Don't forget the fire insurance aspect of these types of stoves.
---they seem way safer than most any other type of wood burning anything. There's nothing to catch fire unless it burns through like thick rock or cob.
Not seeing an insurance angle unless you mean because they are home made.
...way safer than even a light socket or a clothes dryer, etc...
zogger, man... have you looked close at those things??
Holy crap man, most of 'em use a 55 gallon barrel as combustion/heat chamber.
Not to mention... every one I've seen is ugly as hell‼
You may not see the insurance angle... but... but... c'mon man, you ain't an insurance man either.
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opcorn: Do they ever need to be cleaned out .............. and if so how would you do it ?
so did your dad see results like the videos claim? just curiousMy dad is putting a plan together to build a Rocket stove style OWB. He likes the idea of a traditional OWB, but doesn't like the amount of wood they consume. He built a rocket stove fired grill this past summer that works really well so he's doing his research and putting a materials and construction list together on it.
so did your dad see results like the videos claim? just curious
i still think insurance could be a nightmare, they want to know the the make a model of a stove and a completely home grown one is not going to cut it. if anything should ever happen God forbid i dont think the fact that you watched a bunch of youtube videos and bought plans off the internet are going to help any. not that i agree with this stance but it is something you might want to seriousely consider before you invest all that time and money building a permanent structure in your home.
with regulations and documentation it can kill out of the box thinking even if it is better.
I think if you just call it a masonry heater, and perhaps hire a pro licensed contractor type mason just for a scosh of help, so it can be documented, it might help with that insurance angle
Yeah, or build it using chimney flue type bricks and fire brick. I think I'd use a brick enclosure to hold the stove pipe too. I'd use gravel for the filler around it. The soils here are what we call pummy. Pumice and ash plus organics.
Yeah, or build it using chimney flue type bricks and fire brick. I think I'd use a brick enclosure to hold the stove pipe too. I'd use gravel for the filler around it. The soils here are what we call pummy. Pumice and ash plus organics.
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