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["Storm30" <storm30@telus.net>]

I haven't been following your plight, sounds like you have a nice nest going
on there now... so I don't know how much money you have to spend or how hard
it is to transport anything up. But if it hurts to watch lovely logs go up
in smoke I would suggest a masonary stove. Heavy (require own foundation)
can be a bit pricey..but they generally will burn a very small amount of
wood  (1 cord per cold winter)- very hot - w hich is suppossed to leave
little to no soot or smoke. The hot burst of heat (few thousand degrees) is
slowly absorbed by the stone and then slowly released over a few days into
your space. Little wood and smoke, long lasting heat. Soapstone is good for
this. I can't recall the spelling of one manufacter - Tukiviki or something.
Good Luck Warm Wishes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Clements" <jara@otenet.gr>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 3:23 AM
Subject: [permaculture] 'Can someone turn the heat down' of Greece ;-)


> Dear All ,
>
>          This is the promised progress report from Panariti , Greece . I
> implemented most if not all of your suggestions . I insulated well first ,
> covered windows and doors with excess blankets , got a solid fuel stove ,
> put in a very long exhaust pipe from the stove (a very , very , very good
> idea) , shut down all rooms that are not of critical importance , stacked
> snow against north facing walls , kept eating , wore layers (peeled as the
> temp rose , added layers as it got colder) , kept clothes on in bed
> (especially me wooly hat ;-) got some friends to visit and we all huddled
> ;-) (especially at night ;-O ;-) and slowly but surely the temperature
rose
> until now we can walk around half naked ;-O , which makes it far more
> interesting at night ;-) So this is a happy ending to a cold Grecian tale
> ;-)
>
>      What I would like to know now is how I can arrange things so that I
can
> stop burning solid fuel and make the whole situation less destructive and
> more sustainable . Trombe walls and lots of solar south facing glazing is
> really out of the question because I am about 1650 ft shy of a ridge that
> completely surronds me in a U shape and I am NE facing . In addition I am
at
> 3000+ ft asl so I am often 'in the clouds' so to speak . Consequently , my
> winter solar exposure is fairly limited . Any ideas would be most welcome
> cos it breaks my heart watching lovely logs going up in smoke ;-((
>
> Yours in hopeful anticipation ,
>
> Andrew.
>
> (aka 'Can someone turn the heat down' of Greece ;-)
>
>
>
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