Question - folks are telling you to add holes to the bottom, but isn’t the point to have as much air as possible be sucked up and shoot out the top? Drilling holes in the bottom seems counter productive in that effort.
@navystudios4149 I agree with you, and that's also my belief. I wanted to maximize the air being shot out from the top holes as much as possible. I believe a lot of air and pressure would be lost by having holes at the bottom.
Yea, you could use a roll of stainless steel. I just wouldn't use anything that is galvanized or has a zinc coating because they release toxic fumes when heated. I just happened to use the aluminum because I already had it, and because aluminum doesn't rust.
I feel like a idiot. I purchased a galvanized tub to hold a rocket stove. The stove does not have a ash pan. Thinks for this info. Saved me wondering why it’s rusting. LOL It’s not rusting because I only used it two or three times. LOL
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) I do think bottom holes would have been beneficial though
You need to add 8 holes at the bottom this will be a game changer! Try it....you will have way less smoke....i see lots of smoke in your fire.
The zinc does burn off.
Did you do anything to seal the gap between the metal ring and aluminum sheet?
I just piled up the sand high enough to cover the seam where the ring and aluminum overlap each other.
Question - folks are telling you to add holes to the bottom, but isn’t the point to have as much air as possible be sucked up and shoot out the top? Drilling holes in the bottom seems counter productive in that effort.
@navystudios4149 I agree with you, and that's also my belief. I wanted to maximize the air being shot out from the top holes as much as possible. I believe a lot of air and pressure would be lost by having holes at the bottom.
Just wondering... is there a high heat metal that I can use besides the aluminum?
Yea, you could use a roll of stainless steel. I just wouldn't use anything that is galvanized or has a zinc coating because they release toxic fumes when heated. I just happened to use the aluminum because I already had it, and because aluminum doesn't rust.
@@HouseholdJourneys thank you for replying. I decided I am going to use fire bricks and Refractory Cement.
I feel like a idiot. I purchased a galvanized tub to hold a rocket stove. The stove does not have a ash pan. Thinks for this info. Saved me wondering why it’s rusting. LOL It’s not rusting because I only used it two or three times. LOL