{"id":352,"date":"2013-03-04T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T20:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2015-07-28T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T12:56:23","slug":"how-low-is-your-purge-time-baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook\/how-low-is-your-purge-time-baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook-6\/","title":{"rendered":"How Low is Your Purge Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook #6<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/about.html\" target=\"blank\">The Baron&#8217;s<\/a> latest <a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/text\/page-11-12.html\" target=\"blank\">doodle<\/a> imagines a dangerous game where irresponsibility is rewarded. For those of you who might not know, &#8220;purge time&#8221; is a phrase commonly used to refer to the length of time given to changing the atmosphere in a furnace, prior to lighting the burners. This is a precautionary measure, intended to flush unused combustibles, so that they aren&#8217;t unexpectedly ignited during the furnace start procedure. Too often, operating personnel can become impatient with the various safeties precluding start-up, and a perversely popular way to light faster is to reduce the purge time.<a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/text\/page-11-12.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bvosketch_006-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"How Low is Your Purge Time?\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bvosketch_006-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bvosketch_006-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bvosketch_006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the image to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/text\/page-11-12.html\" target=\"blank\">Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/a> page containing the large version of this comic, along with The Baron&#8217;s thoughts on purge timing. <a href=\"http:\/\/olstrad.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Olstr\u00e4d Engineering<\/a> offers a full range of combustion services, and our staff is always happy to help you explore your options.<\/p>\n<p>As always, thank you for visiting Combustion 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook #6 The Baron&#8217;s latest doodle imagines a dangerous game where irresponsibility is rewarded. For those of you who might not know, &#8220;purge time&#8221; is a phrase commonly used to refer to the length of time given to changing the atmosphere in a furnace, prior to lighting the burners. 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