I have had cast iron wood stoves since I was a kid. I love wood heat. I'm very curious about mass heaters now. The type I am interested in, you burn a very hot fire for an hour or so, and then the mass of the brickwork holds and radiates the heat for 12 hours or more. They have an up-down flue so the hot smoke flows through a matrix of brick.
Very often these are built in place by a mason, and usually cost over $10,000. I have found one that's prefabricated and costs a bit less, called Tigchelkachel, made in the Netherlands. It weighs about 1,000 kilos, so should have some thermal mass.
Has anyone every tried one?
Very often these are built in place by a mason, and usually cost over $10,000. I have found one that's prefabricated and costs a bit less, called Tigchelkachel, made in the Netherlands. It weighs about 1,000 kilos, so should have some thermal mass.
Has anyone every tried one?
