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By placing the fire and chimney on opposite sides of the house and constructing a tunnel between them, heat is pulled through the tunnel, heating the floors and helping distribute heat more evenly.

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[โ€“] andrewth09@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is airflow achieved? In a traditional fireplace (or rocket stove) hot air rises up a hot chimney to draw smoke up or create pressure to push smoke through some ducts. How is that happening here?

[โ€“] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's not totally clear from the diagram, but I think the fire pit itself is outside the house. The air naturally ducts underneath the floor of the house and then up the chimney in the back. There's still a chimney effect, but it gets redirected under the floor first.