First full firing of the Masonry Heater went well!

Wisconsin Ann · #1 02/13/10, 03:15 PM

Exceptionally well, in fact.

The fire burned hot and fast, the temps on chimney as it went out the roof was only 100F, no particulates. Ash was almost non-existent. The 2nd firing (10 hours later) warmed the outside up to 80+, right about where it should be. Again..hot and fast with most of the heat going into the masonry.

The oven was HOT and lovely enough for a perfect pizza!

By morning, it was still nice and warm. Oven would have been perfect for baking bread. Considering the thing is in an uninsulated shed up here in Wisconsin, and the night time temps were hovering just above 0, we're really happy with it.

Just wanted to thank those of you who sent articles/links/etc. about the heaters to me when I brought ours up a few months ago. Eventually we'll have pictures on a website somewhere of the build...from digging the hole for the footers and concrete slab a story down to the finished heater.

**fordson major** · #2 02/13/10, 04:08 PM

yep! definately need pix ann! am planning on building myself a cabim one day and was thinking of this type of heater as you have been describing artifacters progress!

Wisconsin Ann · #3 02/13/10, 05:19 PM

I put a few of the pictures on my photobucket site (it's the paid site, so no popup ads and no virus)

http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u...20Land/heater/

From the concrete slab, then the core being built, then the veneer brick going on, the almost finished heater, and a picture of the lovely door that Artificer made with the fire going

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to post. We still need to clean up the brick, and I haven't made a permanent mantel, yet. (It will probably be tiled and will match what I'm going to do to the top of the firewood box.

mr.breeze · #4 02/13/10, 07:07 PM

Congrats on the fire up, I remember when you posted the build up pics awhile back, glad ya got it finished it and get to use it, that pizza sounds good right about now.

switchman62 · #5 02/13/10, 09:31 PM

looks fantastic.

Dave

Jerngen · #6 02/13/10, 10:08 PM

Looks great!! I look forward to more pictures and such in the future. This is something I am very interested in doing when we eventually build our own house.