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May 10, 2008

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MHA Board of Directors
2007 - 2009:

Norbert Senf President
Glenn Overk Vice President
Joe Parris 2nd Vice President
Marge Padgitt Secretary
Doug Hargrave Treasurer 
 

Dick Smith, Executive Director

Rumford fireplace by Stephen Bushway
Rumford Fireplace by Stephen Bushway

the lintel and 2 flank stones weigh 3,000 lbs.

Pat Manley Oven
4 Hr. Pizza Oven with Pat Manley

Wildacres 2008

contraflow heater by Marcus Flynn
Field Notes: Savoie

by Marcus Flynn

Report on April 15/08 ASTM Seminar at Wildacres

by John McDougall

marcus flynn heater repair article
Repair: Detail

by Marcus Flynn

photo by Alex Chernov
Wildacres 2008

Enjoying the warmth of a Double Bell heater on a chilly evening
photo credit: Alex Chernov

Masonry Heaters unaffected by new Quebec Woodburning Regulations

thanks to Quebec MHA members Tristan LeBreton and Marcus Flynn for flagging this and following up.


Masonry Heaters in Estonia

Innovative heater facings dep't:

check out Superpanel - looks interesting.

Oven photo by Marcus Flynn
Traditional exterior oven: Brittany

by Marcus Flynn
-check out the cool door closing system

How to Be a Climate Hero

Orion Magazine, April 27/08

North Country Renewable Energy Fair 2008
2008 North Country Sustainable Energy Fair, April 25-27
State University of New York, Canton Campus

MHA President Norbert Senf gives a presentation on masonry heaters at SUNY Canton.
It drew a large crowd, and there were lots of questions and interest.

"My husband and I attended your seminar at this weekend's Sustainable Energy
Fair.  We are planning to build a house next year, and found your information
about masonry stoves extrememly helpful. 
Thank you for detailed presentation!..."

lehmofen
Energy Efficient Cooking and Heating Stove

Developed by members of the Austrian Tile Stove Association

2008 Wildacres Auction Raised $11,133.00

Donors List

hot water masonry heater
Kachelofen/fireplace insert with tubes for hot water heating
(from a Russian book)

Glenn Overk is MHA's new Vice President

New proposed woodburning regulations in Quebec appear to exempt masonry heaters

The Flow of Gases in Furnaces (1923)

W.E Groume-Grjimailo
complete text, 399 pages

Saxon Riddle

marcus flynn oven article
Two Exterior Community Ovens: Savoie, France

by Marcus Flynn

Marcus Flynn
Observations Five Years Later

by Marcus Flynn

Scientists using Fairbanks as base for Arctic research

Push on to Make Buildings Grow Green

the Chicago Tribune, April 21/08

New Brick Oven Page on MHA-Net.Org

wildacres 2008
Wildacres 2008 -- "Best Meeting Ever"

 "...There was an impressive professional and prepared flow to everything this year.
I also had more fun than in a few years.
.." --a regular attendee

California Bay Area to Ban Masonry Heaters

updated on April 2/08

The Rational Construction of Furnaces

by W.E. Groume-Grimailo, Petrograd, Russia, 1911.
This book presents the theoretical underpinnings for Igor Kuznetsov's work.
Igor is MHA's featured guest at this year's annual meeting at Wildacres in North Carolina

thermal mass core by carsen homstead
Thermal Mass core with clay and stone finish.

by new MHA member Carsten Homsted

Marcus Flynn heater
Notes From the End of the Earth - Finistere 2008

by Marcus Flynn

MHA Best Masonry Heater Design Contest 2008

How much heat is there in one pound of wood ?

by Sam Foote P. Eng. (Retired)
from the 1992 print edition of MHA News

Backyard Bake Oven by Gene Padgitt
Marge and Gene Padgitt have a new backyard bake oven,
built by Gene

Heating Water with a Wood Stove

John Gulland

Kim Roberts Kachelofen
Kim Roberts' Kachelofen in his new house in Japan

Kim was at Wildacres in 2006. New baby Taj is on the heated bench.
Kachelofen was designed and built by Kiesling Construction Ltd.

Choosing Renewable Energy

by John Gulland and Wendy Milne

Connie Huffman: What's happening on the regulatory scene with masonry heaters?

