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Here's the instructions for fabricating, assembling and running the GEK gasifier.  The instructions support a variety of build paths-- from complete DIY wood gas plans for scrap tank hacks, to assembling and firing the various complete gasifier kits offered by ALL Power Labs.  CAD drawings, plumbing inventories, hearth dimensions, and associated support materials are provided in detail to enable your gasifier building and operation.  All resources are divided by version, so make sure you are working with the most recent one (currently v4.2 as of summer 2011.)

These materials are offered under the intentions of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.  You are welcome to use these materials free of charge for any personal use- whether non-profit or for profit.  If you do so, we request you acknowledge the source and similarly post documentation of updates and/or new additions you come up with to the GEK Forum and/or GEK Wiki.  The only use limitation concerns commercial manufacturing and resale.  If you are going in this direction, see the GEK license for more info.

Instructions for Building and Assembling the v4.x Kits:

• Final Assembly Instructions for the Basic GEK v4.x Level III & IV Kit 
• Final Assembly Instructions for the TOTTI
•  Level IV Packing Inventory List: The vessels, plumbing details, and accessories included with the v4.0 Level IV kit

• Fabrication Instructions for the Basic GEK v4.x Level III Kit 
• GEK v4.x CAD drawings for all sheet metal parts 

• Ejector-Venturi gas drive with air premix swirl burner

Instructions for Running the v4.x Kits:

• First Run Start Up Instructions:  
• Masonic Method: How to Operate a Downdraft Gasifier
  
• Run an Engine with the GEK: how to make a wood gas carburetor, summary of Genset options, etc.
• Operate the Power Pallet 10kw Gasifier-Genset

Etc. Pages

• Options for Scaling-up the size of the GEK 
• Inventory of other online DIY Gasifier Designs
• The 100kw GEK Powertainer  

Instructions for Building and Assembling the v3.x Kits:

• GEK Fabrication Instructions

• Final Assembly Instructions for GEK v3.x Level IV Kit
• Default v3.x Configuration Dimensions: nozzle position, nozzle size and reduction bell dimensions
• Ejector-Venturi gas drive with air premix swirl burner
• GEK v3.5 CAD drawings for all sheet metal parts
• GEK v3.0 CAD drawings for all sheet metal parts

   

Instructions for v2.x Kits:

• Fabrication Instructions for Level III and Level II kits   
• Level III Packing Inventory List:  All Sheetmetal, Plumbing and Accessories included with the v2.0 Level III kit

• Final Assembly Instructions for Level IV kit 
• Level IV Packing Inventory List:  The vessels, plumbing details, and accessessories included with the v2.0 Level III kit

• Default nozzle position and reduction bell dimensions

   

• GEK v2.0 CAD drawings for all sheet metal parts
• Hints and Kinks

   

These instructions are also reposted as an Instructable at www.Instructables.com  You can use the Instructables version to get single printable .pdf files of the full GEK fabrication, assembly and first fire instructions.  And best of all, they're FREE!

Instructions for v1.x Kits:

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Instructions for v0.x Kits:

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