Learn how to make a DIY smokelessfire pitin a few hours with items found at your local home center.
The pavers form the outer wall, and the stock tank ring forms the inner wall.
There is a gap of about 2 inches between the walls.
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Safety Considerations
Though it may not produce visible smoke, the fire pit still emits carbon monoxide.
Use and test thefire pitonly outdoors, in an open area.
Wear eye protection and gloves when drilling or cutting metal.
Use the tape measure to mark down two inches.
Remember that the holes will eventually be 3/4-inch in diameter.
Aim for about 24 holes in the insert.
Thedrill bitshould be appropriate for drilling in metal.
File the Holes
File off burrs on the holes with the metal file.
Paint the Insert
Spray the inside and the outside of thefire pitinsert with high-heat black spray paint.
Let the first coat thoroughly dry before applying a second coat.
Be sure to paint the insert outside since you’ll be using spray paint.
Check for level with the bubble level.
Fill the space with the 1/4-inch drainage gravel.
Use a board or rake to flatten and level the gravel.
Create the First Tier of Pavers
Place the stock tank insert on the prepared gravel base.
Build the first tier of paver stones around the insert.
Maintain a gap of two inches on all sides.
Remove four pavers at opposite ends of the bottom tier to feed air to the main fire.
Remove the insert and set it aside.
Finish the Tiers of Pavers
Add three more tiers of blocks.
Run a thin bead of landscape block adhesive between the tiers.
Stagger the blocks to prevent vertical seams from continuing through all tiers.
Add the Fire Pit Insert
Set the fire pit insert onto the tiers of blocks from above.
Test the Fire Pit Ring
Test the smokeless fire pit by lighting a fire.
Smokeless fire pits usually will smoke at first until the secondary combustion process begins.
Because the fire burns hotter, it burns off smoke, as well.
Masonry pavers and a metal insert are used to make a smokeless fire pit.
Solo stoves are designed to be smokeless or low-smoke.
Air drawn into the tunnel feeds the fire.
Also, burn well-seasoned wood and not debris, and keep the fire small.
