I have a question about rocket stoves as
heaters but not mass heaters. My situation: I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I was in love with the idea of replacing my oil furnace with a
RMH, followed these forums, even did a
workshop on how to build them (even to meet code). But, alas, I am too disabled to make one and went with a heat pump instead. I also have a Cansolair (pop can
solar heater) so have free heat on sunny days. The problem is that the heat pump is on and off all night and I cannot sleep through it. Ideally, I think, would be to shut the heat pump off at night, possibly have a bit of a fire in the evening on really cold nights, and definitely have a brief fire in the morning to warm things up before the Cansolair warms things up and/or so the heat pump just has to maintain a good temperature. I don't need a mass heater because that would duplicate what I have and it would get too hot. I just want a quick, efficient, short term heater. Do you have suggestions for ready made rocket stoves to use in this way? Thanks so much.