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Hot Water Fiber Bending Procedure (view source)
Revision as of 14:53, 15 April 2014
, 14:53, 15 April 2014→Filling the Tank
*Repeat the process for placing fibers in the chimney slots. Again starting with the right-most column, and the bottom fiber going into the right-most slot. Repeat the chimney and tag-removing process.
*Repeat the process for placing fibers in the chimney slots. Again starting with the right-most column, and the bottom fiber going into the right-most slot. Repeat the chimney and tag-removing process.
===Filling the Tank===
===Filling and Siphoning the Tank===
'''Make sure that the pumps and heaters are off for this step!'''
*It is important that the water be clean each time a new bundle is put into the water. As the pieces of the bending unit rust, the water needs to be changed and the tank cleaned each time a new bundle is to be bent.
*It is important that the water be clean each time a new bundle is put into the water. As the pieces of the bending unit rust, the water needs to be changed and the tank cleaned each time a new bundle is to be bent.
* Once the tank has been drained and cleaned, open all of the valves near the right exclusion area including the inlet valve from the faucet.
* Once the tank has been drained and cleaned, open all of the valves near the right exclusion area including the inlet valve from the faucet.
*Turn on the cold water and let the tank fill.
*Turn on the cold water and let the tank fill.
*It will take about 30 minutes for the tank to fill high enough to immerse the fibers and bending unit. Fill the tank until the water reached the top of the highest horizontal 2x4.
*It will take about 30 minutes for the tank to fill high enough to immerse the fibers and bending unit. Fill the tank until the water reached the top of the highest horizontal 2x4.
*Once the tank is full you should wait for thirty minutes to allow any air bubbles to coalesce into bigger bubbles so they may be siphoned out.
**Put the siphon completely underwater in the tank and pump it until no more air bubbles come out.
**Keeping the siphon underwater put the hose into the inlet of the left exclusion area and pump the siphon until no air comes out of the outlet of the left exclusion area.
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