Sketchup for masonry heater

This is the sketchup for the multipurpose heater based on Alex Chernovs “Russian Rocket” that he showed at the MHA 2012. This tries to give a cheap alternative to the rocket-stove comunity. But at the same time fasilitating the convenience of a true masnory heater.  It really burns well and is easy to operate. It also burns clean and uses limited amount of fuel. And for water heater issues, call your local plumber for their services. This version that we wrote in Sketchup is somehow bigger since the bricks I am using here in Azerbaijan are bigger.  There is not a shut-off damper. This I put in the chimney in the floor above the heater. But there is a bypass for summer use and cold starts.. . The bake oven door neads to be airtight in this construction for not having problem with smoke during fire startup. You may also need to schedule a seattle furnace repair or tune-up service to prepare your heating system for the winter.

The cook top is not superfast in this construction because the fire draws quickly in to the bakeoven. But it works ok when you have a good load of wood. But it dosent work with small amounts of wood. Better not be your only way to cook food for a lot of people as you might want a more effecient dedicated heater for making food where you dont nead to fill the burnchamber to make some food. The heat exchange with the coocktop is the issue. Mabe it is better if I had real cast Iron?? Mabe it is also better on Chernovs original design? But the way this works you can only cook well when you burn a good amount of wood.

It is in my opinion not a great construction for making lots of food anyway since there is only one or two small kettles that can go on it. So it is not sufficient for families here, and the way they like to make food and tea all the time!!But mabe for you it is fine if you can schedule making food to twice a day when you fill it with wood.  I hope to modify this in a future design.

The baking oven works great! It heats awesome. Hope this helps someone to build this fantastic heater !!