Mike Cantrell wrote:Thermal mass? No.
BUT most stoves DO have a brick floor to keep from burning through. The heat of the coals right on the steel stove floor year after year degrades it; the bricks protect the floor.
Mike Cantrell wrote:Yep, put firebrick on the floor. But no need for a grate. The stove should be designed so that air gets to the wood just fine.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now, when?
Michael Young wrote:I just bought a wood stove. The woodstove has no firebrick. It's just a burn chamber and then it looks like there's an air chamber around that to trap heat. Will I get better performance out of this stove if I install fire brick to add some additional thermal mass?
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
Michael Young wrote:Thanks for asking Jeremy.
I sometimes have a little problem with draft. When I'm first lighting it, and sometimes when I open the front to add more wood, I'll get some smoke inside the house. I was expecting, with good draw, there would be suction to pull smoke up and out. So not sure why I'm having the problem.
.
Switching from electric heat to a rocket mass heater reduces your carbon footprint as much as parking 7 cars. Tiny ad:
Boost Egg Nutrition With This Organic Algae Poultry Supplement
https://permies.com/t/153700/Organic-Astaxanthin-Algae-Poultry-Supplement
|