Adding firebrick

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Post by Medicman85 » Sun. Dec. 15, 2019 9:46 pm

I have a Reading RS-96s stoker. I see some stoves have firebrick lining the inside. Would there be any concerns or problems if I lined the sides of my stove with firebrick?

 
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Post by lzaharis » Sun. Dec. 15, 2019 10:21 pm

As Sting would say "Depends"; only because you want to be able to absorb more heat through the steel to transfer it to the air plenum. If you were worried about protecting a hand feds fire box the answer would be yes ADD lots of firebrick.

 
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Post by Medicman85 » Sun. Dec. 15, 2019 11:31 pm

I am trying to heat my shop area. It’s an old barn and I have insulated all the walls and ceiling. 25x25x12. I’m not sure if the firebrick would help keep the heat up top or not. I think I need to project the heat more by duct work or a high cfm fan, like a furnace fan.


 
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Post by CoalisCoolxWarm » Wed. Dec. 18, 2019 8:39 am

Firebrick can reflect more heat back into the fire, helping it maintain a high and efficient burn.

In a large cool space it is possible to over-cool the stove and have poor burns and clinkers and such.

Think of it as adding a 'turbo' to your stove. Once it gets up to a certain point, it burns hot, clean, and efficient- especially important when blowing air around, as a 10F difference can make the air 'feel too cool'

 
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Post by McGiever » Wed. Dec. 18, 2019 8:47 am

OP says he has a flat stoker and bricks would have a different or limited effect in that arrangement. ;)

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