<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Greetings one and all,</SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I visit the Philippines often and usually stay about six months a year. </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I often use </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">a rice hull stove. I would like to get a plan to build a </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">concrete stove. </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I am also wondering if there is such a thing as building </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">an 'oven' using </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">cement and/or concrete? I would like to build one, </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">a white model if </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">possible, [vice a black model], if such a plan is </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">available and if the </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">technology would be practical. We have a </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">lot of rice hulls and not </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">all that much firewood. </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I would be open to heating the oven with firewood and then </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">maintaining the heat level with or by burning rice hulls. I have</SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">a lot of rice hulls and want to make the best use of the hulls.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I currently use the wood ashes to make lye so I can make soap, </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">but I have not used any ashes from rice hulls to make lye. I</SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">wonder if making lye with rice hulls is possible.<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">The rice hull stoves we use are sort of a </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">metal pail with a wire rack. </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I am looking for a stove, hopefully one </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">that is hot, medium and cool, </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">for cooking with rice hulls over a long </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">number or years. </SPAN></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">On our island, rice hulls are still burned to 'get rid of them', and </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">believe it or not, rice straw is still burned. I often ask neighboring</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">farmers to bring me their straw and provide them a small bit of </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">cash for doing so. We use the rice straw for making compost.</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">We add some rice hulls to the compost. Most of the rice hulls</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">are burned for fuel to cook with. We add the char from the cooking</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">process to the garden. I am wondering if we are making the best</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">use of the rice hulls and if the plans I am speaking of by post </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">are available. </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">Please inform, I am open to suggestions and direction.</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 19px; RIGHT: auto">Blessings,</div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "ajheggie@gmail.com" <ajheggie@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 14, 2013 5:02 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Stoves] Chimneys, rice husks<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=y_msg_container><BR>[Default] On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:37:30 -0400,"Crispin<BR>Pemberton-Pigott" <<A href="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com">crispinpigott@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>>We are experimenting in Indonesia with draft-operated buoyancy balancers to limit the pull to the ideal even when combustion conditions change in the large wood stoves. They are easy and cheap to make. They are mounted on the side of the stack of all oil furnaces.<BR><BR>We have used them on pellet stoves (which have their own id fans) to<BR>limit draught on an insulated ss chimney that rose through 4 floors. I<BR>wasn't entirely happy with the idea as it raised the possibility of<BR>the boiler room getting combustion products if the seal wasn't good, I<BR>would have been happier if the air was sucked from outside. In fact<BR>there was subsequently a problem but this was down to
poor<BR>maintenance.<BR><BR>AJH<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Stoves mailing list<BR><BR>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<BR><A href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" ymailto="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A><BR><BR>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<BR><A href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" target=_blank>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</A><BR><BR>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<BR><A href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/" target=_blank>http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</A><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>