HI everyone.
I am involved with a retreat center near Cranbrook, BC (which is an hour from the U.S. border near Idaho/Montana), which is looking to heat some 12' x 12 ' retreat cabins in the winter, where it can be -20C/ subzero F in the winter. The current mini-stoves need reloading every hour and a half at night which isn't practical for rentals.
I'd love to learn how to build
rocket mass heaters myself, but not there yet - would need a lot of experimentation and guidance, although I love some of the designs I've seen here such as the Cyclone and others.
A challenging part is to know what size is practical for this space. The cabins are reasonably well insulated with windows that are perhaps 4 ft x ft
Any suggestions are most welcome!
Thanks
Geoff