge Baths: 2
Notes/Comments: Took the greywater sump pump out of the tank, it was a little bit clogged, cleaned it and outside the tank it works very well. Seems that it is too weak to pump the greywater always from the bottom of the tank into the TF1 Reservoir. Now we have a bucket next to the opening of the greywater tank, the pump is in this bucket and the greywater is pumped up by hand from the tank. So this wonderful system works!
GreenHab:
Crops Watered: yes
Crop Condition: Nothing new to report.
Transportation:
V'ger: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 2 gallons = 7.6 L
Tire Status: good
Odometer: 168609 miles [ +25 miles since yesterday ]
Kawasaki ATV 1: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 1 gallon = 3.8 L
Tire Status: good
Kawasaki ATV 2: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 1 gallon = 3.8 L
Tire Status: good
Kawasaki ATV 3: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 2 gallons = 7.6 L
Tire Status: good
HVAC: Nothing new to report.
Mars Surface Suits: Used Suit No. 1, 4, 5. PLSS No. 1, 2, 3. Helmets No. 2, 3, 4 on EVA 22
Computers/Networking Infrastructure: Nothing new.
Appliances: Nothing new.
Data Logger: Nothing new.
Upgrade Work: Nothing new.
Notes/Comments: The only solution for the neverending greywater sump pump story is to buy a new "decent" sump pump not a bilge pump which is used as a sump pump. In my opinion thats the only way to make make this story an end.
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