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1. | How Does Your Firewood Stack Up?
Knowing which firewood will give you the best burn for your buck is easy once you learn how the heat values of different hardwoods stack up against each other.
For instance, a cord of hickory will yield the heat equivalent of 146 gallons of #2 ...
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2. | Micathermic Flat Panel Heaters: The Next Generation Space Heater
Micathermic flat panel heaters are a lighter and faster heating alternative to traditional oil column heaters.
Utilizing the principal of convection heating, where warm air attracts cool air, a micathermic heater quickly heats the average sized room.
The faster a ...
[Added: 24 Nov 2006 Hits: 728 Words: 365]
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3. | Quartz Infrared Heaters: Don't buy That Pellet Stove Just Yet
In case you haven't heard, quartz infrared heaters are the "hot" item this heating season. Although they've been around for 20 years, homeowners are only now discovering this inexpensive heater that costs nothing to install or maintain and heats ...
[Added: 12 Nov 2006 Hits: 1983 Words: 386]
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4. | Bixby Corn Stove: Is It Worth The Price?
The Bixby corn stove was introduced to the market in 2002 by Bob Walker. His name may not ring a bell, but the Sleep Number Bed, which he also invented, surely will.
Walker's vision of 21st century heating also includes a bio mass pellet that can be ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2006 Hits: 2043 Words: 575]
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5. | Tile Over Tile: Radiant Heated Bathroom Floor
Tile over tile means exactly what it says, but in this case you're going to sandwich a layer of radiant heating mats between the old and the new tile. Tile over tile is an easy way to avoid the mess associated with tearing up the old bathroom floor, ...
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6. | Alternative Heating Fuels Don't Always Save You Money
I recently updated the Fuel Cost Comparison Chart at Alternative-Heating-Info.com and the results were surprising. As of 3/20/06 it was actually cheaper in Metro Boston to heat with natural gas than with wood pellets!
During periods of extreme fuel price volatility, it's important to keep a close ...
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7. | Wood Pellet vs Corn Stoves: The Choice May Be Out of Your Hands
The most popular alternatives for whole house or supplemental heating are corn and wood pellet fueled stoves. These appliances are easy to operate and the initial capital outlay is significantly less than solar, wind or geothermal systems.
A vital question ...
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