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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Mr. Okello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We have been using Vermiculite
for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Musungu Wycliffe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stoves
[mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vincent
Okello<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 January 2014 13:36<br>
<b>To:</b> stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Stoves] ash layer beneath fire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Could anyone help me out with this - would
an ash layer beneath a fire in an improved cookstove (as in the sketch
attached) help insulate the fire and prevent heat loss into the body of the
stove? The layer would be about an inch thick after compression, and is about
half an inch below the base of the stove.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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