How to build a DIY smokeless fire pit just like a solo stove. Stop the smoke in your backyard fire pit with these tips.
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46 Comments
I like that he light the smoke thing with a lighter when right in front of him has a big fire :))
Nice vieeo and helpful since I will do such a thing myself next year.
Best part though: always lubricate when you drill… đ
What size supply hole did you end up using on the bottom? looks to be slightly bigger at 0.75" or 1"?
So bottom line is the drier the wood, the less smoke. firepit matters not.
Great humor!!! Nice to watch great work
Weekend project soon
Fog machine!!! I canât stop laughing đ¤Ł
I just wanna know why you used a lighter to light the smoke bombs when you had a perfectly lit fire right there lol
Bad diameter and height ratio to build strong enough air flow.
Respect for the thorough work đđ
Iâm sure no one will investigate the tiny hill with the smoke pouring out the tiny pipe. Sure idiot proof 100% sneaky build.
Great video!!!
Thank you, I didnât even know that âsmokeless fire pitsâ existed.
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Cool video, I appreciate you enthusiasm and inventiveness. You didn't happen to take temperature measurements did you? I wild be curious about the effect of this extra air on the temperature of the flames
I wish everyone on YouTube would drink copious amounts of Mountain Dew. Great video you got my thumbs up!
Cool bro will copy đ
You seem to think the smoke follows you? Well, youâre right, it does. It happens somewhat because of science, but mostly because youâre a Tennessee fan. ROLL TIDE
I tried this and the fact that I had to keep loading wood every 15-20 mins meant that I used a HUGE amout of wood. Effectivley if I let it die down it started Smoking. Still think the New EcoFuego Fireptis are better.
You are adding too many variables in attempting to copy the solo stove, but cutting too many corners. You never achieved secondary combustion and only discovered you can reduce smoking by using dry hardwoods. There is a relationship between width and height of the cylinder and feed air needs to be restricted somewhat in the fashion of what is known in stove technology as the air vent. Your column is too short, your inlet airflow is wide open, and your gap between the stone and liner is too wide to form a heat chamber jacket to superheat air enough for secondary combustion while all the airleaks hurt, too. The emphasis of your research, hole size, is not critical.
My take away: use dry wood.
Like your videos. Question(s) I have, how far down from the top or up from the bottom did you drill your holes? I heard you say what sizes holes you drilled, but not where you placed them.
Like the video, great job, what application did you for the drawing, very cool,
It was still smoking a lot…fail…
It would be more smokeless if the pit was deeper. If you keep the wood below the secondary holes there will be little to no smoke even with wet wood. A smaller diameter pit would be less smokey as well. I use an old top loading washing machine inner spin tub. It is perforated with holes and is make of a very tough steel. It makes a perfect smokeless burner. The only problem is the burning wood is deeper in the pit and you can't see the fire as well. When the tub gets real hot and you will have hundreds of little flames shooting through the holes.
Why are you using a lighter to ignite the smoke bomb, when you have a fire going in the pit?âŚâŚ
Great channel! What the secret to make the morter joints great is to use a wet sponge after you have it filled.
Smoke comes from incomplete combustion. The goal here is to get as complete a combustion as possible.
You definitely need a restricted and directed air flow for optimal results. The second combustion method he's using works best when the hot portion of the fire is towards the bottom with holes that draw the heat around the outside and back through the top holes. He'd probably have better combustion if he blocked up most of those extern holes at the bottom in the bricks.
Also, the fire has to be built below the level of the top holes to work correctly. Wood above that point misses out on the combustion benefits.
Great presentation and great theory vs. practical application. One thing I have experimented with to "control" the direction of the smoke was to use a perforated steel panel and form it into a cone shape, to place over the pit. The conical and tall shape acts as an accelerator to draw more air is and to shoot the smoke up higher, out of your path. It would be cool to see you add that concept.
The other solution would be not to use a fire ring. So your fire pit would simply be the stones in a shape of a circle. You could remove one or two (smaller) stones with some angle to allow for the air to move into the circle.
Thinking about how he could have lit the smoke thing using the campfire….
Nice presentation. The comments indicate a large nerd/DIYer (like me) following. The geometry is wrong, I agree. Also, I was taught to do a cabin-style fire when I was 10 years old, have been doing them like that ever since (40+ years) and even taught my son's Boy Scout troop to build fires that were smokeless and made coles quick so we could have properly cooked food. I've also used "top-down" with charcoal for decades.
Why the metal ring, scared of heating up some rocks?
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bro, if you use wood from almond tree you are going to have zero smoke
For the supply (bottom), what was the size bit did you use?
so you bought an actual wooden dowel for your 30 second experiment instead of just grabbing a random stick?? these are truly the end times
I love how you don't interrupt your video with commercials …awesome info too
Great video! Hat tip to Haxman! But you wore the same shirt???
Just stumbled onto your video and I have to compliment you on how fun and entertaining you approach these concepts while still being incredibly educational. I have gone ahead and subscribed and look forward to more of your content đ
You could have made double rigns, that would take care of all the air leakage
What size and spacing were the holes for the top ring?
The bottom holes need to be bigger than the top holes just like the patent. This will speed up the airflow from the top holes. Similar to the Venturi effect in converging ducts.
Could Red clay from the ground be used instead of mortar?
Man used a lighter beside a lit fire
The smell of a good hardwood fire is why I have them
I don't remember how I got here but this was truly fascinating.
I watched your first fire pit video first, went to Home Depot and bought all the supplies and then the on Amazon. Now saw this video ha.