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With all that thermal mass, why not
use radiant heating of some sort? There's some fine units that look like
baseboards available - or my favorite, in floor radiant. If you're only there on
weekends, I'd also recommend a tankless water heater. There are
tankless heaters that can also handle recirculating water from your radiant
heat system.
Regards,
Darren
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:27
AM
Subject: [GBlist] Heating backup for
masonry fireplace
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.
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