Cerbu Ulea

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since Jun 28, 2025
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electrical engineer, I like fishing, dogs, tea, stoves, fruit trees
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Suceava, Romania
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I am pleased with this shorty heater you designed, good efficient burns once a day, the wood will last longer than I thought no black smoke even early on  , with on top lighting
4 months ago
hello, I discovered that only the meter that portrudes the roof is 17 /17 cm , the upward chimney is about 190 mm square does that change the math  of the stove? there is no need to go larger , the actual 165 is very  good
4 months ago
hello, about the lighting method, is there a problem I use  1 table spoon of alcohol and edible oil emulsion on a piece of cardboard? kind of a homemade grill starter cube
5 months ago
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/70zIu-lyLQg
please comment about the greenish flame exiting at the bottom of the port , sometimes it's blueish.
Could that be ignited CO ?
6 months ago
I found in the ashes a piece of glass that was softened, indicates above 750 celsius , is that too much in the firebox ?
6 months ago
whole rolled oats, ex:
https://ro.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-organic-rolled-oats-24-oz-680-g/14006?gad_campaignid=23087017151&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaykg1I_disgqVCsKF5m_M6z4dn4F1HimdrYNjMB0z8I61YXLh0U0YN4aAv-VEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
are my preference, in about 4 days I start using the mash in smoothies or in cooked porridge, there is nothing inedible inside , no need to sieve , filter nor decant. Also I use no starter , it sours just fine (will water , leave tap water overnight)
7 months ago
I like this ferment too, I use a gallon jar half filled with  oat flakes and /or wheat flakes, or other cereal , then fill with water leaving headspace, cover with a plate or a cap not tighten, stir daily as some float
7 months ago
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KL04PUD3B_4
I refueled 2 planks a bit too long but it ate them well
7 months ago
2 tons I think its a  fair guess, fire bricks seam heavier ,  3 kilos each?  some in the top bell plus the core , the sand was say 10 buckets, and the old terracotta tiles count I think, is it a good number? It stays warm 36 +  hours this time of year, but one fire a day I prefer now
8 months ago
please help me calculate the mass of my stove , single skin yet, it has aprox. 400 bricks at about 2,7 kilos each , the core has thin mortar but in the bell's walls there is a lot of clay & sand , add also the number of the fire brick in the core , which I did not weigh
8 months ago