Dear M. Nurhuda, Very interesting, here again we can see how industrial production and sale of stoves always faces the same dilemma: cheap or long-lasting? A chief of party I know said very rightly: a good stove is a stove people use. I would also add: a stove people buy and use. I'd then opt for the cheap version.
Regards, Xavier -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: jeudi 5 avril 2012 21:01 To: [email protected] Subject: Stoves Digest, Vol 20, Issue 6 Send Stoves mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists .org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Stoves digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Biomass Stove from Indonesia -- TLUD data -- and stick-wood fuel ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 13:51:07 +0700 From: [email protected] To: "Paul S. Anderson" <[email protected]> Cc: CTK Salim <[email protected]>, [email protected], Nolbert Muhumuza <[email protected]>, James Schoner <[email protected]>, Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Biomass Stove from Indonesia -- TLUD data -- and stick-wood fuel Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Dear Prof. Anderson and all, The material used for the stove was not good metal. We have learned that not only the burning tube is important, but the stove base is also very important. It is because, most Indonesian kitchen is wet kitchen. It is, of course, very easy if just replacing the material of the stove, from previously rejected plate to, let say stainless plate material. But, using stainless material, will the stove be still affordable for the poor? Our stove has a burning tube that is replaceable. We provide therefore the spare part. If the stove is correctly used, the damaged component should be the burning tube only. User can easily replace with the new one. We have different type of the stoves, one looks like kerosene stove, while the other is of cylindrical type. Until recently, we have still difficulty with that of kerosene like stove, regarding the system for extinguishing the flame. One of the cause why our stove is not long lasting is, that the users extinguish the fire by pouring water on it. I therefore do not sell the kerosene like stove, before the problem is completely resolved. Best regards _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/
