Tulikivi Masonry Heater | Lessons Learned
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- I wanted to share our experiences using the Tulikivi, which is a masonry heater. This is our 4th year using the heater, We've learned a few things along the way so I wanted to share them with you. When we were looking for a masonry heater there is very limited information from real world users, I hope this helps you with questions you may have. If I can answer any questions, I'd be happy to help.
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Wow, that heater has travelled a long way to get there! By the way, a literal translation of Tulikivi is firestone. The type of stone, soapstone, they use is known for being able to absorb heat for long time which also makes it ideal for slow cooking. The stone is easier to cut than hard stone which makes it possible to use it also in the internal parts of the heater and not just in the cover so more mass to store the heat.
It's maybe not designed to be a pizza oven as such, but more like for bread and stew that would take a longer time in a constant heat. A pizza oven would probably need to have more direct access to flames to get hot enough.
Thanks for sharing David! Will have a danish/Swedish version of this masonry oven installed in my energy house this fall! Glad to join the masonry club! :)
Cheers from Sweden,
Johan
Beautiful! Wish I would of went with a Tulikivi when I built our log cabin a few years ago. Cold air is denser and easier to move. Try placing a fan on the floor pushing the cool air from that bedroom into the main heated space then the warmer air will fill in behind it heating that bedroom.
Thank you for the advice, worth a shot trying it!
Oh also like your log rack, I may steal that idea
Thanks Dave! This is an Excellent overview video and my wife and I sincerely appreciate it. Lots of great insight that we haven’t seen before. 😎
I had a lot of questions about that stove. Glad you did a video on it. Beautiful home, Dave!
Thanks Dave!
super helpful video, as I'm looking at mass heaters right now
Thanks for the practical overview. I am currently in design of our house and have picked a Tulikivi for our masonry heater which we are incorporating into the design. Did you have an outside air duct feeding the heater combustion air? If yes does it have a damper? Does the vent have a damper? What model number is your unit?. I am not impressed with my local dealer's installer. Do you have a list of questions for the installer? Should he be certified? I may have to pick another dealer with qualified installer. Any recommendations?
Our model is TTU2700/75 with bake oven. We did not install outside air duct. That is something that may be required for zoning in your area. It may also be necessary if your house will be super tight. As far as installation goes, in my area the dealers get a region to work in and others can not work there. For example, I have a dealer one state over much closer than the dealer who had my territory. My understanding is the dealer I used has one of the largest showrooms in the US. They have been to Finland several times to be trained, that would be my first question. Secondly how many have they installed and can I go see them. I’d be first to open my door to prospective buyers to show it off and talk about it. I don’t know where your location is but if you want to speak to my dealer send me an email and I’ll get there contact information to you.
Good review. Yea, this works just like a Russian Stove. Even in -30 degrees they just burn them twice a day and the heat is "let out" over the other 10 to 12 hours when there is no fire. Yes, to maintain draft everything must be kept warm and the stove needs to be fired every day or in most designs, there can be a draft problem if it goes cold. Russians install bypasses and dampers to assist this "reheat." By the way, I don't think fires should ever be "lit" in the top oven. The top oven is completely secondary to the bottom and the "heat for the house." With the idea being... it's already hot by "me heating the house," so.... I may as well take advantage and cook something. The stove is 99% for heat, and 1% for food.
The top oven has its own firebrick, and is designed to have a fire in it. It is not intended to replace to bottom firebox. Most all of my cooking does not require a fire in the top oven, when I’m make pizza I fire the top and get it close to 500F. I use the bottom 99% of the time also.
Great video and that's a fantastic house you built. Thank you. I presume it was installed by the manufacturer or contractors specially trained by them? Is it available as a kit that a homeowner could install themselves? What was the total installed cost? Do you enjoy any savings in the amount of wood that's needed to keep your house comfortable compared to a typical cast iron stove? Regarding the pizza oven, you said it takes a few hours to get it hot enough to cook with it. That doesn't sound too good. More importantly, you said the pizza oven can be used with the heat from the main firebox. How long does it take to get the pizza oven hot enough to cook, say, 350-400 degrees? How long will it hold that temperature? Thank you.
Let’s see if I can answer all these….
No it is not available as a diy kit, it is installed by the people who sell them and are factory trained in Finland.
As far as savings I can’t compare bc this is a completely different house than I had for wood stove. As I said it holds heat a long time easily twice as long as any wood stove I’ve had.
Getting to 350 can easily be done with just the fire in bottom.
When making pizza I get the oven to 500-550 before putting the pizza in. It will continue to rise in temperature for a while then take several hours to cool down.
Hope this helps.
@@MtTopLiving Thank you. How much did it cost installed? I understand the price will vary by design, extras and custom finishes, and of course the location would be a big part of the install. My minimum guess would be at least $15,000 but I figure your remote location would have added to that. Are we talking $20,000, $30,000, $50,000? Thanks again.
@@KenYamaguchi-sg5zr the heater was around $25k and it required a foundation which was done with the basement walls. So not inexpensive, but it was our big must have luxury.
@@KenYamaguchi-sg5zr that price includes installation of heater.
@@MtTopLiving Thank you. That seems like a reasonable price, all things considered. I really like masonry heaters and it seems Tulikivi is the top manufacturer. Tempcast is another company that I've been researching and is about the same price, from what I can tell. Congratulations on the house and the heater. Best wishes. Thanks again.
Great video! Thanks for posting. Currently going thru our first winter in our new home with new tulikivi 2450/92. Been ogling and researching them for years and agree that there’s limited online content from users. One question for you - how high do your surface temps get when fired up to 500+ for pizzas? I’ve read that surface temps shouldn’t exceed 180F - not an option wheh this thing gets cooking.
I don’t know the exact surface temperature. Since you can only burn in one at a time, and the bake oven has its own firebrick I don’t think it’s necessarily any hotter to the touch. It’s still very hot to the touch, more than likely above 180F. Hopefully you’re getting yours figured out and enjoying it.
Thanks for the tulikivi review. Great house and excellent video. I rent a house that has one, in milder climate than you for sure (N. California). We’ve been with the tulikivi for three winters now. We typically have one fire each night. One thing I have not been able to figure out is what the small tab above the firebox door is used for. Any idea about that?
I believe that tab pulls in or out which regulates air on the door glass.
@@MtTopLiving thanks! That makes sense.
great videos esspessialy how to use the oven. what brand of heater is this one?
Tulikivi
@@MtTopLivinglol I just noticed that in your title 😂. Thank you for the reply. Do you have any more vids on the use of the oven ? I would imagine that a person would be able to make use of the different temperatures throughout the day to cook and bake a variety of things
@@chrisharrison3245 I have a play list with a couple of them cooking.