The Book Of Masonry Stoves

Author : David Lyle
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781890132095
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Masonry Stoves written by David Lyle and published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the past decade, millions of Americans have discovered the economic benefits and personal pleasures of heating with wood. At the same time, many have discovered that there are serious problems associated with wood heat and iron stoves: chimney fires from creosote, air pollution from poor combustion, and structural fires caused by faulty stove installation. The masonry stove, widely used in Europe and Asia for centuries, surmounts these problems. Masonry stoves offer good solutions to many of the problems associated with wood burning. They provide clean combustion at a high temperature, good efficiency, a high degree of safety, and little or no pollution. Masonry stoves require little care, needing to be fed only once or twice a day. They come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes from simple to elegant and from austere to gothic. And they are easily adapted to a variety of structures including solar designs. The Book of Masonry Stoves represents the first comprehensive survey ever published of all the major types of masonry heating systems, ancient and modern. Detailed plans and building information are included in the book. As a complete introduction to masonry stoves, it will help many people rediscover an old way of warming, using masonry stoves.

Author : Ken Matesz
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603583114
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masonry Heaters written by Ken Matesz and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masonry Heaters is a complete guide to designing and living with one of the oldest, and yet one of the newest, heating devices. A masonry heater’s design, placement in the home, and luxurious radiant heat redefine the hearth for the modern era, turning it into a piece of the sun right inside the home. Like the feeling one gets from the sun on a spring day, the environment around a masonry heater feels fresh. The radiant heat feels better on the skin. It warms the home both gently and efficiently. In fact, the value of a masonry heater lies in its durability, quality, serviceability, dependability, and health-supporting features. And it is an investment in self-sufficiency and freedom from fossil fuels. The book discusses different masonry heater designs, including variations extant in Europe, and explains the growth of their popularity in the United States beginning in the late 1970s. For the reader who may be familiar only with open fireplaces and metal woodstoves, Masonry Heaters will bring a new understanding and appreciation of massive heat storage and gentle-but-persistent radiant heat. Masonry heaters offer a unique comfort that is superior to that from convection heat from forced-air systems, and more personal than that offered by “radiant” floors. As Matesz demonstrates, the heat from the sun or from a masonry heater is genuine heat instead of just insulation against the loss of heat. Those who are looking to build, add onto, or remodel a house will find comprehensive and practical advice for designing and installing a masonry heater, including detailed discussion of materials, code considerations, and many photos and illustrations. While this is not a do-it-yourself guide for building a masonry heater, it provides facts every heater builder should know. Professional contractors will find this a useful tool to consult, and homeowners considering a new method of home heating will find all they need to know about masonry heaters within these pages.

Author : Benjamin Graf von Rumford
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674139534
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collected Works of Count Rumford: Devices and techniques written by Benjamin Graf von Rumford and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford) aimed by his inventions and scientific research to increase the degree of comfort in daily life. His goals were practical and his contributions to our knowledge of the nature of heat proved extremely valuable. Between 1870 and 1875, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston published all of Rumford's papers that the Academy committee was able to find. The Academy edition, however, has long been out of print and practically unavailable. Here Sanborn Brown has rearranged the papers according to subject matter. Volume I contains Rumford's papers on the nature of heat; the second covers its practical applications. This third volume contains his papers on devices and techniques, including "Use of Steam for Transporting Heat"; "Means of Heating the Hall of the (French) Institute"; "New Boiler for Saving Fuel"; "Steam Heat for Making Soap"; "Fires in Closed Fire-Places"; "Kitchen Fire-Places"; "Salubrity of Warm Rooms"; "Salubrity of Warm Bathing"; "The Strength of Silk"; "Quantities of Absorbed Moisture"; "Advantage of Wheels with Broad Felloes"; and "Proposals for Building a Frigate."

Author : Lyle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780471808671
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Masonry Stoves written by Lyle and published by John Wiley & Sons Incorporated. This book was released on 1984-03-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Kern
Publisher : Owner-Builder Publication
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ken Kern's Masonry Stove written by Barbara Kern and published by Owner-Builder Publication. This book was released on 1983 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Count Rumford
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674139527
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works of Count Rumford, Volume II: Practical Applications of Heat written by Count Rumford and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his countryman and contemporary Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford) aimed by his inventions and scientific research to increase the degree of comfort in daily life. During the fourteen years spent in Munich, he made important reforms in the city's public service and social welfare institutions; he also introduced improvements in the hospitals and workhouses in Ireland, England, and Italy. Rumford's contributions to our knowledge of the nature of heat were as valuable as Franklin's to our knowledge of electricity. Volume I of this edition of Rumford's Works contained his papers on the nature of heat. This second volume presents Rumford's work on the practical applications of heat. Of particular interest are his papers on the propagation of heat in liquids, chimney fire-places, supplementary observations on chimney fire-places, and the management of fire and the economy of fuel. Subsequent volumes contain papers on devices and techniques, light and armament, and public institutions.

Author : Matthew Remine
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979962629
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walker Tiny Masonry Cook Stove Plans written by Matthew Remine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple, easy to read plans allow you to build your own super efficient wood burning cook stove. Easy to cut and work with, ceramic fiber board allows easy, quick construction of the highest perfomance cook stove core possible. Easy hardware solutions and clear brick layout simplifies the build. Tested and proven dimensions mean you get it right the first time. Build a warm cozy cook stove for the center of your home to provide a lifetime of heating, cooking, and memories. More info: https: //youtu.be/uajW0mzPBuk

Author : Max Edleson
Publisher : Green Books
ISBN 13 : 9780967984698
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build Your Own Barrel Oven written by Max Edleson and published by Green Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive guide for planning and building a practical, efficient and affordable wood-fired oven. The Barrel Oven offers surprising convenience because it is hot and ready to bake in within 15-20 minutes and is easy to maintain at a constant temperature. Follow this step-by-step guide to transform local, low-cost materials and the sun's energy into good food.

Author : Will Rolls
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856231572
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Log Book written by Will Rolls and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using woodburning stove effectively is both an art and a science...Will Rolls, talks you through the theory and practice of getting the best results from your stove. From finding the fuel and seasoning it, to lighting the stove and operating it cleanly, this book describes the...techniques for looking after your log stove. The log book covers log suppliers, avoiding too much smoke and ash, checking fuel quality and picking the best wood for your fire"-- Back cover.

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Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 9781423601661
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book rustic fireplaces written by and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2006 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: