Will adding firebrick to my wood stove help efficiency?

[jsbush]

I have a small wood stove to heat the garage. It has firebrick only on the bottom and about 5inches on the sides.

If I add firebrick to the sides would it help it output more heat?

 

[Eli]

No.

 

[BoomerD]

Since the firebrick is basically there as insulation, no. (yes, it also holds heat and helps to radiate it longer, but that's NOT it's primary function)

 

[FoBoT]

no, you need cold fusion for that

the extra brick would keep it warm longer after the fire went out, but it can't put out more heat than it burns from the logs

 

[jsbush]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, you need cold fusion for that

the extra brick would keep it warm longer after the fire went out, but it can't put out more heat than it burns from the logs

Is there a way I can get it to speed up the combustion by making the air holes bigger?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: jsbush

Is there a way I can get it to speed up the combustion by making the air holes bigger?

Sounds like a good way to get a chimney fire after a night of banked down charge.

Heck why not weld in a 1/2" supply nipple and feed it oxygen? :Q

 

[alfa147x]

Just pump in some oxygen

 

[WHAMPOM]

Firebrick insulates the sides of the heater to keep the metal from burning through. Try a heat saver, goes on the flue pipe, thermostat controlled fan blows through tubes the smoke goes around.

 

[jagec]

Add some twists to the metal chimney to increase the residence time, therefore heat transfer, of the smoke.

 

[DeadByDawn]

Originally posted by: jagec
Add some twists to the metal chimney to increase the residence time, therefore heat transfer, of the smoke.

Also will add to the creosote buildup.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: jagec
Add some twists to the metal chimney to increase the residence time, therefore heat transfer, of the smoke.

Also will add to the creosote buildup.

Yep, a cold stack is a condensing stack.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: jagec
Add some twists to the metal chimney to increase the residence time, therefore heat transfer, of the smoke.

Also will add to the creosote buildup.

An occasional oxygen flush will take care of that.