Below are the first 19 scenes from the instructional DVD Rocket Mass Heaters with Ernie and Erica. These scenes cover the all of the planning and collecting of the correct materials. The remaining 24 scenes on the DVD cover preparing the materials, the building of the stove, the finish plaster and lighting and operating your stove.
Introductions
Preparing for your stove
Building Code and Permits
Working with a contractor
Tools
Materials
Sand: about 3 yards
Rubble
Bricks: 375 Building Brick, 59 Full Size Fire Brick (2.5″x4.5″x9″), 40 Half Size Fire Brick (1.25″x4.5″x9″)
Clay: 1 yard earth clay (less if you purchase bagged clay)
Clay Slip
Perlite: 12 cubic feet
Builder’s Felt: 1 Roll
Irish Mason
Barrel
Refractory Wool: Just less than 10 linear feet of the 24 inch wide 1 inch thick stuff.
Aluminum Foil: 2 rolls
Stove Pipe: 8 inch single wall; 4 X straight sections 5 feet long, 2 X straight sections 3 feet long, 4 X adjustable elbows, 2 X tees, 3 clean out caps, double walled pipe long enough to go through your ceiling and above your ridge line, through-roof kit, screened chimney cap.
Straw: 1/2 Bale
Remaining scenes on the DVD:
Tile
Pavers
Thermal Cob
Structural Cob
Finishes
Preparing Perlite
Notes on Materials
Mocking up your stove
Outline your stove
Footing
Insulating Layer
Heater Pad
Laying out the Pipe
Burn Chamber
Manifold
First Fire
Thermal Mass
Structural Cob
Facade
Plaster
Pigments
Burnishing and Finishing
Lighting Your Stove
Cleaning
Thanks
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