On the subject of backfires in stoves doing surprising things, I am pretty
sure I have mentioned it before, but, in Richard Hill's document
describing his stick-wood fired furnace, he mentions that during
prototyping he experienced, "explosions strong enough to lift a
twenty-pound cast-refractory charging door." So, yes, by all means do be
careful.
Andrew Parker
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:35:43 -0700, Alex English <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have played with some of these gravity hopper or down feed burners,
both large and small. I would like to point out the obvious, that your
"playing with fire" and risking explosion. Often its a minor 'POOF' but
it is still enough to send smoke and sparks back through air intakes and
into places you don't want them to go. That is what can happen when you
trap combustible gasses. If your using very dry wood you can generate
potent gasses.
Good Luck
Alex
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