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April 29, 2017

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Wildacres 2017

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Wildacres Video

by Chad and Jason Turpin


Wildacres Photo Report - People

Check back for full report on all the workshops
photo credit: Stefan Polatschek


Experimental 36" Sand Cast Refractory Oven

with Marty Pearson and Norbert Senf

MHA Auction Donor List




Overair Conversion

by Marcus Flynn

This client near Toronto has been heating his 3000 sq. ft. zero energy passive house with a masonry heater
 exclusively for 
for 10 years, using approximately 1.5 cords of wood per winter.


Tulikivi will have a presence there, as will MHA.
MHA is a member of BTEC, and BTEC will give you a member discount on
the registration fee.

AFPMA
AFPMA - 
Association Fran�aise du Po�le Ma�onn� Artisanal

The Masonry Heater Association of France

Wildacres 2017



WaWaBar and Karata

by Marcus Flynn

MHA Lab Progress

en route to Wildacres, Damien Lehmann from France visited the MHA lab to help finish the instrumentation setup.


Surface mount soldering of precison humidity sensors onto custom circuit boards


10 channel I2C high precision differential pressure sensor system

Report from Kyrgyzstan

by MHA Tech Committee member Crispin Pemberton-Pigott


Moskitia: Field Notes

by Marcus Flynn


Multifunctional Complex by Igor Kuznetsov




Attendee List for Wildacres 2017

Agenda for Wildacres 2017

Design/Build Contest for Wildacres 2017


Manufactured heater test method exploratory testing, Hearth Lab Solutions, Randolph VT.

Left to right: Mark Champion, Boris Kukolj, Chris Prior, Norbert Senf, Jean-Francois Vachon
photo credit: Mark Seymour






R-Value Calculator from the Alberta Masonry Council









Manufactured Heater Test Method Development Testing at Hearth Lab Solutions, Randolph Vermont

This is the first time that the Condar portable dilution tunnel has been run with EPA Method 5-G on a masonry heater for a one-on-one comparison




Crispin Pemberton-Pigott is a member of the MHA Technical Committee
Check out his 2015 Ontario Stove Testing Camp



Presentations from the Albany NESCAUM Emissions Conference, Nov 30 -- Dec 1, 2016







MHA Projects Page Update (2016 projects added)


Dale Hisler

From: Ron Pihl <ron@warmstone.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 8:17 PM

Dale Hisler (Hisler = Heat Maker in German) died yesterday. Sorry to send us such sad news.
Ron




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Manufactured heater test method development

- manufactured heater fueling protocol development testing by EPA in co-operation with MHA.
- left to right: Mark Seymour, Boris Kukolj, Mark Champion, Chris Prior, Jean-Francois Vachon
- the testing was done at Mark Champion's lab in Randolph VT.
- Feb 2/17: preliminary results summary. Check back later for more details


Cordwood repeatability study, MHA lab

- Red oak cordwood,
- using proposed manufactured heater default fueling specification (under discussion)
- compare with white birch cordwood testing at Mark Champion's lab (above)


Stacked Heatkits by Alexandre Paquin, Lac Des Ecorces, Quebec






Open fireplace with oven by Igor Kuznetsov



Boilers. Via Facebook (Mihail Markin)







Time lapse video, top down burn - 60 lbs oak @16% moisture

MHA Research Heater









First tests of a proposed new cordwood testing protocol, using the MHA Research Heater 

Test results


Jan 10/17 Sensor locations specified by Daniel Lehmann for handbuilt heater
calculator development and verification testing. MHA research heater.

Download Sketchup model


Contraflow heater my Marcus Flynn

Wakefield Quebec, off grid house, 2005. Reclaimed bricks ca. 1900













Oven with open fireplace by Igor Kuznetsov



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Cool video of an Eco-labelled firebox burning 2x cleaner than a pellet stove

by Homestead Heat
this was the first eco-labelled (Austrian) firebox tested by MHA. 


Posted to Facebook by Karoly Borbely, Hungary


8" Damper by Marcus Flynn


Stacked heaters with tight chimney clearance, using 8" O.D. stainless flue liners.

Sketchup model by Masonry Stove Builders


by Firespeaking





Multifunction Stove/Fireplace/Oven/Smoker/Tandoor

by Igor Kuznetsov




Heater by Tony DaSilva


Connection for ICC 8" stainless flue liner

Sketchup model by Masonry Stove Builders

MHA Technical Committee Progress Report, Nov 15/16


Huge archive of technical information on wood gasification




page 1, page 2


French Oven Design Book



Community Oven by Red Clay Construction

Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick








Infrared Images of Double Bell heater

by Saulius Prabulis, Poland





Correspondence with the new Polish Masonry Heater Builders' Association


Heater by MHA member Kari Rale

36" x 36" Vaulted oven by Stovemaster Inc.

Toronto. Design by Stefan Polatschek.
Cedar trim hides low sloping roof with water pour-off at rear.


New product from Firespeaking



Mini steam boiler by Igor Kuznetsov






Outdoor cooking complex by Igor Kuznetsov

From left: oven, pizza oven, smoker, cooktop, boiler, heating complex






Bill Reiche, Mason


Pizza Oven with improved air system

by Igor Kuznetsov




Multi-function oven by Igor Kuznetsov


Construction Video





Multi-function oven with heat regulation by Igor Kuznetsov




Contraflow Heater by Marcus Flynn

Reused La Prairie bricks from the 1950s


















Interview with Tom Marcantonio on CBC Radio



CAT Thermal Imaging Phone




Comparison of Furnaces

by Igor Kuznetsov


The Future of Biomass

Silicon Valley Innovation Institute
Find out why biochar producing stoves will become the next big thing.


Kon-Tiki - the democratization of biochar production



Homestead Heat AIA
American Institute of Architects Newsletter





49" x 63" Small Commercial Oven Core

3-D Construction Sequence in Sketchup (Masonry Stove Builders)






Using Sketchup to solve a cleanout access issue.

Bench connection is angled at 15 degrees to provide
access to bench tuning brick at chimney/heater connection


Verifying the access

Sketchup model by Masonry Stove Builders


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