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Paul and Peter van den Berg conclude their discussion on ways to keep a warm home in extreme conditions, with the subject shifting to the developments on the Rocket Mass Heaters in the various buildings at The Lab, and Peter’s plan for the next J-tube developments. Maybe at the next RMH Jamboree? Support the podcast […]
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Paul, Alexandra, and Peter van den Berg continue theorycrafting ways to keep a house warm in extreme conditions, without using electricity as mains supplies tend to fail under such conditions, and debating where a batch-box or J-tube style Rocket Mass Heater would be more appropriate. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]
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Paul is joined by Alexandra and Peter van den Berg to plan for keeping a house warm in extreme cold conditions, starting with the more obvious such as keeping wood indoors near the fire, lamentations on advertised efficiency ratings on wood stoves, and keeping indoor plumbing from bursting. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
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Paul, Samantha, continue discussing wet and green woods as fuel, with them believing that it’s not quite so crucial for a RMH as the higher burn temps help burn the creosote. You can also use some angle iron as spacers on top of the stove with a layer of rocks on them as a ghetto […]
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Paul sits down to talk about how to prepare green or wet wood so it’s safe and effective for burning (and is later joined by Samantha). First off: never burn green wood – it’s a lot more work, gunks up the chimney, and gets you less heat. Store such wood indoors, on end, a few […]
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Paul calls up Uncle Mud to pointedly not discuss rocket heaters, but instead talk about more traditional wood burners, the drawbacks of low-and-slow burning overnight, airflow and intakes, thermal mass, and the Scandinavian origins of non-rocket mass heaters. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
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Paul continues his conversation with Chris McClellan aka Uncle Mud about Rocket Mass heaters. They start this podcast talking about the Minnie Mouse, who now lives in the Love Shack. She’s a rocket mass heater contained inside a barrel, inside a wooden structure. Peter cleverly lined the back of the barrel very tightly with bricks, […]
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Paul continues his conversation with Chris McClellan aka Uncle Mud about Rocket Mass heaters. He talks about the cottage style RMH. Paul describes a J-tube type system with a vertical feed system. Heat hits the barrel and then goes down the sides of the barrel. It acts like a standard 6″ J-tube system. There are […]
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Paul, Ernie and Erica continue their conversation on the Rocket Mass Heaters workshop that started in part 1. They first talk about an idea that was brought up during the workshop to put the exhaust in a greenhouse to help with plant growth. The concept is that since the exhaust from a Rocket Mass Heater […]
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Buy Ernie and Erica’s detailed plans Paul Wheaton is with Ernie and Erica Wisner. They talk about the Rocket Mass Heater workshop held at Caleb and Krista’s in Missoula at the end of October 2012. They point out that it was a great success that brought together many interesting people with varied skills. Ernie and […]