Last saturday I took apart the inside layer of the firebox and eliminated the 5-10 mm air gap I had left there to prevent cracking on the outside...
Just an update, I refitted the bricks in the ceiling of the firebox and added an extra one to limit draft. You can see the two exits that converge...
Yesterday I saw this guy posting he had temperatures -15F (!!!), and I just laughed at my statement "temperatures are dropping fast here"......
Hello, yes it is ceramic glass, all 4 sides were. It has a slight tint to it, and it was surprisingly easy to cut to size and sand the edges to fit...
Hello again, With the first cold days showing up, I lit the almost finished fireplace. The first burn was mostly kindling, and the second almost...
Top down burn? Heats the flue with a hot kindling fire on top, and does not produce any smoke... ever tried it?
Hello all pyro friends, I am posting this to let you know about my "designer" fireplace to masonry hybrid conversion, which is about 80% complete,...
Hello, I hope it performs well, as soon as I get it running! I got the ideas from rocket mass heaters and also from masonry heaters, then I...
Hello Hobartian, I too am building a wood boiler, but I am using refractory brick and a different approach, i'll post it as soon as I get...
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