Post by burnclean on Dec 26, 2017 17:12:00 GMT -8
Joseph thank you for your sketch up - Very cool. I apologize Ive been so busy the last couple weeks with our horse farm work and cows and putting in plants over the last couple weeks, and putting in this wall (took 2 guys 2 days to build the wall not bad) - you name it - its been so busy.
Actually yes, I think I understood what your thoughts were on how to create the lower channel from the get go - the cutting through the hearth is going to be the most work of it just using one of those rotary hammers. It could be done. I am interested to try this.
I was speculating - since we are considering a round about channel, would it be helpful if the channel started at the end of the bench and worked its way around the back? along the wall?
Would such a set up create more of an efficiency to warm more of the bench and spread the heat from the main bell to the bench? Obviously majority of the heat is in the bell, and more could be spread to the bench if this modification was done. I think we would ultimately lose the ability to sit on the bench because it would go up to 200 degrees or so . And I think we might extract more heat but lose that more modest 100 bench. I would prefer to get the max heat possible and burn as hot as possible, it seems wisest to do so.
Actually in this build we left 4" of space all the way around the back. I was wondering if it could be modified in this way that the air leaves through the "end of the tail" so to speak and wraps around in a small tunnel - then finally it would take the path Joseph has suggested. I would like to hear from Peter and Joseph, and any of the build crew or others if they think it would do some good if anything? Or perhaps its useless do such a labor.
Essentially we eventually plan to insulate more of the barn - then these french doors can be opened and we can heat more of the barn from this larger bell - though we do plan to build maybe 3 batch rockets total, Including a cook stove and a instant radiant heat rocket.
Thank you for the insights !
Actually yes, I think I understood what your thoughts were on how to create the lower channel from the get go - the cutting through the hearth is going to be the most work of it just using one of those rotary hammers. It could be done. I am interested to try this.
I was speculating - since we are considering a round about channel, would it be helpful if the channel started at the end of the bench and worked its way around the back? along the wall?
Would such a set up create more of an efficiency to warm more of the bench and spread the heat from the main bell to the bench? Obviously majority of the heat is in the bell, and more could be spread to the bench if this modification was done. I think we would ultimately lose the ability to sit on the bench because it would go up to 200 degrees or so . And I think we might extract more heat but lose that more modest 100 bench. I would prefer to get the max heat possible and burn as hot as possible, it seems wisest to do so.
Actually in this build we left 4" of space all the way around the back. I was wondering if it could be modified in this way that the air leaves through the "end of the tail" so to speak and wraps around in a small tunnel - then finally it would take the path Joseph has suggested. I would like to hear from Peter and Joseph, and any of the build crew or others if they think it would do some good if anything? Or perhaps its useless do such a labor.
Essentially we eventually plan to insulate more of the barn - then these french doors can be opened and we can heat more of the barn from this larger bell - though we do plan to build maybe 3 batch rockets total, Including a cook stove and a instant radiant heat rocket.
Thank you for the insights !