Semi-removable Mass Stove

Tutorial de avatarLow-tech Lab | Catégories : Habitat, Énergie

Semi-removable inertia mass stove. A mass storage stove or ‘heat storage stove’ is a primary heating device. Its mass, which is made up of heavy material (stone, brick and concrete), stores energy from a fire that burns once during the day (lasting between 1 and 3 hours). Once the fire has gone out, it then continues to give out heat over a prolonged period (for up to 24 hours). Its mass provides thermal inertia which helps to keep an even temperature inside a building (which is why these stoves are often also called “inertia stoves”). The whole of the quantity of wood needed to heat the dwelling is burnt in one go, making it burn hotter which allows complete and more environmentally-friendly combustion. It is a storage device which is designed to absorb the bulk of the energy that is generated from combustion and exhaust gases, which cool down considerably once out of the stove. Accumulated heat is mainly diffused by radiation and, in a few cases, by convection. This particular type of heating, i.e. that uses radiation, is best located in the centre of the dwelling and therefore, most mass stoves these days are positioned in the main room which opens out onto the lounge, dining room and kitchen. As yield tends tend to be in the majority of cases higher than 80%, these stoves are considered to be one of the most efficient wood-fuelled heating devices. Watch the tutorial video here [2]

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Video d'introduction

Étape 1 - Provision of Materials




Étape 2 - How the Device is made up:




Étape 3 - Sizingː


Étape 4 - Fundamental Health and Safety Rules

Étape 5 - Different types of Concrete: how to make them up and what goes in them.

Étape 6 - Preparing the drum

Étape 7 - Making the Ash Tray and Smoke Exhaust Holes

Étape 8 - Fitting the Ash Tubes and Smoke Exhaust

Étape 9 - Fitting the Moulds




Étape 10 - Making the stopper for the ash tray

Étape 11 - Casting the protective bottom

Étape 12 - Making the Moulds


Étape 13 - Positioning the Moulds.

Étape 14 - Pouring the Refractory Concrete




Étape 15 - Removing the Moulds

Étape 16 - How to Make the Wood Feed Pipe.

Étape 17 - How to make the Wood Feed Stopper

Étape 18 - Making the Grate

Étape 19 - How to Make the Heat Riser.



Étape 20 - Making the Bell Chamber




Étape 21 - Cutting out the glass




Étape 22 - Cutting out the lid




Étape 23 - Painting

Étape 24 - Installation

Étape 25 - Filling it up with sand

Étape 26 - Fitting the glass

Étape 27 - Directions for use

Étape 28 - Maintenance

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