Hi Justine,
Short answer-No, the air temperature doesn't much matter. As long as it's warm enough that your water doesn't freeze, you're good to go.
A few tips: For years, I cut firebrick with mason chisels, and that method was OK. However, I now use a tile & brick saw, rented from the local rental yard. I find it much easier, I can do much fancier work, and I waste a lot fewer bricks. (I'm no mason, I maintain heat-treating furnaces-people with real mason skills likely have fewer problems)
Also, I would recommend that you cut and fit all your bricks first, using strips of corrugated cardboard to take the place of the mortar. Write numbers or marks on the bricks, so when you reassemble them with the mortar you can work quickly and you won't have any confusion. Firebrick mortar tends to grip quickly & dry fast!
Refractory (firebrick) mortar tends to act very differently than normal bricklaying mortar, so make sure you read & follow the directions for the specific product you are using.
John Grube
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "elfortzie" <fortzt@...> wrote:
>
> We've just purchased a new maple syrup evaporator. The inside of it needs to be firebricked. The brick and the dry cement (Heat Stop II)came with it but no where on the package does it say what the air temp needs to be to use it. Does it matter?
>
> Any hints about cutting firebrick would also be helpful.
>
> Thanks- Justine
>
No comments:
Post a Comment