The New Woodburner's Handbook: A Guide to Safe, Healthy and Efficient Woodburning
This is the essential layman's guide to both the latest improvements in and the age-old wisdom of heating with wood. Chimney sweep Stephen Bushway offers you all the information necessary to heat a home economically and safely, while protecting the environment for ourselves and our children. Topics discussed include selecting the right stove; installing a woodstove safely; insulation and energy conservation; catalytic, noncatalytic, and pellet stoves; masonry heaters; and much more.
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Author Stephen Bushway is concerned with the countryÕs dependency upon fossil fuels as they are a finite source of energy. That is why he has written the helpful Storey book, The New Woodburner's Handbook, a sure-fire guide that shares the latest improvements and long-time efficiency of woodburning. Stephen is a chimney sweep who has spent his career lobbying for energy and environmental issues in Plainfield, Massachusetts, where he is the owner of Village Chimney Services. Library Journal Despite the waning of interest in woodburning in recent years, Bushway adheres to the view that wood can still be a cost-effective and environmentally sound heating alternative. Here, he provides a wealth of information to help the would-be woodburner make intelligent choices in selecting, installing, and operating woodburning devices. Bushway covers--among other topics--stove types (including masonry heaters and pellet stoves), selection of firewood, and the proper installation and maintenance of chimneys. The book's best feature is a discussion of the nature of combustion, as related to how one uses a stove in a given application to ensure the cleanest and safest burn. This is recommended for public libraries as a solid guide to up-to-date information on using wood as a Fuel.-- Bill Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll., Dryden, N.Y.
IntroductionCh. 1Why Burn Wood?1Ch. 2Wood: A Renewable Energy Resource8Ch. 3Energy Conservation18Ch. 4Choosing a Heater32Ch. 5A New Era: EPA-Certified Wood Stoves58Ch. 6Chimneys and Wood Stoves: An Intimate Relationship64Ch. 7Combustion Theory: What Happens in the Firebox81Ch. 8Fire Safety89Ch. 9Stove Location and the House Heating System100Ch. 10Wood Fuel116Ch. 11Woodstove Fuel127Ch. 12Fireplaces Still Have a Place133Appendices142Index155
\ Library JournalDespite the waning of interest in woodburning in recent years, Bushway adheres to the view that wood can still be a cost-effective and environmentally sound heating alternative. Here, he provides a wealth of information to help the would-be woodburner make intelligent choices in selecting, installing, and operating woodburning devices. Bushway covers--among other topics--stove types (including masonry heaters and pellet stoves), selection of firewood, and the proper installation and maintenance of chimneys. The book's best feature is a discussion of the nature of combustion, as related to how one uses a stove in a given application to ensure the cleanest and safest burn. This is recommended for public libraries as a solid guide to up-to-date information on using wood as a Fuel.-- Bill Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll., Dryden, N.Y.\ \
