Bryant John wrote:That is incredible and well above my current ability to understand
. was this your first project with rocket mass heaters and if so did you rely on any resources like books or PDFs? thanks!
With forty shades of green, it's hard to be blue.
Garg 'nuair dhùisgear! Virtutis Gloria Merces
God of procrastination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1EoT9sedqY
Glenn Herbert wrote:.... A barrel stove would need considerable modification to do the same, including reshaping the internal combustion zone and eliminating direct radiation from the primary barrel with insulation.
Galen Young wrote:This year we will be adding one more loop. This next loop will be an Active Solar panel loop. We will add this onto our existing system. During the days we should be able to heat our thermal-bank and our home entirely from this new loop, and it should carry us through the nights too. It is possible that we may continue to need a little firewood for early mornings right before the sun comes up.
Joseph Lofthouse wrote:
Galen Young wrote:This year we will be adding one more loop. This next loop will be an Active Solar panel loop. We will add this onto our existing system. During the days we should be able to heat our thermal-bank and our home entirely from this new loop, and it should carry us through the nights too. It is possible that we may continue to need a little firewood for early mornings right before the sun comes up.
And during times when it's cloudy for days in a row.
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