David Lyle Collection
Clay Ovens

MHA Testing Donations reach $4,645.10

Thank you to our most recent donors: Tom Hagelund and Mike Gilmore

hpba
MHA Booth at HPBA Hearth Expo, Atlanta. Feb 29, 2008

From left to right: MHA Executive Director Dick Smith, MHA members Jerry Frisch and
Albie Barden, HPBA Senior Manager, Codes and Standards, Tom Stroud.

photo credit: Norbert Senf

hpba 92
MHA Booth at HPA Show, 1992

chimney connection by Marcus Flynn
Connecting to an existing remote chimney

by Marcus Flynn

Masonry Heater White Paper

Prepared for: The Masonry Heater Caucus of the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association

- final version. If you downloaded the earlier Feb 5 version, please replace it with this version.
- thanks to Bob Ferguson, Rod Zander, Tom Stroud, and the MHA Technical Committee for facilitating this project
- a special thanks to the generous MHA member donors who helped to fund this project

March 12/08
List of Earth Oven Workshops for 2008

flynn core
Refractory Core Construction Notes

by Marcus Flynn

chernov air system
Air System Discussion

with Alex Chernov
These topics will be explored in further detail at April's feature hands-on workshop
at Wildacres with Igor Kuznetsov
. It will feature a complete double bell heater build.

 

 

Email from Marcus Flynn regarding source for non-carcinogenic ceramic fiber compartment
Compartment Fires

Fire theory for large scale fires (rooms) has applicability to wood fired ovens

custom heater door by Dale Demary
Custom heater door by Dale Demary

- the cutout in the solid cast iron panel was made by a programmable water jet.

Vlado
Vlado Institoris
, master heater builder in Slovakia.
Photo by Tom Trout.

Using Castable Refractory Concrete in the Field

by Marcus Flynn

rocket stove
Sjang van Daal loads the firebox of his prototype, Denmark. Antoine Guerlain observes.
Facing is a clay and hemp parge 20 to 30 mm thick.

Rocket Stove report from John Fisher

Design, Construction and Performance of Stick-Wood Fired Furnace

by Professor Richard Hill, University of Maine, 1979
(The original Rocket Stove - NS)

masonry heater by michael thronson
Michael Thronson's heater building blog

High-Tech Old-World Technology Latest Trend in Heating

by Marge Padgitt

Kachelofen Masonry-heater School of Canada

January 15, 2008
MHA January 2008 Newsletter

Lopez LabsCurrent Testing at Lopez Labs

Results will be presented at a seminar at Wildacres 2008

January 3, 2008
2008 Wildacres Final Agenda

R-2000

R-2000 Makeup Air Guidelines

Canadian Home Builders' Association, April 1993

Draft of the National Green Building Standard

National Association of Homebuilders

alex chernov heater
alex chernov
Contemporary Mission Style heater by Alex Chernov

marcus flynn
Field notes from France

by Marcus Flynn (includes 50 details photos of a custom heater build)

Marcus Flynn

 

cchrc10
Dan Givens, Dave Misiuk and Norbert Senf during recent testing at CCHRC in Alaska.
Alaska testing photo report

Stove by Steve Bushway
Recent Projects by Steve Bushway

Pierres Steatites
MHA member Les Pierres Steatites recently exhibited at the Montreal International Design Show.
Their soapstone heaters and other soapstone products won a Certificate of Excellence for
"Product with Ecological Design"

Short Course on Masonry Heater Emissions Testing Methods and Combustion Design

OMNI-Test Laboratories, Portland Oregon, October 24-25, 1991

First time online!

This historic seminar kickstarted MHA's technical efforts on emissions.
3.5 Mb PDF file, 29 pages

Masonry heater by Dale Demary
Dale Demary built this heater with a
Thermal Mass core, and soapstone tile
facing

Demary02
Dale's son Andre and friend Aleosha.
Note the firebrick shiner backing for the soapstone tile.

Stephen Bushway heater
Southbay Quartzite, soapstone and brick heater with integral
wood  storage and shaped heated bench and tinted mortar
by Stephen Bushway  and Antoine Guerlain

John Fisher
John Fisher splitting out a sandstone arch piece,
Birmingham, Alabama. Check out his cool
new website.


Scott Goodman Builds an Italian Pizza Oven

alex chernov fireplace/oven
Bake Oven / Fireplace Combination

by Alex Chernov


marty pearson building an estufa in guatemala
Marty Pearson builds a masonry cookstove, known as an estufa, in Guatemala

Report from Guatemala 2007

by Pat Manley

guatemala02

 

white oven
White Upper Chamber Bakeoven

by Marcus Flynn

Marcus Flynn core
Refractory Core Construction Sequence, 2006

by Marcus Flynn

oven - alex chernov
Bake Oven by Alex Chernov

Alex built this restaurant oven with some modifications to Pat Manley's design.

pat manley bake oven
Pat Manley Builds a Bread Oven

Firewood Life

by Hikari Fukazawa

Firewood Life by Hikari Fukazawa

 

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