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Awesome thanks I’m definitely gonna try asap and I’ll definitely be in support as I’m a coffee addict also lol. Thanks again
I learned from my Ecuadorian mother in law that ashes need to be removed from the burning surface, because if you don't all you will get is smouldering. Such a big block is smothering itself.
She's not wrong but smoldering is just slower burning these flake off every time you open the door. But it put off plenty heat for the entire time. 1/2 this size or with a hole might be more efficient
@@thefrugalhomestead7873 your idea to make "pucks" sounds good to me. like a pellet,but easy to chuck in the fire box, might be easy & quick to make too (?) less to press, quick to dry ok might not be the best for long burns or heat tho - hmmm for various colors while burning - maybe metal chips, filings in the mix (?) I have those too.
With larger blocks like the first one what about the idea of adding holes thru the brick similar to what you see with some clay bricks. This could help in 2 ways First will help with the drying time. Second this maybe will help to get a more even burn on the brick. What do ya think? Worth a try?
Yeah we've done some this way it's actually a trade-off because it makes a chimney effect up the middle which is awesome it does get hotter but the overall burn time goes down. Kind of like it's burning from the inside outward at the same time instead of just the outside inward. And we've also found it's not that hard to add the holes in our system we just laid pieces of PVC and then push them out when removing them from the press.
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Great video! How hot did the large brick get? Also did you get a temp at it's hottest point? How large a space are you warming?
The tiny house is 500 ft² that I was burning this in two levels. It was well over 500° at one point. I would think you could give up some burn time and increase the temperature if you put holes through it as it burnt from the outside inward so you're only getting so much surface area burning at a time
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@@thefrugalhomestead7873 that’s great info I’m just curious as one day I’d like to have a homestead as well in the future. I’m gonna make some small bricks to use in my grill and see if I can make a burger or two. I live in a city, I don’t wanna be a fire hazard so I’ll try a small experiment
There's a very good reason for that. And I can tell you were paying attention cuz you noticed that. This is a reburner stove so it has tubes in the top of the stove and it funnels the smoke through them and reignites it. At which point there is very little smoke going out the chimney and because it has to go through that system it does not allow it to draw the heat out the pipe like most wood burners so my pipe never gets hot. I originally bought that too Make sure I was in the correct burn zone from my pipe then I realized that doesn't work on the reburner stoves lol
I don't know that I would try that especially with the coffee ones that have oils in them. Honestly it might work but I don't have an extra microwave to try it with and I don't think my wife would appreciate me cooking stuff in her good microwave 😂
It really doesn't build up any I have a clean out at the bottom of the pipe so I can literally look through it and after a burn the pipe is completely clean. I think because there's no dirt or bark and since it's broke down and can burn completely it can fully combust.
@thefrugalhomestead7873 Ooh, yeah, it's been a minute since I've used wood heat, but that bark ash was no joke. We burned manzanita and madrone a lot, that could turn a woodstove red if you weren't careful.
Wow! 8 hours is great! What if make a few half inch holes in it? It will help it to dry faster, but I think it will burn in the same time because ash will block this holes. Good luck!
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Awesome thanks I’m definitely gonna try asap and I’ll definitely be in support as I’m a coffee addict also lol. Thanks again
I learned from my Ecuadorian mother in law that ashes need to be removed from the burning surface, because if you don't all you will get is smouldering. Such a big block is smothering itself.
She's not wrong but smoldering is just slower burning these flake off every time you open the door. But it put off plenty heat for the entire time. 1/2 this size or with a hole might be more efficient
What would be interesting and good to know is the surface temperature of your stove during those 8 hours
I believe in one of the videos we did some of that. We made so many it's hard to remember.
Perfect. I love when people think outside the box. Well done!
Thank you
I live in Arizona and this would be a cheap alternative for the firepit. Would definitely get a nice cure during the summer.
