posted 1 year ago
Hey Dom;
With your build, a strat chamber will gain you more heat.
You were warming the ground with a buried pipe.
How long is your burn tunnel?
With a 5" J-Tube it is no wonder you are struggling to warm things up, they only burn for 30 minutes or less.
We normally suggest that a 6" J-Tube is the smallest one to build.
Having lived with J-Tubes, I recommend that an 8" is the only size worth building.
Any chance you can increase the size while adding a strat chamber?
Also, your drawing does not indicate whether you are replacing the underground pipe or hoping to have both a pipe and a strat.
You can not have both.
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