Carl_NH
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- 01 Kubota B21TLB, 2010 Ferris 52" ZTR, Cub Cadet 1811, Gravely Super8
One thing I have come to like about my masonry-style heater is there is no fire tending to speak of. I light a fire in it once per day using about a 5 gal. bucket worth of wood. When that has burned down to coals, I put in another 5 gal. bucket's worth. Pull the coals together with the poker when it's about done. That's it until the next day 99% of the time. There is no messing with damper controls, it's supposed to burn hard.
Masonry/contra-flow heaters are best designed into new construction in most cases.
Hi Dave,
Can you send some pics of your masonry heater? I understand they are all about mass and chambers and once heated they radiate for the day.
What was the delta in cost of a typical center chimney vs the masonry heater?
Thanks