On Mar 1, 5:57 pm, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
"JimK" wrote in message

I'd be wary of enclosing your stove too tightly (if at all) as it'll
stifle it and take longer and use more fuel to heat the space up.
Could you praps place it in a corner and let it convect and radiate
out from there without being "boxed in"?


I'm having a little trouble visualising all this but here goes:-

As I am building up to my 3 rear boundaries I have decided to site the stove
pipe as far away from all the neighbours and their washing as possible.

but will they (reasonably) be hanging washing out when you need the
stove lit?

As I intend to have work surfaces either side under the windows I need some
protection from direct radiation and also contact.
I may also make provision for stacking wood either side of the stove to aid
the final drying process.

how will the worktops be held up either side of the stove then?
and how much gap would there be between the drying wood and the stove?

It depends on how much room I have.
Air flow will be from a vent by the base of the stove so it won't be
stifled.

A Vent to where? if to outside... I'd not bother as you'll *always* be
trying to heat cold outside air sucked straight in rather than
reheating warmer inside air....path of least resistance and all
that...

By stifled I meant unable to convect efficiently (not starved of
O2 :)

The point I was making was stoves are designed for, and work at their
best with, space around them in all dimensions to convect, rather than
just radiate (open fire). When they are "boxed in" (under a fireplace,
between slabs of blocks up to celiling etc) the air in the room
cannot easily move around as convection currents are limited by the
obstructions - so you get colder areas that "don;t feel the heat" etc.

Plus any constructional blockwork (not insulated from the outside) etc
close to the stove will *not* work as "thermal mass" to retain heat,
rather it will work as a heatsink aka "cold bridge" - so you could be
peeing in the wind to some extent...

It won't be the most efficient radiator and not the most efficient general
heating as I will have two windows on the front wall as well but I do have
the stove already and it should certainly keep the chill off the workshop in
the winter if required.
It should also boil a kettle if required :-)

Is it a pot belly type?

Cheers
JimK