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Log Book for February 6, 2007
Engineering Report
Jon Pineau Reporting
Generator/Electricity:
Casper: not used
Wendy Hobbs Meter: 2377.7 hrs (+16.6 hrs since yesterday)
Voltage: 118 VAC
Frequency: 59 Hz
Oil Level: 5/8
Oil Pressure: 40 PSI
Water Drained: no
Xantrex Inverter/Dynasty Batteries:
Time - Voltage (Temp Comp) - Load - Temp - Generator Running
19:06 - 26.8 - 09 - 14 - Yes
Fuel Status (as of 19:06):
Diesel: Approximate Reading: 1/2
Propane Tank: Approximate Reading: 80% (800 gallons = 3028.3 L)
Gasoline Quantity Remaining: 58 gallons = 219.6 L (no change since yesterday)
Notes/Comments: No gasoline used today
Oil Status:
GenSet Quantity: 4 quarts (no change since yesterday)
ATV Quantity: 4 quarts (no change since yesterday)
V'ger Quantity: 6 quarts (no change since yesterday)
Notes/Comments: No oil used today
Water Status:
Outside Potable Water Tank Level: 300 gallons = 1135.6 L
Trailer Potable Water Tank Level: 69 cm from the base
Potable Water Meter Reading: 18436.2 gallons = 69788.4 L (+57.9 gallons since yesterday)
Out to Toilet Meter Reading: 6109.6 gallons = 23127.3 L (+18.8 gallons since yesterday)
In to GreenHab Meter Reading: 7257.4 gallons = 27472.2 L (no change since yesterday)
Flushes: 0
Showers: 0
Sponge Baths: 0
Notes/Comments: Filled TST manually once today. Will diagnose AT4 float sensor tomorrow... I hope. Started changing out the puppy pump for the line going from the gray water tank to the percolating tank. The currently installed pump has not been touched yet. The one that was on the water trailer was opened up only to find the impeller has several paddles ripped off. I can't remember if it was determined that the currently installed pump also has a bad impeller, or if it is a different problem. If this is not documented I'll also open it up to check tomorrow. If it's impeller is also broken we will have to wait for a pump refurbishment kit, which I heard was already on order.
GreenHab:
Crops Watered: yes
Crop Condition: Crop looks amazing - green and tasty! Performed BioFilm treatment of trickle tanks totaling 30-ml and treated duck weed with Neem oil. Replaced pump TFR1 (right hand bank of trickle system) after we noticed it was not pumping. Found that we have many broken small water pumps. A small square pump was used because no working cylindrical ones were found. The orifice of the square one was much larger and it took some working to get the tube on. After finished another cylindrical one was found leaving one working square and one working cylindrical pump left. The mesh filter bag does not fit over the square pump. Is it recommended to swap the square pump back out for the cylindrical one or will it be ok to leave the square one in there with out a filter bag?
Transportation:
V'ger Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good
Odometer: 182149 miles (no change since yesterday)
Kawasaki ATV-1 Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good
Kawasaki ATV-2 Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good
Kawasaki ATV-3 Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good
Miscellaneous Infrastructure:
HVAC: Nothing further to report.
Mars Surface Suits: Right hand air hose has 2 cracks in corrugations at Backpack connection. Temporarily repaired using white electrical tape.
Computers/Networking Infrastructure: Nothing further to report.
Appliances: Nothing further to report.
Data Logger: Hobo data logger found by base of Hab. It was returned to the engineering area.
Upgrade Work: Fitted a cylindrical submersible pump onto the long stiff tube to pump out the toilet gray water air duct with out using the shop vac. Water was pumped directly into the toilet instead of contaminating another container. The shop vac was sterilized with Clorox. The submersible pump was not able to get the last bit of water out of the horizontal line because it needed to be oriented horizontally to fit down the vertical line. We discussed epoxying a plate to the inlet of the pump and drilling a comparable sized hole in the bottom of the pump so that the last amount of water can be pumped out. If this is done we propose to leave the pump system in place for future line draining. It can easily be put in place and out of the way for use of the toilet and the duct sealed. The wires reach to the 12V batteries and would be coiled up when not in use.
Notes/Comments: Started changing out the puppy pump for the line going from the gray water tank to the percolating tank. The currently installed pump has not been touched yet. The one that was on the water trailer was opened up only to find the impeller has several paddles ripped off. I can't remember if it was determined that the currently installed pump also has a bad impeller, or if it is a different problem. If this is not documented I'll also open it up to check tomorrow. If it's impeller is also broken we will have to wait for a pump refurbishment kit, which I heard was already on order. Stowed excess insulation from the engineering airlock in plastic bags in the engineering tent. Verified status and capabilities of all 2-way radios and labeled them.
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