Lighting the rocket mass heater

Lighting the rocket mass heater

by | Sep 22, 2014 | renewable energy

    Today we pushed on, built a brick support around the base of the firebrick burner, – above, and then backfilled all the gaps with perlite and a clay mix to thoroughly insulate the fire itself, which we want to burn as hot as possible. The clay mix...
Making a start on the rocket mass heater

Making a start on the rocket mass heater

by | Sep 17, 2014 | renewable energy

Now that we’ve the outside of the build done, (regular readers will realise that there is something of a gap here, but don’t worry its coming soon), we are turning our attention to the rocket mass heater that is going to keep the space warm. For those who...