Frank Leo

Brett Andrzejewski wrote:While you are still in the thinking phase of your project have you thought about converting your fireplace to a Rumford fireplace?

Yes, I did. It is much simpler but there is no mass, I would like to have some mass and the idea of reusing the existing fireplace's mass is fansinating, I am just not sure if it is realistic.

Frank

Hello,

I have been lurking around for awhile, the posts here on this forum are very inspiring. I am thinking about converting my fireplace to a mass heater, one idea popped in my mind looks like the attached drawing.

- Basically, it means hitting the wide part of the chimney, I am not sure if the heat will be conducted to the stone surface outside the chimney in the family room.

- One of my other concerns is that I am not sure if the wide part of the chimney is lined with fire brick or normal brick.

- If it is normal brick, will the temperature be so high that it makes the brick crack?

Could you guys help with the questions?

Thank you!

Frank