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Post by Millsey13 on Jul 23, 2020 15:13:31 GMT
I have a pile of bricks from 3 storage heaters, free to anyone who can uplift Hi Alex where in the country are you? Please say the West Mudlands?
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Post by Timbo on Mar 12, 2021 22:27:19 GMT
Prior to 1974 asbestos was used extensively in storage radiators so my advice would be to make sure any fire bricks you access come from radiators built after that date. Any radiators prior to that date with asbestos in them should be controlled waste so technically you shouldn't be able to access them legitimately. You never know with E Bay though. You can find a list of model numbers and whether and where the asbestos is located if you search the internet or look for a post I did on the old Forum. Personally I prefer my pizza base to be coated with semolina flour rather than asbestos fibres.......... Many people think they are clever to quote what they have heard about asbestos in old storage heaters bricks... The asbestos was not used in the brick but in used to insulate the other parts of the heater to protect the electrical components from the heat of the bricks and elements. Asbestos was an insulator, you don't insulate something you want to absorb and release heat from.... haha
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Post by PhilipDeBa on May 6, 2021 5:27:31 GMT
Hi there, I see that a lot of people have used old heater storage bricks for their pizza oven project. I was going to do that same as I have a lot of storage bricks, but after doing some research đ§ I came across some German documentation claiming that almost all storage heater bricks have Considerable amount of Chromium (Cr6+) as a base refractory product. The bricks are MgoCr of Magnesium Chrome bricks. Chromium is used because it hardens the brick, gives it more thermal stability so I can handle changing temperatures better. Itâs that even so in Germany you cannot dispose of your bricks in normal, by taking them to a landfill.
Has any else on this forum have info regarding this matter ?
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Post by Rachael on Aug 13, 2023 11:57:09 GMT
We are just laying the floor of the pizza oven using storage heater bricks and my question is that they are flat on one side (which we are using face up) and the underside would have raised sections therefore creating an air pocket I guess under the bricks. Would it cause any issue such as cracks? Would you grind the ridges off to create a flat surfa e or not bother?
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Post by downunderdave on Aug 17, 2023 7:08:06 GMT
We are just laying the floor of the pizza oven using storage heater bricks and my question is that they are flat on one side (which we are using face up) and the underside would have raised sections therefore creating an air pocket I guess under the bricks. Would it cause any issue such as cracks? Would you grind the ridges off to create a flat surfa e or not bother? As long as the top surface is flat, it shouldnât matter. In fact it may be an advantage because insulation is required under the cooking floor and the air voids would work to assist this. You may be able to settle the bricks over a layer of 5:1 vermicrete which would fill the voids and provide support for the bricks. Do you already have an underfloor insulating layer down?
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