The Pocono Plan!

[mastergene]

Thanks for all the well wish's. It is beautiful here in the poconos for sure. Our Indian Summer is leaving us this week and the cold is on the way. I will look into the saline system reguarding the filter system. It sounds neat. With the saline in it I wont have to worry about boiling the water by to much heat from my wood system! salt raises the BP!!
Gene

[Archena]

Someone else posted this a while back - you might like it: Redneck Pool Heater



Saline system: (can't find the one I wanted... ) Saline Pool Systems - Salt water, 'natural' chlorination for any water. Never use 'pool chlorine' again! Free SYSTEM DESIGNER, quotes.

[jwnorris]

Originally Posted by mastergene

<snip> I was wondering if there is benefit to increasing the thickness of the oven floor hearth insulating layer from 4" to 8" ? I studied civil engineering in university and always overdesign. <snip>

To help in the decision making process, consider this. My FB Casa110 oven floor sits on a 2 inch layer of SuperIsol board. That sits on a sheet of 1/2 inch cement board.

The other day, after firing the oven to a smokin" 900 F in the dome, the underside of the cement board measured 140 F. While more insulation may drop that some; depending on the method of insulation, it may not add enough value.

J W

[mastergene]

Originally Posted by Archena

Someone else posted this a while back - you might like it: Redneck Pool Heater



Saline system: (can't find the one I wanted... ) Saline Pool Systems - Salt water, 'natural' chlorination for any water. Never use 'pool chlorine' again! Free SYSTEM DESIGNER, quotes.

The pool heater is priceless . Amazing his dad had it figured just right!
Thanks for the saline link I have info coming now!!
Gene

[mastergene]

Originally Posted by jwnorris

To help in the decision making process, consider this. My FB Casa110 oven floor sits on a 2 inch layer of SuperIsol board. That sits on a sheet of 1/2 inch cement board.

The other day, after firing the oven to a smokin" 900 F in the dome, the underside of the cement board measured 140 F. While more insulation may drop that some; depending on the method of insulation, it may not add enough value.

J W

That sounds insulated quite sufficiently! I wonder what the cooking floor temp was at that time? was it also 900?
Gene

[jwnorris]

Originally Posted by mastergene

That sounds insulated quite sufficiently! I wonder what the cooking floor temp was at that time? was it also 900?
Gene

I had gotten side tracked along the way and had not moved the fire to the rear corner of the oven as early as I normally do so the floor was a bit below the 900F mark itself in the center. I am pleased with the level of insulation.

J W