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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

I am unable to find an American company that sells wood-fired water  
heaters. I may be forced to build one. I am thinking that the first  
experiment will be to suspend a small, old-but-sound water tank-- 
should be easy to find one that was discarded when the controls froze-- 
high inside a barrel stove. Will add another pressure-relief valve to  
supplement the one on the propane water heater that will be plumbed to  
follow the wood-fired unit. This will allow preheating water with wood  
before propane is used. Our present propane heater is in the basement  
and I used to have a barrel stove down there, so the double flu is at  
the ready. Any excess heat will warm the basement, which is under the  
kitchen.

Comments, please.