Rebekah's 8 inch RMH

Today, I smoothed out many of the cracks in the system. The final touch. My favorite part was watching all 3 of my cats fight over who got to sit on the warmest part of the bench.

I dub this RMH Daisy. Alex suggested I name her. So Daisy it is. As I worked on after-project cleanup today, I reflected on all I have learned for this build. Welding. Angle grinding. Brick cutting. Pipe orifice reducing. Roof penetration. COB! Stove pipe taping, and perhaps the most important thing: it takes a village.

Thank you to all who let me drag them out to my greenhouse to show them Daisy. Thank you to all who helped me gather supplies, plan and execute this project! Thank you to everyone who helped me learn a new skill or troubleshoot issues. Thanks for all you Permies and Rocket Scientists who have been watching my progress. Last of all, thank you to my family for assisting with all family related things while I sunk 3 weeks of our lives into Daisy.

All the love and care I can muster,
Rebekah

Did I miss the details of your stratification chamber? Is your exit/chimney pipe going in like a "juice box"?

I've heard of barrels being used like that in the library RMH, but don't remember details on that build either. I think the library has a longer run leading to the barrels?

Coydon Wallham wrote:Did I miss the details of your stratification chamber? Is your exit/chimney pipe going in like a "juice box"?

I've heard of barrels being used like that in the library RMH, but don't remember details on that build either. I think the library has a longer run leading to the barrels?

No, you didn't miss it. It was a tricky part of the build as the barrels kept rolling and the chimney kept falling apart. I ended up screwing all the pieces of chimney together just so I could get them to hold consistently while I manipulated the barrels how I wanted them. It took a few people to help me hold it all while I worked. Yes, the chimney cleanout connects to another stovepipe stack, which goes almost 2 feet into the barrels, forcing air to be much colder before it goes out the chimney. I hear that, once the cob dries, the bench will retain the hot air's heat better.

Very nice!,i just saw this doing some research,winter storm on us here so im catching up on permies today  Good job on the heater!