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| Treacodactyl |
Faggot stovesDoes anyone know anything about burning faggots, i.e. tightly bundles of twigs tied together? I have access to plenty of twiggy matter and have details on how to make them but I'm trying to track down suitable ways of using them.I have come across details of a ceramic stove that has a long firebox suited to burning them and I would like to know if anyone knows of any old or modern stove designs specially suited to faggots. I would also like to know how long they would last or are they really only useful for making short lasting fires in bread ovens and ceramic stoves. Ideally I'd specially designed metal stove but I don't want to be feeding the fire every 30 mins or shutting it down so they burn inefficiently. I have tried googling but not much has turned up. |
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| hardworkinghippy |
You could use them in a rocket mass stove. A quick burn from time to time of small pieces of dry wood,corn cobs etc. heats up the mass (cob, rocks etc) and keeps producing a steady heat from some time afterwards.
short link They're not too difficult to build although by their very nature take up a lot of space. |
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| vegplot |
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| Treacodactyl |
Yes I've seen them and a DIY build means you can get the firebox the right size. But, as you say, room might be an issue and at the moment they wouldn't fit in where I live.
I'd like to start experimenting with a small stove and I'm wondering if I could either get one made up with a long, thin firebox or get a larger stove and restrict the firebox with fire bricks. I'm not sure if a long, thin fire would be as efficient as a normal shaped fire. |
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| welshboy454 |
Interesting thoughts. Have you considered long thin vertically with a top down burn which should be very efficient as wood gasification starts sooner and the smoke from below is burnt as it comes up through the bed of the fire. Top down burn explained here about halfway through short link |
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| Treacodactyl |
No I hadn't and it sounds ideal. I'm not quite sure if the gases would burn if they are too far from the heat though but it would be worth experimenting if I ever had the chance. That's why I asked, I'd like to find out if anything has been specifically designed already. |
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| welshboy454 |
Don't woory about the gases as the fire descends ie works its way down and burns everything- no smoke.
The principle of a top down burn is great for masonry stoves ( Russian/Finnish) where it is a single load,rapid burn then trap the heat in thermal mass. It works for woodburners only for first lighting but reloads are as normal so the efficiency drops a bit. |