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Post by canyon on Oct 1, 2010 9:49:23 GMT -8
Better to put the vermiculite/clay under the brick. You need to have a firebrick directly to the fire side and the relative toughness of it for cleaning out the ash. I would even excavate the 1 1/2" mortar in that area and replace with verm/clay.  |
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Post by chupacabra on Oct 2, 2010 2:12:43 GMT -8
Ok, I'm gonna rip up the 1 1/2 " of clay/sand and start over....also, I was using old bricks which are not refractor, when I took the heat riser apart to bring it inside, 3 out of 5 bricks(burn tunnel) where broken, and 3 foundation bricks as well....I was gonna try and run this thing this winter with these bricks but after seeing the results of just a few(10) burns....I went out and spent the bucks for refractory bricks...of course they're not the same size soooo.....a complete do-over.... yipee  |
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Post by chupacabra on Oct 11, 2010 12:44:57 GMT -8
Whoo hooo....
"It's alive!"
Just thought I'd let y'all know I did the rebuild inside , got it all hooked up and it run's great! simply awesome. I got in a fight with a 90 degree elbow and a "T" ....ended up w/ 4 stitches. We are currently organising cob parties daily. More pics when I get the other 'puter fixed. Thanks again donkey, and canyon.
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Post by chupacabra on Oct 20, 2010 11:13:17 GMT -8
Any suggestion's for a finish coat? I was thinking of a lime/little bit o clay mix. My RMH e-book is the broken computer, and I don't remember if this was covered. Thanks.
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Post by Donkey on Oct 20, 2010 14:49:25 GMT -8
I usually use a clay/sand top coat over a clay/straw base.
I've found that exterior grade Elmers glue watered down to a thin, paint like consistency works great as a heat resistant sealer.
You can wipe it down with a damp rag when you need to.
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