Heating

How to build a Rocket Stove

 Posted on October 1, 2010      by norton
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Using Passive Solar Energy to heat your straw bale home.

 Posted on February 16, 2010      by norton
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Passive Solar Energy Passive Solar Energy as a free heat source for your straw bale house. Read the article A rule of thumb for installed window area East side of the house 4%, west side 2%, north side 4%, and south side 7-12%. So if you had a floor plan of 1000 square feet, on the east side of the house you would allow for a total square footage of 1000 SF x 4% = 40 square feet of glass and so on. Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-happy-homesteader/living-off-grid-home-energy-options-part-2.aspx#ixzz1jzgojbUd


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Build-Your-Own Solar Panels

 Posted on December 8, 2009      by norton
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How I built my own solar panels, article via Off-Grid.net Michael Davis Publishing - author of the previous article.


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Seasonal thermal store

 Posted on August 15, 2009      by norton
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Wikipedia article about seasonal thermal store which is a store designed to retain heat deposited during the hot summer months for use during colder winter weather. The heat is typically captured using solar collectors. Wikipedia: Seasonal thermal store.


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Charnwood Stoves

 Posted on July 25, 2009      by norton
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Wood burning and multifuel - Cove, Island, Country, SLX and LA ranges Since their formation in 1972 - Charnwood have producted high quality stoves using a variety of fuels


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