greenhouse construction + rocket mass heater how to tutorial

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Greenhouse construction with a rocket mas heater, including an excellent demonstration of the rocket mass heater sideways burn. The greenhouse construction class is taught by Ernie and Erica Wisner, featuring the rocket mass heater techniques of Ianto Evans (of cob cottage company fame). I cannot think of a better approach to greenhouse heating.

This is the first phase of building this greenhouse. The focus is on the steps of building the rocket mass heater.

This video has an excellent demonstration of the sideways burn - or fire burning sideways.

Since this will be an oehler style solar greenhouse, then it probably won't need much heat. But it will be a bonus. And the heated air could also be piped into the house.

A rockey mass heater is typically 10 times more efficient than a regular wood stove. And 20 times cleaner.

A mike oehler style greenhouse construction is probably the most efficient greenhouse known.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• rocket
• mass
• heater
• greenhouse
• construction
• green
• house
• heating
• wood
• cob
• eco
• permaculture
• organic
• environment
• plants

[DeadlyDad]

Quick question: Seeing as how, at operating temperature, the exhaust is mostly comprised of warm, moist air and CO2, is there any reason not to put a T on the outlet and return the exhaust to the greenhouse once the heater is up to temp? It seems to me that the plants would certainly appreciate that kind of atmosphere. I understand that a fresh air intake directed at the inlet would be needed to maintain O2 levels.

[paulwheaton12]

@DeadlyDad I'm pretty sure that the experts on this stuff aren't watching these comments anymore. You might try the "alternative energy" forum at permies.

[PhantomAct]

sexy legs! ;>

[clint2098]

Tomatoes in December, Thermal mass, knocking down trees because they're in the way or south? and :54 apparently rocket mass...Sir, This is sexual and reckless.

[NoGuff]

"Five times less wood?" What does that mean? You must mean 1/5 the wood, or 20% of the wood.

[Soligoth]

Oops correction to my last comment @aetherfax not antherfax p.s. stfuomfg p.p.s. being an ass to you would feed my need to be an ass much better, prepare for a whole week of me being asinine to you under 30ish different accounts.

[Soligoth]

@Antherfax because the quality was So bad I didn't hear him say it, more over because of the lack of DOING it. Moreover being an ass is makes me feel good I was neglected and unloved my whole life and revel in making absolute strangers annoyed by my petty And meaningless comments.

[Aetherfax]

@Soligoth - The guy addressed that during the video, and evidently they /do/ have the ability to dub over the audio as the guy was speaking in the end. Why do you feel like you have to be ass over the internet? =\

[Soligoth]

Im sure at least ONE of you hippies has access to some kind of post production audio.... I can't understand shit being said for almost half of this video....

[lawnsausages]

Has anyone seen Cartman?... I've got a job for him.

[mikecat23]

Like this. You must have been way ahead of your time having colour back in the days of black and white film.