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2014 Heater Fuel Tests at Shawville

Test HK-M28
March 10, 2014

Data loss due to power failure. Photographic record only.

Red oak cordwood. Large wood. Average piece weight 5.4 lbs
Side ignition.  Newspaper 3/4 up the kindling pile.
71.2 lbs including 6.2 lbs kindling
23% moisture (est)

Stack temperature corrected for height.
Pisla HTT 602 door, 22" wide
Austrian eco firebox, see  http://www.heatkit.com/research/lopez-2014-03-01.html
Custom air frame, setup "D"
Rear grate closed


Animation,  5 minute intervals.  Newspaper is located 3/4 up the kindling stack. Sequence goes to 150 minutes.


Stacked in firebox. Stacked in decreasing order of weight.



Burn sequence to 150 minutes


This page was updated on March 13, 2014
This page was created on March 13, 2014