I just finished building a heater designed by Alex Chernov, haven't used it yet. But I'll comment on a few things I know through him so far. Mortar: he was pretty adamant that only pure clay/sand mortar can be used in a single skin heater like these. Not sure why. Chimney warming: They light fires in the upper cleanout chambers to warm the chimney, there's a few videos on it. Survival Russia has a video detailing the Russian stove
When we moved into My Wife's Father's House in Norway from Northern Minnesota, they had one of those Russian Heater/Oven/Stoves in it. . I Dismantled It and replaced it with Something Mush Better. . My Subject is, those Baffles - they were Spring/Heat Automatic Close when Warm Baffles ( I'm guessing around 1963 era ) and I Kept Them. . No One Seemed To Remember Them in the area. The Writing On Them was Finish. . You are right about one thing, there was no way to gain Access To Them.
I was driving whilst listening to this, so my mind kind of wandered away from the details. I got to thinking, tho, since your channel is related to stove advice, that there are a lot of young people who don't even know what sort of wood to burn in a conventional stove. "I got a big load of pine for my stove!" vids, plus I see soft wood for sale by people who don't know any better, or are taking advantage of others who don't. Your channel name is excellent for someone looking for the basics of heating with wood and would be very helpful to a lot of peeps. I get that you're more focused on masonry stoves, but these are just my thoughts.
@@gustavlarsson9932 Basically you want a hardwood without a lot of moisture content. An Internet search for best types of wood to burn will give you plenty of detailed results.
Yes, I'm sure some do but NOT AS BAD as you may think. Many Russian stove designs have 4, 5, or even 6 clean out doors "to get in," and when I've seen them opened up, it's 95% about ash buildup and blocking channels with ash piles and it's NOT about creosote cleanout. The reason creosote would be less than expected in these stoves is because of how the Russians burn the stoves. Two lightings a day (morning and night) for 5 or 6 months straight. NO days off. The bricks hold heat, and without one day off, the bricks never "gets cold." It's cold and moist channels and pipe conditions that create creosote. Here, the channels are warm and dry 6 months in a row. Also, the bricks are "in the home" so that keeps them warm too. In a chimney, most creosote buildup is in the top 10 feet when things get cold and moist, close to the outside air.
What a valuable resource! Thanks!
I just finished building a heater designed by Alex Chernov, haven't used it yet. But I'll comment on a few things I know through him so far.
Mortar: he was pretty adamant that only pure clay/sand mortar can be used in a single skin heater like these. Not sure why.
Chimney warming: They light fires in the upper cleanout chambers to warm the chimney, there's a few videos on it. Survival Russia has a video detailing the Russian stove
When we moved into My Wife's Father's House in Norway from Northern Minnesota, they had one of those Russian Heater/Oven/Stoves in it.
. I Dismantled It and replaced it with Something Mush Better.
. My Subject is, those Baffles - they were Spring/Heat Automatic Close when Warm Baffles ( I'm guessing around 1963 era ) and I Kept Them.
. No One Seemed To Remember Them in the area. The Writing On Them was Finish. . You are right about one thing, there was no way to gain Access To Them.
I was driving whilst listening to this, so my mind kind of wandered away from the details. I got to thinking, tho, since your channel is related to stove advice, that there are a lot of young people who don't even know what sort of wood to burn in a conventional stove.
"I got a big load of pine for my stove!" vids, plus I see soft wood for sale by people who don't know any better, or are taking advantage of others who don't.
Your channel name is excellent for someone looking for the basics of heating with wood and would be very helpful to a lot of peeps. I get that you're more focused on masonry stoves, but these are just my thoughts.
Can you direct me to a good summary on types of wood to use?
@@gustavlarsson9932 Basically you want a hardwood without a lot of moisture content. An Internet search for best types of wood to burn will give you plenty of detailed results.
thanks Matt
Oh hell yeah!! it's on now!!
I wonder if these stoves with complex exhaust paths have problems with creosote build up?
Yes, I'm sure some do but NOT AS BAD as you may think. Many Russian stove designs have 4, 5, or even 6 clean out doors "to get in," and when I've seen them opened up, it's 95% about ash buildup and blocking channels with ash piles and it's NOT about creosote cleanout. The reason creosote would be less than expected in these stoves is because of how the Russians burn the stoves. Two lightings a day (morning and night) for 5 or 6 months straight. NO days off. The bricks hold heat, and without one day off, the bricks never "gets cold." It's cold and moist channels and pipe conditions that create creosote. Here, the channels are warm and dry 6 months in a row. Also, the bricks are "in the home" so that keeps them warm too. In a chimney, most creosote buildup is in the top 10 feet when things get cold and moist, close to the outside air.
What a valuable resource! Thanks!