Pretty nifty, the cheapest, easiest, quickest heater build. I already have enough of these concrete cap blocks around that I could put one together in a pinch. Working backwards through the stove vids checking out the brick heater you did a couple months ago, that is impressive work my friend. That’s the one I’m going to try and emulate when I’m ready to build something more permanent. Really looks awesome
Thank you. With this stove, lining the firebox "up" 18 inches to protect it, and protecting "the ceiling" are very important to extend the life from 1 year to maybe 10 years! The barrel is SO high up, the temps are low enough where it will never get eaten through.
Note.. with the brick stoves and masonry heaters (without any metal, without the barrel) they need over 1 hour to start to heat up and the room won't raise in temperature for 2 hours. They are no good for a garage or work area where someone goes in and out for a few hours because they take a long time to heat up and should be "lit" 2 x a day for weeks in a row to be effective (so the bricks never lose their heat or draft.) This one, the hybrid with the metal barrel, heats immediately.
Love this heater! Inexpensive and easy to build. I'd like to build one in my basement to heat my 200-year-old, cold AF brick house. How would it work with a brick structure on top instead of the metal barrel? The barrel gets very hot and would be close to the floor joists in the basement. Bricks might not get as hot?
**** One important note NOT MENTIONED.... for the person that wants this to last 10 or 15 years. The picture at 27:00 minutes show "the ceiling" above the firebox (or the floor that holds the barrel.) This "ceiling" should be protected as well from the flames below for this stove to last. You could lay strips of ceramic fiber CLOTH, 1/4 inch.. good to 2,500 degrees F... or you could lay a sheet of 20 or 22 gauge sheet metal below the ceiling, to provide some protection from the flames. Using ceramic fiber board would be best but that would be about $80 as that stuff is expensive. Also, you don't need to use concrete block. You could use firebrick or red brick for the ceiling, bridging the gap with a lintel or angle iron. A sheet of mineral wool insulation would work below the cement block, but how to keep it from sagging down??? Wire? . I think, with to protection, this ceiling would eventually begin to crumble. How to protect the ceiling is up to you. If you use a "weak mortar" like only 1/2 part of Type N mortar, you could remove the barrel and replace the ceiling every 5 years... just rebuild it for 30 bucks !
I want to stress this a bit more... Line the firebox "up" 18 inches or so, to protect the concrete block the best way you can. and line the "ceiling." The barrel is so high up, it will hold up for 15 years.
This would be great for heating very large tents. The "biocharisma" yt channel has a short video of a really sleek rocket mass heater he made for his bathtub.
Not even the notnilc could stop me from subscribing and watching your stove vids.. hope your having a great weekend Mr. Matt
Kudos!!!
Absolutely brilliant outside the box hack tweak thinking,!!!
I enjoyed this build... Go Bucks, even though it's ruined!!!
But is the rock sourced from at least a 100 miles away? "It's a toooooomb!" :) These videos are so fun to watch.
Hey... someone from my other channel !.... This stove IS a tomb... for bugs !!!!
Pretty nifty, the cheapest, easiest, quickest heater build. I already have enough of these concrete cap blocks around that I could put one together in a pinch. Working backwards through the stove vids checking out the brick heater you did a couple months ago, that is impressive work my friend. That’s the one I’m going to try and emulate when I’m ready to build something more permanent. Really looks awesome
Thank you. With this stove, lining the firebox "up" 18 inches to protect it, and protecting "the ceiling" are very important to extend the life from 1 year to maybe 10 years! The barrel is SO high up, the temps are low enough where it will never get eaten through.
Note.. with the brick stoves and masonry heaters (without any metal, without the barrel) they need over 1 hour to start to heat up and the room won't raise in temperature for 2 hours. They are no good for a garage or work area where someone goes in and out for a few hours because they take a long time to heat up and should be "lit" 2 x a day for weeks in a row to be effective (so the bricks never lose their heat or draft.) This one, the hybrid with the metal barrel, heats immediately.
ty for the info im building one in my barn
Love this heater! Inexpensive and easy to build. I'd like to build one in my basement to heat my 200-year-old, cold AF brick house. How would it work with a brick structure on top instead of the metal barrel? The barrel gets very hot and would be close to the floor joists in the basement. Bricks might not get as hot?
**** One important note NOT MENTIONED.... for the person that wants this to last 10 or 15 years. The picture at 27:00 minutes show "the ceiling" above the firebox (or the floor that holds the barrel.) This "ceiling" should be protected as well from the flames below for this stove to last. You could lay strips of ceramic fiber CLOTH, 1/4 inch.. good to 2,500 degrees F... or you could lay a sheet of 20 or 22 gauge sheet metal below the ceiling, to provide some protection from the flames. Using ceramic fiber board would be best but that would be about $80 as that stuff is expensive. Also, you don't need to use concrete block. You could use firebrick or red brick for the ceiling, bridging the gap with a lintel or angle iron. A sheet of mineral wool insulation would work below the cement block, but how to keep it from sagging down??? Wire? . I think, with to protection, this ceiling would eventually begin to crumble. How to protect the ceiling is up to you. If you use a "weak mortar" like only 1/2 part of Type N mortar, you could remove the barrel and replace the ceiling every 5 years... just rebuild it for 30 bucks !
I want to stress this a bit more... Line the firebox "up" 18 inches or so, to protect the concrete block the best way you can. and line the "ceiling." The barrel is so high up, it will hold up for 15 years.
This would be great for heating very large tents. The "biocharisma" yt channel has a short video of a really sleek rocket mass heater he made for his bathtub.
Yes, rocket stove mass heaters are the best. This is FAR easier to build for the average person. That's the point.