Hey Permies,
I've been racking my brain on how to incorporate a rocket mass heater into my home reno. Sharing photos of my current system which is an old leaky woodstove nestled into a cob lined brick nook which is inside and outside in my greenhouse. I would like to find a way to better use the thermal mass of the brick as it's not really doing the job I had hoped. I actually have not used the woodstove much the past couple of years because it gets the house too hot and leaks smoke. However I am planning to build a mudroom/apothecary/ solarium/ smaller greenhouse where the large greenhouse is now and wonder if anyone has some ideas to share on how I could make the most of this space, mass and heat for the larger area.
Wondering about filling in the space between the woodstove and cob to better transfer the heat to the thermal mass. Also thinking about adding the heat exchange drum on the other side (what is currently outside but will later be inside) to radiate more heat on that side of the wall.
I like the copper pipe for hot water and am doing further research on how I could transfer some of that heat to warm the greenhouse. I'm in the pacific northwest (aka south west - Canada side).
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