[Stoves] ***SPAM*** Re: Insulating stoves

[Graham Knight]

Dear Stove contacts.

I have long been helping rural people in SSA countries and have been 
struck by the fact that few, if any, clay stoves have any heat insulation.
Rocket stoves come in many shapes and sizes but, except for commercial 
stoves and in the USA, they don't prevent the loss of heat to the walls 
of the stove.
If less heat were lost there would be more going to heat the cooking pot 
and also burn more smoke!
Is this not important?

Maybe the reason that the heat duct is not insulated is concern that any 
fibre glass insert etc will melt if in contact with flames?
So why not install ceramic fibre insulation which has proven such a 
success stoves in USA stoves for many years!
It is now available in some SSA countries and is not expensive.

If anyone wants to offer help/advice then please contact me at 
*biodesigndiy at gmail.com

*Yours,

Graham Knight
biodesign20.co.uk

P.S. Ecozoom produce a rocket stove with ceramic fiber insulation*!**
**https://ecozoom.com/pages/rocket-stove-technology*

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