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Non-conventional stoves

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by boettg33, Jul 3, 2015.

  1. boettg33

    boettg33

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    I'm wondering if anyone uses non-conventional stoves. There a bunch of different ones out there. Masonry heaters (my dad calls them Russian stoves), earth stoves, double barrel stoves, etc...

    If you have a non-conventional stove, please share pictures or links to pages on here.



    Thanks

    Jason from RI
     
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    By earth stove do you mean the Earth Stove wood stove company?
     
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    Never really saw it in action, haven't been in her hone in years. My MIL has a Russian fireplace in her home. Basically a solid brick wall, maybe 10 ft long by 2 feet wide. A place for a fire in one end and a channel for the exhaust to travel back and forth the length of the wall a few times before going up the chimney. It is my understanding that really dry wood is absolutely necessary, so you can have fairly small extremely hot fires, you wouldn't want any creosote inside the exhaust passage, there is no way to clean it.
     
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  5. My IS heats my home

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    I wonder if homes that have full masonry heaters are considered non-conventional?
     
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    I always loved the "Elm" stoves. Aka the flying pig. I don't recall anyone having one on here.
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    I built a gassifing, wood burning stove. It burns 'upside down' meaning the fire is down in the fire pit, and the air moves through the stove from inside where the wood is to below, going through the grate. The biggest advantages are complete combustion and no visible emissions. There are a couple of disadvantages too and that is why I am using an Ideal Steel in my house :) But the gassifier definitely has potential and one of these days I hope to try a new idea out on it to see if I can make it better behaved.

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    I'm surprised your ideas haven't made it to a big shot yet.
     
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    Ha! I may need to watch it again to see if there is actually a stove in the video!:eek::thumbs:
     
  15. chris

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    There are several styles of down draft heaters available from Europe- state side we just lag behind
    Used to be a couple mfg here - might have bit the dust with the EPA requirements dollar wise. I remember at least one furnace.
    Had an aquaniantence that used to build stove /furnace 2.5x3x3 ft ( outside dimensions) basicly a fire box with an air jacket & a blower. Blower had to be on the bottom or low on any side or it would over heat the motor windings. that thing would pump some heat but not particularly easy on the wood pile.
     
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