I'm so glad I ended up here. I wish I knew what I assume is an oil drip was filled with and how it works off draft. Are the drums insulated with just a clay and flashing or something else heavy. Absolutely love the setup and hoist cart thing.
@@dyllos7 yes, you are right, this is much more simple. However, the charoal is not nearly as good as with the retort method in the video, the chunks are smaller and not as dense, also the yield is smaller as you have to set it all on fire
@@somatder the char I and many others make in a barrel is still good quality - in fact as others have commented, the char in this video doesn't look great - it is too grey - seems to me that it is over-cooked. With respect to size of char, that is the result of the size of the wood going in. It's debatable about the yield - these guys are burning 2 litres or more of oil AS WELL as the wood and leaves that started the fire AND the gases from the wood too... Therefore, I think there is too much energy going in to this system.
the only manual retort kiln I've seen, searched this video for the wood gas outlet and 0:22 just shows for half a second. the shaft aligned with internal pipe in/outlet mechanism, though alot of mass biochar reduction suggests oxygen presence and porous wood surface area. clean set up and well organized for up cycled materials. very impressive indeed.
I like aspects of this design, but not the burning of oil, even it is used. Wood could be added instead and just enough with the burning of the retort gases to complete the process. Also, PLEASE use the heat somehow - it is a waste otherwise. Heat water for showers or for sterilisation or washing, distill essential oils, producing electricity, etc. It's unethical not to use this significant amount of heat for something useful. Who else has practical ideas for using the heat?
