you are not the first to do that kind of fire in a gasifyer stove ... you are probably the first to do it on that scale. I have a wood gasifyer stove and stacking the wood vertically and igniting the top is the recommended method for getting a long and efficient burn.
They used to make those in the 60-70s with a fan attachment that was off to the side and blowed air into the tubes and forced heat out the top tubes … but any heat you get would be sucked up the chimney with the draft of a open fireplace
My grandparents had a whole fireplace insert. It was awesome. It was a metal stove insert that had a firebox and pipes around the sides and top that it forced air in and out. It was extremely efficient. You would build a fire and have the doors open all day, and at night you would put a big log on, close the doors, crack the vent, turn the fan on, and it would heat the house all night long. I miss those days, and my grandpa.
I'd go with a larger pipe opening where the air comes in cold that tapers down all the way so it speeds up the air and shoots it out the top tubes. Also I'd make that whole contraption go in along the floor of the firebox, the bend up along the back wall and then come out at the very top of the firebox so it's not so obvious and actually hidden more.
@@groverscorner2364 That isn't the venturi effect. Yes, the fluid will increase velocity if you restrict the area in a jet stream, but only if you assume a constant flow rate (thank you Bernoulli). The venturi effect is a completely different animal. Welding a washer in place might speed up the jet stream, but it will more likely create backpressure that works against what you're trying to accomplish and reduce the overall flow rate.
Thanks! I bet, with longer pipes sticking out a little further and bent upwards, and with no washer which i would reason would just cause air resistance, there would be better "draft" and thus greater heat. However, there must be something to that Venturi effect, so maybe some twisty metal thing where "the washer goes"? But afaik, the object is to not restrict airflow.
I'm actually thinking yes, since the washer would have created a venturi effect the air may have shot out faster which seems reasonable that it woukd help. Thanks!!
Interesting. You make a Swedish torch for the air flow, don't really need that with the Solo stove. It does burn a long time though with that much wood in there.
as others has mentioned, cut the wood shorter, best two thirds of the hight from the bottom ad up to the upper air holes ,, start the fire as you did, but with more kindlings,,but still burning top down,,that should give very little smoke, and fast start up ,, you WANT a fast start, its from the moment the wood starts to release gas,, things are doing as it should
Before striking your first spark, always slowly scrape some of the ferro rod into a small pile of ferro shavings onto your fire starter. Once you have a small pile of ferro shavings, then strike your ferro rod spark into the ferro shavings.
Nice video. Your fire pit looks great but the design restricts all of the air flow. I think you’d have significantly less smoke if your pit didn’t suffocate the fire. Cheers.
Good build. Appreciate a video on the real building process, not the highly edited ones that make it all look like the guy never makes a mistake and the build went fast and easy the first time.
