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Post by matthewwalker on Oct 21, 2014 20:20:11 GMT -8
Here's a little video of the flames through the glass....
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Oct 22, 2014 1:08:07 GMT -8
How much radiant heat do you get from the windows?
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Post by matthewwalker on Oct 22, 2014 8:55:58 GMT -8
Quite a bit, it's nice having it throw heat down low like that. It's also the one downside, as I had become accustomed to an extremely safe stove down low. Now when friends with kids come over I have to warn them where before it was fun for the kids to feed the fire.
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Oct 24, 2014 1:09:37 GMT -8
Good to know... thx
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 24, 2014 18:27:19 GMT -8
Wolf, would you attempt to convert your J tube in a batch box too?
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Oct 25, 2014 1:41:34 GMT -8
No. I originally planned to make it a batchbox, and then if that failed I was going to make it a J-tube.
This was before I saw all the peterburg batch boxes.
BUT my mother in-law who lives with us could not load the stove with the feed low to the floor with her arthritis.
So we keep it a J-tube so she can easily load the stove from a standing position when she is at home alone.
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Post by ivehadenough17 on Nov 29, 2014 19:27:49 GMT -8
Wow Matt, That is awesome. I was curious how You were going to go about this.Looks like the only thing left of the original core is the riser stub. Did you make the port with the ceramic board also?
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Post by matthewwalker on Nov 29, 2014 21:31:39 GMT -8
No, I just packed refractory around my crappy plywood mold, including the port area. That part came out a little rough since it was tough to get refractory back there all around the mold. I hand packed some in there to finish it a bit better once I burned the mold away, but it's still misshapen and crappy. Works just fine though, and yep, riser stub and most of the burn tunnel were left, although the burn tunnel turned into the port with the added refractory.
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Post by ivehadenough17 on Nov 29, 2014 22:00:20 GMT -8
So I am guessing you sized the port to 6" batch box specs?
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Post by matthewwalker on Nov 30, 2014 9:50:43 GMT -8
So I am guessing you sized the port to 6" batch box specs? Yes. I had to dig down a bit to get full height. |
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Post by ivehadenough17 on Nov 30, 2014 11:35:57 GMT -8
If You had to do it all over, Would You start to finish a 6" batch all the way? Or with your current results, 6" batch with 8" throughout the rest of the system.Seems like you are pretty happy with your hybrid setup.
Also, are you going to put the "v" shape in the bottom eventually?
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Post by matthewwalker on Dec 1, 2014 17:51:47 GMT -8
I'm happy with it as is. I don't think I would ever build a mass with 6" flue, it just has very little transfer surface area. If I was starting from scratch, everything would be different, so I can't really answer that. No, no plans for the V.
Here's a few clips from the conversion process. I'm working on a full follow up, and these clips worked better on their own....
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Post by ivehadenough17 on Dec 1, 2014 21:08:29 GMT -8
I was thinking of casting mine out of Kasto-o-lite 30 LI...do you think that is over kill? ( 3000°F maximum service temperature, insulating castable )What do you prefer?
Thanks.
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Post by captainchaoss on Dec 2, 2014 19:26:09 GMT -8
So, how much horizontal run are you pushing then, from a 6" batch box ? What the length / diameter of your vertical exhaust again ?
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Post by matthewwalker on Dec 2, 2014 20:06:20 GMT -8
That Kastolite will be great, 17.
CC, I think I'm running about 36' of horizontal into a 8"dia. chimney, about 15' tall.
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