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Dear Stove contacts.<br>
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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.<br>
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.<br>
If less heat were lost there would be more going to heat the cooking
pot and also burn more smoke!<br>
Is this not important?<br>
<br>
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?<br>
So why not install ceramic fibre insulation which has proven such a
success stoves in USA stoves for many years!<br>
It is now available in some SSA countries and is not expensive.<br>
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If anyone wants to offer help/advice then please contact me at <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:biodesigndiy@gmail.com">biodesigndiy@gmail.com</a><br>
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</b>Yours,<br>
<br>
Graham Knight<br>
biodesign20.co.uk<br>
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P.S. Ecozoom produce a rocket stove with ceramic fiber insulation<b>!</b><b><br>
</b><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ecozoom.com/pages/rocket-stove-technology">https://ecozoom.com/pages/rocket-stove-technology</a></b><br>
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