permaculture

["Laurence Gaffney" <lgaffney@bigpond.com>]

Has anyone had any experience with (or opinions of) a range of French Cast 
Iron stoves (Space Heaters) known as CHEMINEES PHILIPPE. See:-
1.    http://www.chemineesphilippe.com/         or

2.    http://www.chemphilaust.com.au/

These Fire Place "inserts" are a bit of a hybrid in that they:-
(A)    Can operate as an open fire. i.e. with large glass door open and 
pushed up into the "chimney"
(B)    Can operate reasonably efficiently like a normal "slow combustion" 
stove under controlled air intake with the door closed.  (Output = 20-40 kW/H)
(C)    They have the capacity to store heat in thermal mass if installed as 
recommended within a masonry surround.

Laurence Gaffney
Australia