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. 2016 Jan 27;13(2):167. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13020167

Table 1.

Suggested improvements of improved cookstoves.

Ecochula
  • Put stands at the bottom to prevent stove from becoming damaged while being pulled from the stand

  • Change the way fuel is added to make adding fuel easier (such as adding fuel from the sides or top)

  • Improve the fan to blow the fire more efficiently

Ecozoom
  • Make spaces in rack smaller (so wood does not fall through when partially burnt)

  • Widen bottom part of stove for increased stability

  • Make the stove lighter in weight

  • Provide bigger handles to carry stove

  • Make pot rest closer to combustion chamber

Envirofit
  • Include a rack to support firewood inside stove

  • Make handles out of a material that is less slippery and does not retain heat

  • Increase pot stability by making six stands on the pot rest

  • Increase height of the stove

  • Reduce spaces in rack to prevent ash from falling onto floor

Philips
  • Protect switch from damage

  • Improve solar panel to charge cell phones

  • Smooth ends where the pot rests (too sharp)

  • Use material other than plastic to make the bottom of stove

  • Increase pot stability

Prakti
  • Add a rack to support firewood

  • Re-position chimney

  • Add three prongs for pot to rest

Rocket TECA
  • Provide bigger combustion chamber

  • Reduce height of stove

  • Improve ease of lighting stove