DRTV: Rocket Stoves

Rocket stoves are superefficient wood-fired stoves that can easily be built using readily available and recycled materials. In this video, Nathan and Tony describe two different rocket stove systems, detailing the inner workings of the stoves and their unique ability to store heat much more effectively than traditional wood stoves.

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Howto & Style

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• dancing
• rabbit
• ecovillage
• drtv
• sustainability
• rocket
• stove
• cob
• heating
• diy
• natural
• building

[birdland5]

Don't you get creosote buildup in the stack? How do you clean that long horizontal run out?

[mrJOEmann]

how do you clean inside of it after a lot of use?

I love your idea, but where are the challenges to using it?

[1wicked2008]

@shartne clay,sand and straw

[BlanketTruth22]

Thanks for posting this is very nice

[tryin2lhard]

This is very cool, how well has it held up for you?

[DeadlyDad]

@mrJOEmann Basically, you need to take it apart, which isn't as impossible a job as it sounds. permaculture. org. au/ 2011/10/31/ rocket-stove-water-heater-redu­x

[DeadlyDad]

One *vital* thing that isn't mentioned here is that the barrel section is actually a well-insulated reburn/combustion chamber that operates at ~1800F, *completely* burning all volatiles. The intense heat is what causes the 'rocket' effect (i.e. hot air rises, and the hotter, the faster), and guarantees that CO levels are less than 10 parts per million in properly designed stoves, because the fast moving stream of air ensures that every carbon atom has *lots* of oxygen atoms to bond to.

[danimossi]

@RA59 there is a strong downdraft pulling air down, hence the rocket name :o)

[badlegend1]

@shartne Cob is>Cow shit .Enjoy. Basically its shit stucco.It does do the job though, but not a pleasent thought.To me it just shows that everything is usefull,and I am not a tree hugger...lol

[yahoopig]

How is your foreskin?

[shartne]

man that is great! what is cob? cement or mud?

[dead4fun]

@mrJOEmann I have one of these in my home and the temperature inside gets so hot (over 1500 degrees) that there's very little to clean if anything. Granted, I've been using mine for 14 months, but if built properly, there shouldn't be anything to worry about for quite some time.