Natural home heating
Subtitle: the complete guide to renewable energy options
By: Greg Pahl
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub. Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: White River Junction, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781931498227
Subjects: Heating and ventilation; Dwellings; Renewable energy sources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: Heating basics. Heating 101 ; Types of heating systems ; Heat sources ; Fuels; title: pt. 2: Heating with the sun. Passive solar ; Active solar ; Active liquid solar heating systems; title: pt. 3: Heating with wood. Working with firewood ; Woodstoves ; Woodstove installation ; Woodstove operation ; Wood furnaces and boilers ; Wood fireplaces ; Masonry heaters; title: pt. 4: Heating with biomass. Biomass basics ; Pellet stoves ; Pellet furnaces and boilers ; Corn- and grain-burning appliances; title: pt. 5: Geothermal. Geothermal home heating and cooling ; Air-source heat pumps ; Ground-source heat pumps.