Thelka, I completely agree but cannot find any information.
Post why can't the exhaust off a pellet stove be captured like in a rocket stove?
ok, passive is great (no electricity, amish style living is admirable) but my question is still:
why can't the exhaust off a pellet stove be captured like in a rocket stove configuration?
why not recapture this heat?--for certain, the exhaust is quite hot.
is there a danger in the exhaust flow being (a) too rapid?, (b) too hot?...too much heat build up, or (c) too gaseous?....
would an exhaust fan be needed at the end of the exhaust tubing to mitigate the above items?
as a minimum, why not use heat exchangers as used on flues to wood stoves to recapture the heat? see
http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/172781_lg.jpg
anyone with ideas?
