Date:         Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:50:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: simple heat for stove top, e-bay
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I had forgotten that clay pot trick.  Seems like I remember people
saying you should heat the pot up in the oven for a while to make
sure all the moisture is out of the clay, which might make it expode
when it gets on the westy stove.  I tried to engineer in my head
(which I do all the time) a device that sits on the stove, has a heat
exchanger and a fan and exhausts out the sliding window .  Something
like a zodi hot vent maybe.  Never got anything out of my head on
that, but I liked the idea that it could be left at home when not
needed and only used on the trips that I wasn't at a plug in.

Edward

At 08:12 PM 2/23/2008, Rob wrote:
>At  2/23/2008 04:01 PM, rpc wrote:
>>I haven't seen this before.  Simple and cheap.
>>
>>   E-bay item #  280201712547
>>   I'd like to see if the flame remains on the stove burner or
>>migrates up onto the cone like a cat heater.
>>
>>   I wouldn't leave it on all night.  It's going to be -9 tonight.
>>Global warming ain't what it used to be...
>>
>>   Chris C
>>   90MV
>
>Simple and cheap is a clay garden pot set on the burner (with the
>pointy end up). The clay pot gets hot and gives off heat.
>Not for the person who doesn't have common sense but a lot better
>than nothing.
>
>
>
>Rob
>becida@comcast.net