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We offered one of our customers a stainless steel storage tank. The customer was told by another supplier that stainless steel tanks were not suitable for the purpose. I agree with your responses. I was just checking to make sure.

Someone told me that stainless steel storage tanks are not suitable for domestic hot water supply systems. Is there any truth in this statement?

We have just done repairs on a dry sawdust fired boiler where we have had similar problems. Before the repair we noticed that castable refractory areas had survived far better than the bricked walls. Castable refractory also seems to last a little longer in sunflower husk furnaces. We have...

Thank you all for your responses. All of them are useful and will most probably help to produce a better design. Even more suggestions would help.

The refractory melts.The grate is fixed. We used a fixed step grate, which we have used successfully on wetter sawmill waste. Admittedly we did not think further than our noses and thought if it works on sawmill waste it should work on sunflower husks. Keep in mind that I am from South Africa...

I hope this is the right forum for my question. We have built furnaces to burn sun flower husk. The furnace linings have a very short life span of about 6 months. Temperature probes disintegrate before they even serve their purpose. The customer has accepted the fact that he has to spend money...

Can anybody suggest a good forum for a small engineering business where non-engineering topics such as personnel management, marketing etc. are discussed?

Can anybody supply general tips on avoiding spillage and belt misalignment on a coal bucket elevator. I realise that I have supplied minimal information. I am not a qualified engineer or materials handling expert. I have small company in South Africa which does various types of work in and...