Hi All,
I was stacking whole dense firebricks the other day and put together a core and riser entirely of brick.
Now I’ve decided I don’t want to deal with that heavy old mass in my combustion unit so I’m setting out to purchase fiber board and blanket to make my
rmh more efficient and easier to use.
( 1. ) I gathered that at the minimum the 8 lb blanket was necessary in order to be in direct flame contact.
Should I get the half inch and wrap the inside of my pipe twice or will the inch stuff joined together flush at the seam be better?
( 2. ) Do I need the 2600 degree stuff or is 2300 sufficient? Wondering on both the board and blanket.. I feel like I should know this and I was planning on 26 for good measure but.. maybe I could save a few dollars. (Edit: Thomas, I just saw your response from a week ago in a related
thread outlining the products you had purchased and planned to use so I guess 2300 works..)
( 3. ) Regarding the board I
think I can make a tunnel to spec. and put some split bricks for the
feed so I don’t know what to ask but any advise would be appreciated. Is there a preferred method of fastening the board together at right angles or should I be thinking of my brick / fiber board core in a different configuration. Maybe board for just the ceiling and rear of tunnel/base of riser area. I know someone has done this before me. Which part of the Feed/tunnel can be fiber board?
thanks I’ve been dreaming this into existence for five years and now I think it’s going to finally come together.
I live at 5040ft east of Ashland Oregon. The winters are long. My
cabin is up on pier and post so I can’t build mass inside at least not yet. I’ll be working on my foundation soon hopefully but for other reasons. It’s shifted over the last 30 years. I’m putting my first
Rmh in a
greenhouse. It’s a 12ft diameter dome. I’d like to heat the whole floor. Any ideas for a short wide circular bell that can be walked on?
You guys rock thanks for paving the way