Masonry Heaters Archives

A Summary of Recent Research on Rocket Mass Heaters (and Bell Design)

March 5, 2012 / Leave a Comment / By Max

http://www.handprintpress.com/home-heating/rmh-research I have just posted this article about recent research on rocket mass heaters to Hand Print Press with this same title. It is a synthesis that I have been wanting to write for some time since the experiences at the MHA gatherings have been so rich. I’ve wanted to make sure that others could […]

Response about Rocket Stoves in MHAmember Forum

December 5, 2011 / By Max

This spontaneous essay is a response to this great piece by Alex Chernov, as presented in the MHA News. From: Max Edleson max (at) firespeaking.com To: MHAmembers@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 07:52:43 -0800 Subject: Re: [MHAmembers] member news Indeed, Alex, the article you have written is great and this area of research you are

The Cabin Stove – A Small Masonry Heater at Aprovecho Research Center

September 4, 2011 / By Max

Important note: I have preserved this post as-is for archival purposes. On-going development of the Cabin Stove is documented at The Cabin Stove Page. A good part of the month of August has been dedicated to the research, development and construction of a small multi-functional masonry heater I have been calling “The Cabin Stove”. Eva

Details of Plumbing for a Thermosiphon Hot Water System

January 28, 2011 / Leave a Comment / By Max

The purpose of this article is to share the specifics of one way to plumb a masonry heater to provide hot water for a home. In this project, a stainless steel heat coil in the firebox was connected to a well-insulated water tank above it which then work together through a passive thermosiphoning process to

Resources for Domestic Hot Water Systems for Woodstoves and Masonry Heaters

December 15, 2010 / Leave a Comment / By Max

This is part of a series of articles on heating hot water with masonry heaters and other wood-fired stoves: See also Details of Plumbing for a Thermasiphon Hot Water System We are currently reading “Handmade Hot Water Systems” by Art Sussman and Richard Frazier. This book has a really down-to-earth late-70’s approach to using your

Towards Functional, Beautiful AND Affordable Masonry Heater Construction….

September 10, 2010 / By Max

In our continual search to come up with functional, beautiful AND affordable solutions for sustainable living, we are very excited about and currently experimenting with the use of Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) for masonry heater construction. As natural builders, we decided that masonry heaters provide the very best solution for heating homes. It is the

Mark Twain on European Masonry Stoves

June 4, 2010 / By Max

“Take the German stove, for instance – where can you find it outside of German countries? I am sure I have never seen it where German was not the language of the region. Yet it is by long odds the best stove and the most convenient and economical that has yet been invented. To the

InformaciÃ³n Sobre Estufas de AlbaÃ±ilerÃa de Alto Rendimiento

May 29, 2008 / By Max

Se enterraron del mejor video sobre la construccin natural? Vean el corto de “El Barro, Las Manos, La Casa”…. Amigos, Acaba de terminar de leer un libro fascinante sobre el asunto de estufas de albailera de alto rendimiento y pensaba tratar de compartir algunas de las conclusiones y algunos planos. El titulo del libro traducido

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