7. Insulate the Oven
Each Artigiano oven comes with one 50 sq. ft. box of FB
Blanket, 1” thick, woven ceramic insulating blanket. The
insulating blanket is rated at over 1800ºF, and will
effectively block the heat retained in the oven dome from
leaking out the top of the oven.
You will need to add further insulation around your oven
dome to complete your installation, either an additional 2”
of ceramic blanket insulation, for a total of 3”, or an
additional 4” of loose insulation or insulating concrete
(vermiculite or perlite), for a total of 5”. The type of
insulation you use depends on your oven enclosure type.
We recommend purchasing additional FB Blanket, as it
requires less space, is easy to install and is very efficient.
7.1. FB Blanket over the oven dome.
Instructions
Blanket insulation such as FB Blanket is easy to work with,
is easy to cut and shape, and it tends to stay where you
place it. Always use a mask when working with any
ceramic insulation. Take care to overlap any joints in the
blanket by roughly 2". It will hold in place as you proceed
to your next step. Alternatively, you can hold it in place
with a metal band or wire mesh.
If you are building an Igloo design that uses insulating
concrete as part of the Igloo shape, you can add the
insulating concrete directly on top of the blanket insulation.
Alternatively, you can construct the Igloo shape using
rebar and stucco lathe, using either blanket or loose
insulation in the cavity between the oven and the
enclosure.
7.2. FB Blanket on a Casa100.
For Walled House and Indoor partition wall installations,
you can again use 3”+ of all blanket insulation, or 1”
blanket insulation and 4” loose insulation. The
recommended thickness of the insulation remains the
same.
7.3. Loose Vermiculite between the dome and walls.
Tips and Hints
If your walled enclosure is significantly larger than your
oven, you can block off the corners with concrete board to
minimize the amount of vermiculite that will be required to
fill the open chamber.
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