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2016 MHA Research Heater Tests

Test MHA-1619
March 1, 2016

Hardwood mix
Log cabin stacking, top ignition
63.0 lbs including 3.0 lbs kindling
14.6% moisture.

Pisla HTT 602 door, 22" wide
Austrian eco firebox, see  http://www.heatkit.com/research/lopez-2014-03-01.html
Firebox top modified to raise exit. See http://heatkit.com/research/MHA%20research%20heater%20mods%2002.htm

Air slots in firebox reduced approx 75%
Firebox exit dropped with 12" of ss liner, see photo in MHA-1616


Condar Spreadsheet 

Testo Raw Data

Lab Notes


Gas graph.


Testo gas graph.




Details of fuel pile for top ignition (top down burn). See video, below.





This page was updated on  March 14, 2016
This page was created on March 1, 2016