Good idea
Even if only one hour it's still free heat burn 16 hours every day that ain't bad, the small ones add one every hour after first start
Very true
very nice
I like the ease of these
We found it to be very nice and easy
@@thefrugalhomestead7873 your idea to make "pucks" sounds good to me.
like a pellet,but easy to chuck in the fire box,
might be easy & quick to make too (?)
less to press, quick to dry
ok might not be the best for long burns or heat tho - hmmm
for various colors while burning -
maybe metal chips, filings in the mix (?)
I have those too.
With larger blocks like the first one what about the idea of adding holes thru the brick similar to what you see with some clay bricks. This could help in 2 ways First will help with the drying time. Second this maybe will help to get a more even burn on the brick. What do ya think? Worth a try?
Yeah we've done some this way it's actually a trade-off because it makes a chimney effect up the middle which is awesome it does get hotter but the overall burn time goes down. Kind of like it's burning from the inside outward at the same time instead of just the outside inward. And we've also found it's not that hard to add the holes in our system we just laid pieces of PVC and then push them out when removing them from the press.
Great video! How hot did the large brick get? Also did you get a temp at it's hottest point? How large a space are you warming?
The tiny house is 500 ft² that I was burning this in two levels. It was well over 500° at one point. I would think you could give up some burn time and increase the temperature if you put holes through it as it burnt from the outside inward so you're only getting so much surface area burning at a time
@@thefrugalhomestead7873 that’s great info I’m just curious as one day I’d like to have a homestead as well in the future. I’m gonna make some small bricks to use in my grill and see if I can make a burger or two. I live in a city, I don’t wanna be a fire hazard so I’ll try a small experiment
That would be an excellent starting point.
Make a 2 in hole in the sentence with a removal pvc pipe
That's not a bad idea but then it would burn faster that's what we were trying to not have happen
Can see the thermometer on the stove , but the one on the stove pipe doesn't seem like your getting that much heat from the large block
There's a very good reason for that. And I can tell you were paying attention cuz you noticed that. This is a reburner stove so it has tubes in the top of the stove and it funnels the smoke through them and reignites it. At which point there is very little smoke going out the chimney and because it has to go through that system it does not allow it to draw the heat out the pipe like most wood burners so my pipe never gets hot. I originally bought that too Make sure I was in the correct burn zone from my pipe then I realized that doesn't work on the reburner stoves lol
I would add heat fans on top of the stove, maybe 2 or 3
That would probably help
Can you bun the briquettes in a regular fireplace?
You can probably best in wood burner
I wonder if microwave would speed up the drying?
I don't know that I would try that especially with the coffee ones that have oils in them. Honestly it might work but I don't have an extra microwave to try it with and I don't think my wife would appreciate me cooking stuff in her good microwave 😂
I think the size increase gives too much ash which depleted the overall burn time.
It's possible but still pretty decent burn time vs smaller ones
keep the ash and leech it with water! plenty of useful stuff in there if I remember correctly.
Yeah you can use it to cook it down to make a version of lye soap
How often does the exhaust soot up or does it just burn away it own soot
It really doesn't build up any I have a clean out at the bottom of the pipe so I can literally look through it and after a burn the pipe is completely clean. I think because there's no dirt or bark and since it's broke down and can burn completely it can fully combust.
These look like they make an ungodly amount of ash.
Actually once it all lays down it's way less than wood with bark on it
@thefrugalhomestead7873 Ooh, yeah, it's been a minute since I've used wood heat, but that bark ash was no joke. We burned manzanita and madrone a lot, that could turn a woodstove red if you weren't careful.
Wow! 8 hours is great!
What if make a few half inch holes in it?
It will help it to dry faster, but I think it will burn in the same time because ash will block this holes.
Good luck!
Most the briquettes we've tested with holes burn faster and hotter so def a balance I absolutely agree though it would make it dry much faster
@@thefrugalhomestead7873 what about trying just one hole down the middle, dries a bit faster but wont burn as long maybe?
@@pannini21 definitely an option
bundt cake pan as a mold
Great, video two thumbs up. Maybe make an six sided pyramid with a 1 inch air hole in the top to the bottom.