Post by yigenuren on Aug 21, 2010 7:45:55 GMT -8
It's been a looong time since I last posted anything here but I'm finally going to be able to start designing my heater for my yurt. I've got to get it up and running sometime in November to get through this winter, and my Yurt is going up at the same time. Now, due to time constraints and again, JUST to get through the winter, I'm making a very temporary straw bale foundation. Straw bales put together in a round formation and secured around with a few straps, then plywood over top. Next year I will be making a rammed earth foundation, but for now....
In Ianto's book on page 62 he gives a very brief blurb on building this thing on a 'regular' wood floor. Has anyone done this? I'd like a bit more info about the supports under the stove itself. How do you 'suspend' mineral insulation on a brick edge? I need to keep the straw bales under the plywood for support and winter insulation. I was thinking of using that spun rock insulation that's available at building centers to put into the suggested air space under the mineral insulation.
My other 2 questions are : is it possible to has the exhaust going out, down through the floor and through a space between the straw bales or does it have to stay at least level with the main body of the stove itself? This would be to avoid cutting holes in the lattice wall of my yurt incase I wish to build my next stove in another location.
How successful have air intake pipes been for feeding air into the feed tube and burn tunnel to avoid sucking all the warm air out of your room to fuel the fire? Yurts being what they are, I'd like to avoid massive cold air drafts just to give the stove enough oxygen to operate.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
In Ianto's book on page 62 he gives a very brief blurb on building this thing on a 'regular' wood floor. Has anyone done this? I'd like a bit more info about the supports under the stove itself. How do you 'suspend' mineral insulation on a brick edge? I need to keep the straw bales under the plywood for support and winter insulation. I was thinking of using that spun rock insulation that's available at building centers to put into the suggested air space under the mineral insulation.
My other 2 questions are : is it possible to has the exhaust going out, down through the floor and through a space between the straw bales or does it have to stay at least level with the main body of the stove itself? This would be to avoid cutting holes in the lattice wall of my yurt incase I wish to build my next stove in another location.
How successful have air intake pipes been for feeding air into the feed tube and burn tunnel to avoid sucking all the warm air out of your room to fuel the fire? Yurts being what they are, I'd like to avoid massive cold air drafts just to give the stove enough oxygen to operate.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
