Finally from North devon and a question

[chasleton]

So having been lurking on here for years i have finally built an oven
its 90 cm in diameter
I was going to use a vermiculite /cement base and then fire bricks
but i have been offered some large black bath tiles free would this work instead of fire bricks
or is this penny pinching


Kind regards Nick

[oblertone]

Honestly, I've no idea if tiles would survive in a WFO. Why not try one in an open fire and see what happens, if it cracks then save them for the exterior decor.

[simonh]

The idea behind a WFO is to create a significant mass with with to "load" heat, this heat is then released over time and that allows you to cook. With bath tiles you are not going to have the mass to achieve this - if they even stand up to the temps that your oven will get to.

[devontiger]

Hello Nick, & welcome to the forum.
Can you post a picture of the tiles? But to me not sounding like a great idea.
You need as much Insulation as you can, otherwise the oven will act like a radiator. I think that the tiles would not hold heat in.
How are you going to move the oven to its intended location?

Ps, where abouts are you. Im ex39

[chasleton]

Hi all thanks for the reply's sacked the tiles idea of. going fire bricks do it properly
I live in Ilfracombe

Jan 12, 2018 12:16:22 GMT devontiger said:

Hello Nick, & welcome to the forum.
Can you post a picture of the tiles? But to me not sounding like a great idea.
You need as much Insulation as you can, otherwise the oven will act like a radiator. I think that the tiles would not hold heat in.
How are you going to move the oven to its intended location?

Ps, where abouts are you. Im ex39

[baldywills]

I have Storage heater blocks available if you want to go that route

[chasleton]

Gutted juust bought some fire bricks but got a proper bargain from Ebay but thanks

Jan 27, 2018 7:04:08 GMT baldywills said:

I have Storage heater blocks available if you want to go that route