On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:52:16 -0400, Tuuk rearranged some electrons to
say:

as when my asian gf came into the sauna with me there last night, well,
lets just say we learned a few things there.

I assume she learned what an idiot you are.

On 10/22/2011 5:43 PM, Tuuk wrote:
Ok, Ok,, I will go

Wow, not a very friendly group.

Yes, there are many legends in their own minds on this group.

What intrigues me is why, when a post is considered 'off topic,' even
labeled 'Off Topic...' the reader doesn't just move on to the next post
but has to respond with some nasty, snarky, demeaning bull****. I guess
some people are just wired so they have to feel superior even though
their behavior causes them to appear insecure and incompetent.

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:52:11 -0700, D. Stussy wrote:

"Audio1" wrote in message
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On 10/22/2011 5:43 PM, Tuuk wrote:
Ok, Ok,, I will go

Wow, not a very friendly group.

Yes, there are many legends in their own minds on this group.

What intrigues me is why, when a post is considered 'off topic,' even
labeled 'Off Topic...' the reader doesn't just move on to the next post
but has to respond with some nasty, snarky, demeaning bull****. I guess
some people are just wired so they have to feel superior even though
their behavior causes them to appear insecure and incompetent.

...Because this is Usenet and trolls deserve to be chastized. The rra
groups are especially good at such a function.

If the poster knows it's off topic and not of interest to the group, he
should be posting elsewhere.

I am always honored when someone values my opinion.

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:14:12 -0400, Tuuk wrote:

Hi
I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put
some rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put
granite or limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't
cracked or exploded after spraying water on them. They look nice, some
red, some different colors. Is there any harm in using granite or
limestone apposed to using lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same
a few million years ago,,, any reasons why I shouldn't use the granite
or limestone rocks? Radiation? Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that
they will explode? nuclear meltdown of some kind? I figure the
temperature is around 200 or 300 degs.

Any thoughts please and thanks?

Hot rocks will crack when you pour water on them. That's why you need
igneous stuff like lava (at Barbecues Galore). Get a squirtgun.

On 24.10.2011 17:34, dave wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:14:12 -0400, Tuuk wrote:

Hi
I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put
some rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put
granite or limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't
cracked or exploded after spraying water on them. They look nice, some
red, some different colors. Is there any harm in using granite or
limestone apposed to using lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same
a few million years ago,,, any reasons why I shouldn't use the granite
or limestone rocks? Radiation? Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that
they will explode? nuclear meltdown of some kind? I figure the
temperature is around 200 or 300 degs.

Any thoughts please and thanks?

Hot rocks will crack when you pour water on them. That's why you need
igneous stuff like lava (at Barbecues Galore). Get a squirtgun.

Well, some sauna specialists prefer non-porous rocks to others, I am not
sure if the translation "soapstone" is known or correct, but it's dense,
not porous as limestone and has good thermal storing property.
Granite probably don't break easily as it's hard and solid, but
thermal storing properties are not the best.
The one popular stone used is the olivine, there could be several
variants of it.
Don't know the availability of "soapstone" in your area or the price of
it in your quantities but it could be one choice to try, at least on top
layer of stove.

br KB

No That is wrong Dave

Dave, I have learned not to accept anything you post. I think you are just
trying to make fun.

You couldn't be further from the facts on this. And dangerous for you to
even comment.

Your comments from now on will be taken with a grain of salt.

You have been proven wrong too many times.

But you are funny, I will give you that, you are humorous.





"dave" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:14:12 -0400, Tuuk wrote:

Hi
I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put
some rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put
granite or limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't
cracked or exploded after spraying water on them. They look nice, some
red, some different colors. Is there any harm in using granite or
limestone apposed to using lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same
a few million years ago,,, any reasons why I shouldn't use the granite
or limestone rocks? Radiation? Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that
they will explode? nuclear meltdown of some kind? I figure the
temperature is around 200 or 300 degs.

Any thoughts please and thanks?

Hot rocks will crack when you pour water on them. That's why you need
igneous stuff like lava (at Barbecues Galore). Get a squirtgun.

I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put some
rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put granite or
limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't cracked or exploded
after spraying water on them. They look nice, some red, some different
colors. Is there any harm in using granite or limestone apposed to using
lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same a few million years ago,,, any
reasons why I shouldn't use the granite or limestone rocks? Radiation?
Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that they will explode?

Not inevitable, but entirely possible, and with potentially bad
consequences (e.g. "flying hot rock fragment puts out somebody's eye").

Granite *may* be safe enough, as it's a metamorphic rock which has
been heated to high temperatures at least twice in its lifetime.
Depends on whether that particular granite has cracks in it (some
does), how much moisture or water it has been exposed to, etc.

I would avoid limestone, as this is a sedementary rock which is
deposited from water and has quite a bit of water bound up in its
structure.

It's really a question of "How lucky do you feel?"

--
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On 10/24/2011 12:17 PM, Dave Platt wrote:
I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put some
rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put granite or
limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't cracked or exploded
after spraying water on them. They look nice, some red, some different
colors. Is there any harm in using granite or limestone apposed to using
lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same a few million years ago,,, any
reasons why I shouldn't use the granite or limestone rocks? Radiation?
Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that they will explode?

Not inevitable, but entirely possible, and with potentially bad
consequences (e.g. "flying hot rock fragment puts out somebody's eye").

Granite *may* be safe enough, as it's a metamorphic rock which has
been heated to high temperatures at least twice in its lifetime.
Depends on whether that particular granite has cracks in it (some
does), how much moisture or water it has been exposed to, etc.


granite is igneous. gneiss is metamorphic from granite.

The hazard is, as you point out, voids full of water that superheat, and
then flash to steam. Sort of like the spalling from lightning current
flowing through corroded bolts in concrete.

So it depends more on the structure of the rock than precisely whether
it's igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.



I would avoid limestone, as this is a sedementary rock which is
deposited from water and has quite a bit of water bound up in its
structure.

It's really a question of "How lucky do you feel?"

Very interesting comments,,

I have had two or three visits to the sauna with high heat and nothing
exploding yet or breaking down of rocks yet.

Thanks for all the great comments. Have great day and 73s





"Jim Lux" wrote in message
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On 10/24/2011 12:17 PM, Dave Platt wrote:
I have a sauna with electric heater 7000watts. Nice area on top to put
some
rocks and I see others have suggested lava rocks. What if I put granite
or
limestone? That is what I have there now, they haven't cracked or
exploded
after spraying water on them. They look nice, some red, some different
colors. Is there any harm in using granite or limestone apposed to using
lava rocks? I am sure they were all the same a few million years ago,,,
any
reasons why I shouldn't use the granite or limestone rocks? Radiation?
Emmisions of sometype? inevidable that they will explode?

Not inevitable, but entirely possible, and with potentially bad
consequences (e.g. "flying hot rock fragment puts out somebody's eye").

Granite *may* be safe enough, as it's a metamorphic rock which has
been heated to high temperatures at least twice in its lifetime.
Depends on whether that particular granite has cracks in it (some
does), how much moisture or water it has been exposed to, etc.


granite is igneous. gneiss is metamorphic from granite.

The hazard is, as you point out, voids full of water that superheat, and
then flash to steam. Sort of like the spalling from lightning current
flowing through corroded bolts in concrete.

So it depends more on the structure of the rock than precisely whether
it's igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.



I would avoid limestone, as this is a sedementary rock which is
deposited from water and has quite a bit of water bound up in its
structure.

It's really a question of "How lucky do you feel?"