The Weather and Your Wood Fired Oven

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Good to see you still making videos

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Yep still at it!

[@SteveGrin]

Good video, that explains why I have to use my oven 2-3 times before it gets screaming hot after rainy season here in SW Florida. I guess I should take off the chimney pipe and put the cover on during the rainy season.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Absolutely, do that and you'll notice a big difference!

[@Mike-Diamond]

I'm so glad we spent the time to build a completely over engineered pergola to protect our oven. No matter what the weather, it's always dry.

[@TheFishingExperience916]

Yes yes yes .....yes to all those questions and good thing i live in sacri(fice)mento CA.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Ha! Let us know if you have any questions at all, sounds like the video was helpful :)

[@valentinbulakh6260]

@@TheFireBrickCo Всем привет, я из России. Построил уже 10 Помпейских печей, добавил свои технологические решения, для Северных широт, все печи работают изумительно!!! Видео у меня на канале.

[@lakatosjuraj]

in my oven i tried to weatherproof it as much as possible. The Dome is painted over with a sealant on top of which i put mosaic and tiles and filling with non-water absorbent filler. The Tiles around set into the dome by an inch so that the rain flowing down the dome come down onto a sloped tile to drip water off the edge. So im fairly certain the dome is sealed off quite well. Im less certain about the front and the details there. Front has some decorative brickwork around it which im not sure if i should waterproof by some transparent coating or not. This is where most of the cracking appears during use.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Yep, the front of the oven is typically the culprit in most instances, as you have exposed refractory materials there just waiting to absorb any water that hits them

[@claudiodippolito5686]

I wish I knew about you guys before I purchased my wood fired oven.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Thank you Claudio, that is honestly the nicest thing I think you could have said to me! Much appreciated 😊

[@davemiles5569]

Being the owner of one of these fantastic ovens and living in the tropics - building under cover has ensured its Use even in the heaviest of monsoonal rain storms all year round

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Good work Dave!!

[@kimrevell9419]

Do you sell a canvas cover? We are in the Northern Rivers so we have very wet summers. My husband has nearly finished the build, and it is looking great.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Hi Kim! It is something we are working on but not at this stage - we spent 18 months wokring on one but we were trying to make it too perfectly form fitted. We are now approaching it from a different angle - a simple shape that drapes over the oven and the edges of the stand. You could reach out to Covers And All to have something made, they are who we will be using at this stage

[@nated1971]

So, to be clear, the concern is getting water inside the oven....assuming you've made the exterior water tight. And, add a flue cap

[@TheFireBrickCo]

If you build your oven outdoors, even with the waterproof coating that is applied to the dome of the oven water will still find a way in. The mouth of the oven is made up of refractory brick, which is critical for the design of the oven as it all has to withstand the high temperatures in the oven. But all refractories are porous, so water will be absorbed if it reaches the mouth of the oven. We always use a cap on our flues, but water will run down the outside of the flue and then down to the mouth of the oven where it will be absorbed. The only sure way to keep the oven completely dry is to either build it undercover, or to cover it when not in use.

[@nated1971]

@@TheFireBrickCo awesome, thank you didn't consider the flue/oven seam

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Cover with a waterproof Tarp, problem solved.

[@TheFireBrickCo]

Correct! If you're building the oven outdoors, that's definitely something you can do. It's not super pretty but it works. I would always recommend removing the flue before putting the tarp on