The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide (Paperback)

Erica Wisner

ISBN 10: 0865718237 / ISBN 13: 9780865718234

Published by New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Heating with wood is often considered a natural and economical alternative to electricity or fossil fuels. However, even with a fairly new and efficient woodstove, many cords of wood are required for burning over the course of a single winter, and incomplete combustion can contribute to poor air quality. A rocket mass heater is an earthen masonry heating system which provides clean, safe, and efficient warmth for your home, all while using 70 to 90 percent less fuel than a traditional woodstove.These unique and beautiful installations provide luxurious comfort year round. In cold weather a few hours of clean, hot burning can provide twenty or more hours of steady warmth, while the unit's large thermal mass acts as a heat sink, cooling your home on sizzling summer days. Packed with hard-to-find information, The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide includes:Comprehensive design, construction, and installation instructions combined with detailed maintenance and troubleshooting advice Brick-by-brick layouts, diagrams, and architectural plans augmented with detailed parts drawings and photographs for clarity Relevant and up-to-date code information and standards to help you navigate the approval process with local building departments Earthen masonry heating systems are well-suited for natural and conventional builders alike. A super-efficient, wood-burning, rocket mass heater can help you dramatically reduce your energy costs while enhancing the beauty, value, and comfort of your home.Erica Wisner and Ernie Wisner have built over seven hundred super-efficient, clean-burning masonry stoves. They are dedicated to the search for sustainable solutions and the hands-on teaching of creative, ecological, and practical skills. A rocket mass heater is an earthen masonry heating system which provides clean, and efficient warmth for your home, while using 70-90% less fuel than a woodstove. Fully illustrated, The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide combines comprehensive design, construction and installation instructions with maintenance and troubleshooting advice. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780865718234

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide (Paperback)
• Publisher: New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865718237
• ISBN 13: 9780865718234
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Heat your home with 80% less wood while eliminating smoke, ash, and constant fire-tending. Complete construction manual for building ultra-efficient rocket mass heaters that provide superior comfort, slash heating costs, and burn so cleanly they're legal in smoke-restricted areas.

Why Rocket Mass Heaters Outperform Traditional Wood Stoves:

Conventional wood stoves waste 60-80% of fuel energy up the chimney. Rocket mass heaters capture and store that energy in thermal mass, providing 6-12 hours of radiant heat from a single 1-2 hour burn.

What You'll Build:

• Complete construction plans - step-by-step guide and heater design
• Troubleshooting systems - prevent and fix common installation problems
• Safety protocols - building code compliance and insurance considerations
  
• Fuel efficiency calculations - reduce heating costs by 50-80% immediately
• Maintenance schedules - ensure decades of reliable, efficient operation

Proven Performance:

Builders report heating 1,500-3,000 sq ft homes with just 1-2 cords of wood annually (vs 6-8 cords for conventional stoves), eliminating daily fire maintenance, and achieving payback within 2-3 heating seasons.

Transform heating from daily chore to set-and-forget comfort. Build the last heating system you'll ever need.

About the Authors

Erica Wisner is a skilled educator and project coordinator, with over 25 years' experience building teamwork and facilitating hands-on learning. She loves making things from scratch: anything from blueberry scones to the oven they were baked in. Erica is the author of The Ultimate Girls' Guide to Science and The Art of Fire. Together with her husband Ernie, she has built over 700 super-efficient, clean-burning masonry stoves and led over 50 workshops across North America.

Ernie Wisner is a jack of all trades - his rich and varied background includes fishing and maritime work, firefighting, botany, natural building, hydraulics, and plumbing maintenance. Ernie's search for sustainable solutions led him to Cob Cottage Company, where he built his first rocket mass heaters Rocket Mass Heaters. Together with his wife Erica, he has built over 700 super-efficient, clean-burning masonry stoves and led over 50 workshops across North America.