Heating with Wood?

 We all know how inefficient a fireplace is. but did you know how
important it is to get incoming combustion air from outside the living
space? and what a good idea it is to pre-heat that air.
Stay warm.
Wood heats you three times. getting/splitting / burning.
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Most older homes have enough draft problems that the need for outside air is not
a problem.

If your home is air tight enough that outside air is needed, attempt to pull air
from a buried pipe line.  If done correctly, this makes air temperature near to
52f.

Wood heats at least three times.  It heats you better if kept dry.  It may also
offer entertainment of small lizards/ skinks/ toads/ insects warming up and
running about your home.

 

we have a newer version of the HAHSA. A HAHSA is a separate building
where the wood is stored and the fire is very hot and it heats a
quantity of water in an insulated tank. When heat is needed the
circulating of the water heats radiators in the home.  Preferably a
gravity system. most use pumps. Some burn 4 foot long logs. Less cutting.
Google; HAHSA
Wood heats you 4 ways.  Getting it. splitting it, stacking, burning it
and hauling out the ash, not to mention cleaning the flue. 2X a yr.
A Fireplace is a great way to pump any heated inside air up the chimney.
Fireplaces are traditionally a negative. A heat loss.

And wear a sweater. Mother Earth News ran an article on keeping your
house at 52 degrees all the time. Fingerless gloves helped make it
bearable.
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 Mr. K wrote


I need more than a sweater at 52F


time.

Tad expensive in the summer.


I use an electric blanket/throw on the aimchair, costs peanuts to run.

 

here's some ideas on the HAHSA;
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t7073
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