pot belly stove
Bulging cast furnace
A pot belly stove is a small, freestanding cast-iron stove with a bulging rounded middle, used for heating a room.
The shape maximizes surface area for radiating heat while keeping the footprint compact.
Common in cabins, workshops, and old schoolhouses: An old pot belly stove sat in the corner of the general store.
Also spelled potbelly stove or potbellied stove.
- cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
- wood burningCombustion of timber
- hearthFireplace floor area
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
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- frontier towngeneral store, saloon, sheriff's office, livery stable, hitching post
- wood stoveslog burner, fireplace insert
- ovensmicrowave oven, gas oven, electric oven, toaster oven, convection oven
pot belly stovecentral heating
Building-wide temperature system
fireplace · radiator · baseboard heater · underfloor heating · heat pump
pot belly stoveair conditioner
Mechanical cooling system
central air · cooling system · swamp cooler · evaporative cooler · smart thermostat
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