Joy Art

Hi Thomas,


That was very kind of Peter to do that.

What is the final foot print for shorty?

Please forgive my ignorance with this question, but is there any creosote?

Thomas,  wow, I followed your link and that is amazing work!

I am making arrangements to get the firebricks, they are a good price.

Do you know how many firebricks you used in building shorty?

Thank you for your kind words and understanding.



Glenn,  thank  you for your kind words and your understanding.
I really appreciate how you explained what  you did.
There is no basement, its a cement pad.

Hi Thomas,

I am not sure how to make an image attachment, but those two images that you posted that are dark, I lighten them up for  you, to better see the details.

That is a amazing!   All of your work.  

Would you by chance have a map / layout / or drawing of how you layered the inside firebricks?


Thank you!  

Thank you Thomas.



I did find  the book written by the Wisners, and was about to order it.  Then I mentioned it to a family member on the phone, and well, that conversation did not go to well.
I was told that the reason you don't find anyone who owns a rocket mass heater in life, not on the internet, is that they don't work.  Frankly, I am confused, and some head spinning.

This is some of  what I was told, that physics means that heat can not go down. This family member knew of the rocket mass heaters and the structure of them, which totally surprised me.  He said that yes, the wood goes in vertical, and the fire's warmth goes up, but it can not go down, into a thermal mass of say a  clay built couch.  He said it condenses as it cools and they you  have pipes with creosole in it.  My head is spinning.

Some advice please,
I love the idea of these, and when there is no power, you have heat and can cook. Besides that, what I like about these, is that you don't have to cut down a forest to heat your home.


Also part of why I mentioned it to my family member is that I found some fire brick on sale, and thought I would get some towards building the rocket mass heater next year.
P.S
I assume I need some fire brick, can you please advise on this, and how much / many?

I would also like to say,  I am so grateful that I was able to post and extra grateful to those who  have replied.

Benjamin Dinkel - thank you for that link it has some amazing topics there.


Thomas Rubino - thank you! and if you ever write that book, I will be the first  in line for it!
What is your link to your:   RMH batchbox build book ?
Thank you for explaining  that a  riser  is an inner chimney.
One term of understanding, and how many to go?  chuckles.


Glenn Herbert -  thank you. You ask a lot of good questions.
What is your climate : Ontario Canada - Can be very cold winters.
and your house size and construction:   main floor is about 1000 sq feet and the loft is about 600 sq feet. Wood  frame.
Where in the house are you thinking of putting a RMH? I was thinking the main floor might be best.
What are the dimensions and clearances of that area?  I can be flexable in length of it - its open concept,  the clearance is eight feet tall
What existing or potential chimney resources do you have? there are no existing chimney resources.

HI,

A wee bit about me, I joined the forum / webstie a couple years ago, but found that when I came here, I did not know how to navigate this site, my head would / does spin, not knowing what to do. I still have the same problem. The fact that It took me so long to find this topic and then to struggle to find how to make a topic, says that I am  struggling with understanding. But I got here, and grateful for that miracle.  Nothing against this place, I think the topics are fabulous, its me.

Now to the point, over time, and tid bits gathered mainly from emails from this place, that if one wants to build a rocket mass heater, and I do want to build one.  That its best to do it with brick and to have it    "  J   " styled.

Back to the limits of my understanding.

Is there, some resource material, - a book that anyone knows of  on how to build :  a  " J " styled brick rocket mass heater, that is designed for people like me, who needs their hand held and every single step shown, preferably with pictures,  and each step explained ? Even an electronic online book could work, I could print it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Cheers

Joy