It has taken several months to learn how to deal with the local climate and to get used to separating rubbish in the home into two classes, burnable and non-burnables. It can be fueled with woodchips, kitchen trash, meat scraps, paper, cardboard, slab wood, stove wood, bones etc. An 11 gallon water jacket provides continuous hot water for dishwashing and dining area heating, while an accessory heat recovery package in the stack may help to generate steam. The fire burns upside down and the stove has gills. The island's dock is also the collection point for garbage and on a hot day can leave visitors with an unfortunate impression.
Rubbish prevention begins at home.