Anthony Troia

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Yeah, it works well.  We use it in our RMH.  It must be split before burning, or the culms act like little chimneys.  It burns extremely hot and fast.  
7 years ago
To address the initial question, from seven years ago, yes.  Yes is the answer.  I know that because I don't buy feed for our rabbits.  Eight months out of the year there is plenty of grass and clover and whatever else to feed them.  The challenge is winter, obviously.  I feed them bamboo foliage, evergreen eleagnus coppice, apples, chestnut meal and dried mulberry leaves in the winter.  Needless to say, I don't breed our rabbits until late winter, just in time for the spring grass.  So, yes, you can grow rabbits on weeds.  And if you couldn't, no one would have domesticated them in the first place, and I wouldn't be growing them.  
 
7 years ago
OK all you biochar smarties...I've got a query.  
I'm applying for a license to feed my hogs garbage.  One of the stipulations is, the trash has to be cooked at 212 degrees for 30 minutes.  Best case scenario would be a charr retort to cook the garbage.  I've come across something called an Adam Retort that MIGHT be able to be retrofitted for this purpose??? I don't know???
I thought of a simple design that uses a "direct method" of charring....but I'm told the "direct method" releases a lot of methane.  Don't know if this is true or not???
Anyways, my goal is to sequester carbon through the cooking of the garbage.
Can somebody please throw some advice my way?
Plus...where can I find a design for an Adam Retort?
Thanks,
Tony
8 years ago
Cool, thanks.
Do have a suggestion for heat resistant duct tape? What brand/model of tape do you use?
10 years ago
I just read the third edition of "Rocket Mass Heaters" and I noticed something a little contradictory regarding the stoves intestines...or duct-work...or whatever you want to call it. There is a case study of a mass heater that utilizes adobe brick for it's duct-work. BUT, in another section of the book regarding duct-work it's said that you should tape all the joints in your duct-work so it doesn't leak nasty gasses. The adobe duct-work isn't taped...it's probably not totally air-tight. SO, why would I need to tape my metal duct-work if I am covering it in cob?
10 years ago