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| Foreword | vii | |
| Introduction | ix | |
| 1. | Fuel of the Future? | 1 |
| Is wood heat economically viable? | 3 | |
| Is wood heat environmentally defensible? | 4 | |
| Who should burn wood? | 6 | |
| 2. | The Heating Value of Wood? | 11 |
| Heat from different kinds of wood | 13 | |
| Wood compared to other fuels | 13 | |
| Efficiencies of different kinds of fuel systems | 16 | |
| 3. | Strategies for Using Wood | 17 |
| Wood as the sole source of heat | 18 | |
| Wood as the primary source of heat | 18 | |
| Wood as supplementary heat | 18 | |
| Wood as an emergency back-up heat source | 19 | |
| 4. | Equipment and Techniques | 21 |
| Airtight woodstoves | 22 | |
| Catalytic woodstoves | 23 | |
| High-tech woodstoves | 23 | |
| Fireplace stoves | 25 | |
| Wood furnaces and boilers | 27 | |
| Outdoor boilers | 29 | |
| Fireplaces | 30 | |
| Masonry heaters | 33 | |
| Pellet stoves | 35 | |
| Stove installation | 37 | |
| Stove operation | 44 | |
| 5. | Chimneys | 53 |
| New construction | 53 | |
| Modern chimneys | 58 | |
| Old chimneys | 59 | |
| Lining Chimneys | 61 | |
| 6. | Chimney Cleaning | 67 |
| What is creosote? | 67 | |
| Chimney fires | 68 | |
| When to clean your chimney | 69 | |
| Chimney cleaning options | 73 | |
| How to clean your own chimney | 76 | |
| Hiring a chimney sweep | 87 | |
| 7. | Troubleshooting Chimney Problems | 91 |
| How a chimney works | 91 | |
| Diagnosing chimney problems | 92 | |
| Mechanical problems of stoves | 97 | |
| What to do in a chimney Fire | 99 | |
| Water problems | 100 | |
| 8. | The Woodpile | 103 |
| Firewood economics | 104 | |
| Getting your wood | 105 | |
| Buying firewood | 108 | |
| Storing and seasoning firewood | 114 | |
| Appendix | Safety Checklist | 121 |
| Bibliography and Sources | 123 | |
| Index | 125 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Fred Fraroid
reviewed Woodburner's Companion: A Practical Guide to Heating with Wood on November 20, 2011
Woodburner's Companion: A Practical Guide to Heating with Wood
This book has some great information. And the author has a great sense of humor.
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