So, what makes it a hybrid. I'm investigating masonry heating fireplaces and not seeing anything different from yours and others. Please explain. It is very nice though.
The importance of the location of masonry heaters is exactly what you said. They shouldn't be on the exterior wall. Levittown homes with the fireplaces (built in the 50's in Pennsylvania) were built in the middle of the house as they should be. National code should require all masonry fireplaces be built in the center of the home. Get rid of the idea of saving money by putting them on the outside wall. They should either be the zero clearance (waste of time) or the masonry heater which will actually heat the home
kennapop3 The whole point of a top down burn is efficiency. You do it once, you don't keep openong the door, and your fire doesn't smoke because the heat on top of the pile is always creating more wood gas, which it in turn consumes.
Try it you might find out it's easier than the bottom up method. I found that out last year after seeing a top down burn. I only do top down now. Just with I had a masonry heater.
just a point about the 'nutrient' level in wood ash. It is negligible from seasoned timber and becomes greater the younger it is. So for most of us there is no significant benefit for the garden however it should be noted that it will increase the ph of your soil.
How big of a space does that heater heat? You put in a lot of wood! I thought the advantage of masonry heaters were that they didn't need that much wood.
He put in a lot of wood to load it to capacity, but once it's all burned, the heat stored in the masonry will last him all day, maybe two if temperatures are mild. In extreme cold, most masonry heater users will only load it twice a day.
Lighting kindling first only works if the amount of fuel is modest, have seen videos where approx 40 -50 lbs of wood were burned, ,,,,too much to add to burning kindling
That's a lot of ass for just one week. everything I'm researching is that masonry stoves are supposed to burn most of the carbon leaving very little ash even after 6 months of operation. am I missing something? I'm a newbie and I'm looking into a masonry stove for myself
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So, what makes it a hybrid. I'm investigating masonry heating fireplaces and not seeing anything different from yours and others. Please explain. It is very nice though.
The importance of the location of masonry heaters is exactly what you said. They shouldn't be on the exterior wall. Levittown homes with the fireplaces (built in the 50's in Pennsylvania) were built in the middle of the house as they should be.
National code should require all masonry fireplaces be built in the center of the home. Get rid of the idea of saving money by putting them on the outside wall. They should either be the zero clearance (waste of time) or the masonry heater which will actually heat the home
Just watched a top down burn demo. You build a fire like I do. I do not think I will change.
kennapop3 The whole point of a top down burn is efficiency. You do it once, you don't keep openong the door, and your fire doesn't smoke because the heat on top of the pile is always creating more wood gas, which it in turn consumes.
Try it you might find out it's easier than the bottom up method. I found that out last year after seeing a top down burn. I only do top down now. Just with I had a masonry heater.
thanks for all the info this is the best heater
just a point about the 'nutrient' level in wood ash. It is negligible from seasoned timber and becomes greater the younger it is. So for most of us there is no significant benefit for the garden however it should be noted that it will increase the ph of your soil.
were can I get plans for this stove I want to build one
was that a fuel "toot" at the 4:00 mark? Beautiful furnace! Great job!
How big of a space does that heater heat? You put in a lot of wood! I thought the advantage of masonry heaters were that they didn't need that much wood.
He put in a lot of wood to load it to capacity, but once it's all burned, the heat stored in the masonry will last him all day, maybe two if temperatures are mild. In extreme cold, most masonry heater users will only load it twice a day.
Is the soapstone or granite jus for appearance or does it add functionality.?
Soap soon retains heat and slowly releases it. That's it's purpose.
Lighting kindling first only works if the amount of fuel is modest, have seen videos where approx 40 -50 lbs of wood were burned, ,,,,too much to add to burning kindling
That's a lot of ass for just one week. everything I'm researching is that masonry stoves are supposed to burn most of the carbon leaving very little ash even after 6 months of operation. am I missing something? I'm a newbie and I'm looking into a masonry stove for myself
Great heat sink, but a horribly naive and inefficient combustion design.