I have built a clay flue, recesses at a 45 degree angle towards the center of the oven. I built some small fires today and it seems to draw really well.
The question now is if I need to enclose the clay flue with a firebrick chimney? I am going to build an entire enclosure similar to the second picture below. Is the clay flue OK just sitting in there with the insulation, or should I build a chimney enclosure around it all?
The 'bricks' you see sitting in front of the flue right now are not structural. I just put some thin cuts there temporarily with some wedges to show where I would start building the chimney up. A 45 degree inclined chimney will not be much fun, but I think I can do it!
Thanks!
-jared
The question now is if I need to enclose the clay flue with a firebrick chimney? I am going to build an entire enclosure similar to the second picture below. Is the clay flue OK just sitting in there with the insulation, or should I build a chimney enclosure around it all?
The 'bricks' you see sitting in front of the flue right now are not structural. I just put some thin cuts there temporarily with some wedges to show where I would start building the chimney up. A 45 degree inclined chimney will not be much fun, but I think I can do it!
Thanks!
-jared
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