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[Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>]

The Kachel Ofen also known as Dutch Tile Oven (think this is what some posts
call Masonry Stove) burn at exceptionally high temperatures (around 2000 deg
F, or approx 700 deg C) which burns off all creosotes, tars etc, they are
pollution-free and the most efficient of all combustion stoves. (NB the
energy efficiency of a combustion stove is directly related to pollution
emmission - the less efficient, the more pollution it generates)
I have a friend in South Germany who only needs to fire his stove for 30
minutes twice a day to keep the house warm (and that¹s with night
temperatures down to -20degC) The stove was installed in the centre of the
house and adjoins/heats all rooms on 2 storeys - he has a clothes drying
cupboard built onto the side of the stove in the bathroom so needs no
electric dryer.

Robyn


On 10/2/06 7:47 AM, "Nanette Echols" <nanettechols@visi.com> wrote:

> I'm curious that wood burning is still acceptable considering the carbon
> dioxide and global warming issues of today. Does anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> Clint Popetz wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 09:17:49PM +0200, mitshell wrote:
>>  
>> 
>>> Is anybody aware of wood burning stoves/heaters that can be loaded
>>> with wood once every 24 hours or something there about as opposed to
>>> the regular fireplaces that need to have wood added every few hours
>>> ?
>>>    
>>> 
>> 
>> 24 hours is a bit out of reach, I think.  If you know what you are
>> doing (and I won't claim to, having heated my house with wood for only
>> two years) you can go to bed and not have to get up in the middle of
>> the night to feed the beast.
>> 
>> I feed mine about three times a day in the coldest (-10 F) weather.
>> You have to get used to sleeping/waking chilly, which I now really
>> enjoy.
>> 
>> It's not so much the type of stove I think, but how dry your wood is,
>> how good the species is, how thick it is, and how much thermal mass an
>> insulation you have in your house.
>> 
>> -Clint
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