fixing an owb

[guy01]

Hi guys I'm trying to make a owb more efficient I have a plan and a link for materials But i'm looking for help if you have any here is the link
http://www.agismfg.com/html/other_prod.html any help is appreciated
Guy

 

[antos_ketcham]

Hi Guy -

Interesting. I lined my old OWB with firebrick (the bottom third) and it did help some. Here is a link to a fellow who used a product similar to this one to completely retrofit his OWB - (broken link removed to http://www.woodheat.org/technology/outbobpen2.htm)

This is from a page that is generally negative about OWBs so be forewarned and good luck.

Pete

 

[webbie]

That looks like a decent retrofit- if nothing else, it is amazing that it is so relatively easy to clean these things up, and yet most manufacturers have not done it!

Year ago I asked some industry engineers how to build a relatively low cost clean boiler - their answer sounded very much like that retrofit - completely separate the combustion from the water and heat transfer...a box within a box, so to speak.

Maybe someone could make a bundle supplying entire kits for popular models!

 

[antos_ketcham]

Such a simple fix really isn't it Craig. Not unlike the Scandinavian S style stoves (Jotul 118B) and their secondary combustion areas. You are right - someone should package it and sell them.

PETE

 

[kenny chaos]

Would that idea work for a big old wood stove? Love my Riteway 2000 but it does chug down the wood. Has a side exhaust so instead of moving air front to back, move it side to side?
Thanks-
Ken
PS -Thanks for the idea Guy and excuse my intrusion.

 

[guy01]

Ha Ha It wasn't my idea it was D Sheckells from a while back I just brought it back up.I cant weld and stuff so I needed a different solution from his and that link is about what I was thinking.
I was wondering more about if there were better (super) materials to use
Guy

 

[Fredman]

Make sure that the line from your stove to the house isn't sitting in ground water or you lose heat that way also. Trust me, I have a path from the house to the woodstove I don't have to shovel.

 

[guy01]

sounds kinda handy to me
Guy

 

[magnumhntr]

Curious as to if adding the firebrick will increase the possibility of corrosion of the firebox under the bricks?

Thanks!'

Chris