home made outside wood stove
By electrondady1, Section Heat Posted on Sun Jun 10, 2007 at 05:42:00 PM MST
what lengh of copper for good heat transfer?

i ran out of time last year to finish my stove. lots of desigh changes too. http://www.otherpower.com/images/scimages/2793/outside_wood_stove_001_Small.jpg relocated the contraption next to the little shop i want to heat http://www.otherpower.com/images/scimages/2793/outside_wood_stove_002_Small.jpg i will run air duct all around the stove and  through the wall i have a thermostat and blower ready to go.once the ducting is inplace i will put up the insulated walls and roof and fill the space with sand . http://www.otherpower.com/images/scimages/2793/outside_wood_stove_003_Small.jpg i would also like to run a hot water system to move the heat to my house next year. i can't go any further (build walls and fill with sand ) untill i get the plumbing in place. my question is what lengh of flexable copper pipe should i use to ensure a good transfer of heat? also, if the copper pipe is installed (wrapped around the fire box) with out a fluid inside to help cool it, would it be damaged by the heat?

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