Re: [GBlist] Heating backup for masonry fireplace

["Paul" <webmaster@globalcircle.net>]

Have you considered a solar rock pit for backup heat? 

--paul, webmaster http://globalcircle.net
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On 1/23/02 at 10:27 AM robert_barnett@timeinc.com wrote:

>We're planning to build a 1,300 sq ft weekend home in northern Dutchess 
>county about 2 hours north of  New York city, later this year. We like 
>Tivliki soapstone masonry fireplaces as a heat source, and are planning 
>passive solar feature around a 50-ft-long southern exposure.
>We're not sure what kind of backup heat source to use, however. Any 
>suggestions? One consideration is that we'll be coming up mostly on 
>weekends, so we'll need something to keep pipes from freezing, and also 
>to get warm on Friday nights until the fireplace heats up.
>Also, the same company that sells Tivliki also sells soapstone kitchen 
>counters. They're black, and need to be oiled about once a month. Does 
>anyone have any experience with this material, as opposed to, say,
granite?
>This is my first post to this list, but I've been subscribing for a 
>year, and find it very useful. 
>
>Bob Barnett
>Tel 212-522-8749 (o)
>Tel 212-316-2951 (h) 
>e-mail: Robert_Barnett@timeinc.com




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