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After months and months of looking at wood stoves, I’ve narrowed the field own to four models. And the nominees are…
Clockwise, from top left: Scan Model 60 ($2000); Morso Model 3142 ($1568); Morso 8142 ($3000); [...]
Here’s something new: ELECTRIC on-demand hot water heaters. Rumour is they’re relatively inexpensive ($500? Don’t hold me to this). The require a significant electrical load (2, 60 amp circuits for a small house). Nice design!
Gypcrete both a general and trademarked term that refers to lightweight concrete used for sound insulation and radiant floor heating. In the past, it was applied then covered up by wood or other flooring materials.
Here’s a great line of European woodstoves: RAIS
It looks like it’s available through local dealer Ecohause. According to the website, their stoves are so efficient that they are “carbon neutral” – meaning that burning the wood releases the same amount of CO2 as would be released by the tree as it decomposes. They’re highly efficeint [...]
Warmboard
Tankless water heater systems – I wonder how this would fit into a solar water heating system (or if it would at all)