The Random Discussion / Argument Thread

[Goonie Goat]

I love my wood heater(s). Plenty of free fuel where I am. The 2-stroke chainsaws I run to collect the wood probably pollute the atmosphere more than the wood I actually burn.

Modern wood heaters are designed so that you can't completely close the flue. That's easily overcome with a screwdriver & a bit of fettling with an angle grinder

Cutting/splitting/stacking & manually humping the wood for burning keeps me fit & works up a good sweat outdoors in the sunshine & fresh air (as opposed to those laying on the couch in front of the TV, scrolling through Facebook on their phones & pressing a button on their A/C remote control).

A little perspective..........

Yeah well you know what you're doing rabbit . Bloke nextdoor was too scared to use the ms170 to cut some paling fence down. I cut the rails and posts for them to burn but wasn't going to do the palings.
It burnt very clean while it lasted (not surprising) but didn't last long, now back to burning shite. Oh well..

 

[Rabbitlicker]

Scared of a MS170?? Ha! I.ve got a MS880 with a 30" bar on it that commands respect & a couple of smaller Huski's that do the bulk of the work.

I'd love to have a Rocket heater in the shed. Emissions are CO2 & water vapour, as they burn super-efficiently. Only downside is that you have to keep on top of feeding them frequently.

 

[Love to grow]

Come live in Tassie for a winter Fkn love my fire

 

[danny357]

Come live in Tassie for a winter Fkn love my fire View attachment 63438

I could only wish for this.

 

[benn0]

I love my wood heater(s). Plenty of free fuel where I am. The 2-stroke chainsaws I run to collect the wood probably pollute the atmosphere more than the wood I actually burn.

Modern wood heaters are designed so that you can't completely close the flue. That's easily overcome with a screwdriver & a bit of fettling with an angle grinder

Cutting/splitting/stacking & manually humping the wood for burning keeps me fit & works up a good sweat outdoors in the sunshine & fresh air (as opposed to those laying on the couch in front of the TV, scrolling through Facebook on their phones & pressing a button on their A/C remote control).

A little perspective..........

I also love my wood heater/s. I've ranked the the heat each kind of heater puts out on here before and the heat thrown out by wood heaters is number #1 for me.

To get technical (and a bit political), yes, your chainsaw pollutes more than a wood heater because it uses fossil fuels. Wood is considered a renewable resource since trees absorb CO2 as they grow, and burning wood releases that same CO2 back into the atmosphere. Whereas burning fossil fuels adds new CO2 that was previously locked away, adding to the CO2 in the atmosphere.

 

[Rabbitlicker]

My ultimate wish-list/plan for the shed is to make a Rocket heater out of an old 45Kg LPG cylinder with a shroud at the top (the hottest part at ~1000C) that contains a copper coil (copper being 18x more efficient at thermal transfer compared to stainless steel).

Water is pumped/recirculated through the coil fed from a nearby IBC that collects & stores the excess heat as a large thermal mass. Once the water in the IBC is hot & the Rocket heater burns-out after a few hours of efficient burning, the stored heat energy in the IBC can not only naturally radiate to the surrounds, but also be pumped through an old car radiator with a 12V fan. Effectively, using the radiator in reverse of its intended design to blow hot air into the shed space.

Now.....If I can make sure the whole system can work during a power-outage & not blow-up from too much pressure in the coil from boiling water, I'll be a happy camper/shed-dweller during winter.

Did I ever mention that I studied Physics at school?

 

[Goonie Goat]

My ultimate wish-list/plan for the shed is to make a Rocket heater out of an old 45Kg LPG cylinder with a shroud at the top (the hottest part at ~1000C) that contains a copper coil (copper being 18x more efficient at thermal transfer compared to stainless steel).

Water is pumped/recirculated through the coil fed from a nearby IBC that collects & stores the excess heat as a large thermal mass. Once the water in the IBC is hot & the Rocket heater burns-out after a few hours of efficient burning, the stored heat energy in the IBC can not only naturally radiate to the surrounds, but also be pumped through an old car radiator with a 12V fan. Effectively, using the radiator in reverse of its intended design to blow hot air into the shed space.

Now.....If I can make sure the whole system can work during a power-outage & not blow-up from too much pressure in the coil from boiling water, I'll be a happy camper/shed-dweller during winter.

Did I ever mention that I studied Physics at school?

 

[Rabbitlicker]

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When I was initially planning the build of our place (on top of a mountain in Sth. Victoria), I wanted to incorporate wood-fired, in-slab hydronic heating to take advantage of the concrete's thermal mass & the ready availability of firewood.

When I told SWMBO that it would add $30K to the cost of the slab, I got shouted-down (it seems that scoring styling points from the judges on The Block for throw-rugs & cushions is more important than comfort & fuel-economy)........

I'm not allowed to have a firearm here. It would appear that she's afraid of something..

Ah, Women.... You can't live with them & can't legally shoot them..........

 

[Kee Mao]