Ken Boak's backyard powerplant

[petermohlman]

Great video, thanks!!!

[toobroke2fight]

If you listen to the exhaust pipe, it is not very loud. The sensitive microphone picks up any little sound! Listen when the camera moves away how fast the sound drops! If that is not quiet enough, then a small insulated box around the pipes outlet would muffle it enough! My neighbors kid and his stereo are 100X louder than this! I would look the other way as his neighbor because of the benifits and clean energy use! I wish they didnt outlaw Lister engines in the states! too economical! Joe

[kenboak]

This is a test comment to see if Google automatically Tweets it!

[frosty9595]

Could use a air cleaner.

[blunklaura]

yet another use for corn products....WHAT ABOUT SOLAR POWER,PEOPLE?!?

[bluemoondiadochi]

@blunklaura solar power? in England? seriously??

nothing against solar power, but i'd like to ask an opposite question: what about all the waste vegetable oil, otherwise thrown away? or wood gas, from waste wood? both are sure more reliable than solar power... especially in winter, no sun, when you get both heat and electricity RELIABLY and FREE.

solar boiler, anytime, but i prefer something more reliable (and mechanical) for important stuff. just me though.

[manwithbreasts]

i like the Bloom box much better .. and breasts !

[ozzirt]

Great as a standby unit, but I couldn't imagine his neighbours being very happy with the noise.

The Engine room needs insulating and the silencer should be buried with multiple small outlets all at different lengths along the final outlet pipe to soften the pulsing.

Insulating the ER will keep the fuel warm and also the engine which being a diesel will be slightly more economical if hot. It will also help silence the engine noise.

[BadAndUgly]

With better noise insulation for the engine room and a better muffler this could be a very good solution for heat and electricity :)

Was it hard to convert that old engine to run on vegetable oil?

[hwi42]

Very inspiring, thanks Johan!

[Atoyota]

yeah great Idea, but noise levels are most likely why he does not run it 24/7, with downtime for maintenance of course.

But running it during waking hours every day may be a bit irritating for his neighbors just the same.

[chop98]

The man has put a lot of effort into being off grid. I'd have to do something with that exhaust though. Hearing it on camera sounds like somebody is constantly pounding on the front door. :)

[KB8OOE]

Mstaff657, ATeam, and Dude,

Very Green and very quiet. Ken is also working on Wood chip gasification and Terra Preta soil conservation from the bi products. Before you take any uneducated guesses you should write to Ken. Notice how close the camera is to the exhaust and how well you hear it when you are in Kens house.. VERY quiet.

[mstaff657]

I'll bet his neighbors have a different story to tell.

very noisy.

[mytickets]

Very nice set up GOOD JOB!!

I am working on my own power also

just got a 30 year old UNUSED 12/2

Need to balance the weels I have a .020 thou. Runout

Also have a 16/2 that i need help with

Thanks Jeff

[82MB240D]

I wouldn't mind having a set up like this for when the power cuts out during heavy storms.

[erichertsens]

maybe an underground muffler and water cooling the exhaust to recover even more heat

[tripanfal]

Listers can be cooled with a single cast iron radiator. I find it hard to believe that it heats the entire house.

[whitephatt]

That's cool and all, but Ken keeps pointing with his middle finger like some idiotic douche baggy euro fag that never learned how to properly instruct with his finger.

Tell him to stop. Thanks.

[ATeam125]

i bet the neighbours love u

[borat443]

This is what we all need to do , take matters into your own, hands fuck the corporations, educate yourself technically and get off the grids and go green with your own power in your cars and homes , this is the way to revolution dont wait or ask permission get started on your own projects

[DudeNumberOnePlus]

I am curious how green this one actually is.

[PeteDog444]

You may be able to improve your over all efficiency buy injecting some HHO or Hydroxy gas in to the air intake. It improves the combustion. Yo have a lot of voltage there to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen. The Dry Cell design is the best and most efficient design right now or a Bob Boyce design. Hope this helps.

[nw8000]

Great job Ken,

You are an inspiration to all of us that dream of energy (And food) independence.

It sounds noisy dont the house holds all around your property complain of the noise and the smell? If they do how do you get around this?

[TheRooster602]

awesome. Needs safety shrouds on the flywheel , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would not approve.

[cambriacity]

Nice setup you have there. Are you still running the system? Been waning to get hold of an original Lister, but here in the US, its kind of hard to find one. I can get a Listeroid, but its not "the same"...

[acefreaky]

sounds like that futuristic machine in "lost in space" i can see that monster trying to get over the garden fence right now ! anyway 190 v wont run my appliances will it? ps love to be your neighbour at 230 am

[crazzieg]

I love those engines,and have rebuilt a number of them over the years. In one setup we put the exaust into a 55 gal. drum sunk into the ground the only noise you could hear was the valves taping. Good show!

[fxrocket]

Thank you for that!

[ReisendeEuropa]

i don't know why but every time i hear one of those old engines start up i get this big grin.. i can't wait to own a house with surrounding property so i can do projects like this

[lelandshane]

are you going to try to run your eng. on hho gas so you are not dependent on veg oil

[tomterahedrob]

Great!Does engine cooling also heat his house and water?

[vedbil]

Yes :-)

[TiczonFamily]

just put muffler and noise will be eliminated... nice work!

[a31ford]

Hey Ken, Ho the heck are you ??? Just watched your video... Great STUFF !!!!!!

Good to see you are doing CHP

Greg Manning

[bradmacaroon]

1. what is the noise level like at the exhaust?

2. have you considered recovering the exhaust heat?

3. what is the software program you are using to monitor the heat? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to post your video.

[bjddavies]

Great Idea.

I would not like to live next door when the engine is running.

[sirHOAX]

Excellent!