Woodburning stove High efficiency,.home made from gas bottle. Fan flue.

[starmanskye]

Outstanding system. Really, hats-off for to you for efficiently maximizing the combustion w/ flue blower and incorporating a water-system heat exchanger. I have a plain box-stove in my Bus camper I want to increase the efficiency of, perhaps with an air-tube fed by a computer fan running from the stove's vent-chute to just below the flue-pipe's throat. Got here while looking for ideas. Cheers.

[wheelnutt]

@starmanskye Hi, thanks for the good comments. Those PC cooler fans are usefull. Ive made use of one in a parafin fuelled heater in my camper van. Adios.

[apples13able]

With more chimney pipe the less need for the fan, although with the heat extracted the chimney effect might not work so well? Really cool! Didn't realize the solder would hold. Some of the elbows look to be right next to the coals! Is this hooked to a cold water supply? Looks like you have lots of boiler plumbing parts. Wonder what temps you are getting? 2" exhaust pipe! Sweet! You hangglide? You know the story of Father Yod and the Source Family hanggliding in Hawaii? Google it and YaHoWaHo!

[wheelnutt]

@apples13able Solder melts at 260c, with water being pumped through it to a rad it never exceeds 80c. Its a sealed system, no cold water main needed.The tube near fuelbed is an air supply for combustion. Im a gas engineer so I get lots of boilers to scrap. Yes Ive been flying since 1979, I'll checkout that story you sent me, thanks.

[frais200]

the only problem with your idea bryncomeaux is that wood gas that comes off a fire is already too far burnt to be explosive in an engine. To make that you would have to add a sealed fire box above the fire to char the wood in an oxygen free environment look up wood gasification. Your best bet for power off the wood that you are burning is too look up constant loop boilers apply the design as ya can to your fireplace for boiler heat, and run the alternator for your 110 off a steam turbine.

[AndrewKFletcher]

Check out my video on how to fix a combi boiler :) Moved over to log burner for central heating and hot water. Mine is Franko Belge Lorraine model 13kw

[AMD1]

hello, you have an interesting heater. I read you description and noticed you mentioned de-gunking the blower. I was wondering what you mean by gunk? I imagine it's creosote buildup, which leads to another question. with a heat exchanger around the flu, do you notice any excessive creosote buildup?

[wheelnutt]

@AMD1 Yes the fan is sucking up the flue gases so the wood tar does build up on impeller and heat ex as it would on the inside of a conventional flue. The speed of buildup is directly related to the quality and dryness of the fuel.

[bryncomeaux]

I WAS THINKING ( IMAGINE THAT!) WHAT IF I HAD A REGULAR OLD WOOD STOVE BUT I PUT SENT THE SMOKE THROUGH METAL TUBES, INTO A FILTER MEDIA USING A BLOWER AND THEN BURNED THE SMOKE IN AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR. WOULDN'T I THEN BE ABLE TO KEEP THE STOVE I THAT I ALREDY HAVE INSIDE THE HOUSE FOR HEATING AND THEN USE THE EXAHUST TO RUN THE LIGHTS? IT WOULD BE NICE NOT TO HAVE TO CUT ALL THOSE LITTLE BLOCKS OF WOOD AND HAVE THE HEATER OUTDOORS AND HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT OR BUILD A SPECIAL BOX

[wheelnutt]

@bryncomeaux Sounds like something worth investigating. Good luck with project.

[DoLpH1983]

Very good idea, this is just the sort of application i would like to use my system in. You take the 2kW you have recovered in the flue and then you make electricity out of it , i'm hoping for about 5% efficiency. Check my channel for more info if you like.

[m050wx00]

hi dude this is what i call bloody good idea ! ive just taken out my combination boiler and installed a solid fuel fire with intergrated boiler much better as i collected all the scrap wood and logs i need through out the summer ready for the unpredictctable winter in th U.K. and i do have a workshop that i want to warm up this winter but i dont know wether i would need to go as far as you have although it looks great is there any chance of a rough diagram as to how you have contructed this

[kenfo0]

my favorite part is where you don't explain anything about the stove or how it is "high efficiency".

[wheelnutt]

@kenfo0 I explain it in the description, 2kw of energy is taken from the flue and sent to a radiator, this would otherwise be wasted in a conventional flue.

I was rather hoping my veiwers could read.

[schhhboss]

Great stove, you may want to help me build myself with pictures and a drawing something about all the heating system. I'm from romania and we have 19 managed to do something like Tor or just like your stove. thanks

[douglundy]

now yer talkin! good design. Actually if you preheat the intake in addition to the insulation you might burn ANYTHING in this, tires, plastic...dead cats..perfectly cleanly..I want to make this out of soapstone. see what happens..

[wheelnutt]

@douglundy Im not sure about the old tires but I like the sound of the dead cats, hahaha

[frigginwidowmaker]

@wheelnutt that was awesome. LMAO

Hey, buddy. I am building an outdoor wood furnace, what is this fireclay mix and where do I get it? Is it like a granular product or?

[wheelnutt]

@frigginwidowmaker Its a mix of 3/2/1, fireclay, silica sand, grog . Available from most pottery supplies. Dry products. Mix them and dampen with water.

[hanghoodiescum]

are u running radiators off this

[wheelnutt]

@hanghoodiescum a 2 kw rad ,as I wrote in the description

[robertsulley]

Glad to see someone in the UK doing this sort of thing! It looks good! How did you quantify the 2kw? Were you happy with that? Also where did you get the fireclay from? Rob

[wheelnutt]

@robertsulley Hi, I calculated it from the volume of water in the system and the time taken to raise its temp by 50c. Fireclay is from pottery supplies. Thanks for watching.

[n07900]

brill

[dartek2000]

SUPER, more videos, scheme, please !!!

[raymondleeleggs]

Nice and toasty looking!

[vitalikxxxxx123]

i want to try to do something like this ,its my dream,thanks for advise

[wheelnutt]

Its 11 straight pieces with elbows soldered either end, so the water flows up and down 11 times. Simples

[vitalikxxxxx123]

how did u shape the copper pipe?inside the smoke pipe?

[iago779]

I could do with that heater here right now