I currently have a wood-burning Stove. The only photos I have to hand are from when we were installing it.
The rear of the stove is Steel, this is covered with 1/2" thick insulating blocks (you can just make out the white material behind the Cast sides). This sheet is then covered with cast iron ribbed plates.
My plan is to remove the plates from the rear of the stove and the insulation behind them. Make a back boiler that will cover the bottom half of the stove on the rear wall, the area marked in RED. I`ll then fit the insulation and cast iron plates to the top half of the stove, giving a vertical surface, but the bottom half (or 1/3) would be the water jacket.
The jacket will have 2 outlets which will pass through the rear of the boiler and then be sealed to ensure the combustion chamber is airtight. The inlet will be at the bottom left, the outlet diagonally opposite at the top right. This will be fitted by gravity thermosyphon to a thermal store 2M above the stove. From here I`ll be linking it to my DHW and CH system.
My question is what thickness of Steel is recommended for the water jacket ? It will always be full of water, but I was thinking 5mm would be OK ? Initially I was going to use 3mm, but felt that could be a little on the thin side ?
Any suggestions please ?
The rear of the stove is Steel, this is covered with 1/2" thick insulating blocks (you can just make out the white material behind the Cast sides). This sheet is then covered with cast iron ribbed plates.
My plan is to remove the plates from the rear of the stove and the insulation behind them. Make a back boiler that will cover the bottom half of the stove on the rear wall, the area marked in RED. I`ll then fit the insulation and cast iron plates to the top half of the stove, giving a vertical surface, but the bottom half (or 1/3) would be the water jacket.
The jacket will have 2 outlets which will pass through the rear of the boiler and then be sealed to ensure the combustion chamber is airtight. The inlet will be at the bottom left, the outlet diagonally opposite at the top right. This will be fitted by gravity thermosyphon to a thermal store 2M above the stove. From here I`ll be linking it to my DHW and CH system.
My question is what thickness of Steel is recommended for the water jacket ? It will always be full of water, but I was thinking 5mm would be OK ? Initially I was going to use 3mm, but felt that could be a little on the thin side ?
Any suggestions please ?