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Aside from using every trick to keep the mortar and materials (not to mention me) from freezing, I incorporated combustion air chambers and the custom damper system that my welder and I have designed.
The location, near Potsdam, NY dropped to lower than minus 30 while I was there.
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pot heater inside the woodbox area |
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combustion air channels left and right |
So how did you keep the mortar from freezing? minus 30 is insane!
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