Re: [GBlist] Heat Sources

[Donna Watkins <donna@theherbsplace.com>]

Sounds like you have a great arrangement!

It's so exciting to read about others plans since it has given me ideas for
months as I read through these emails.

We couldn't do the solar on roof though - we're in forest and keeping the
trees close to the house.  In the winter we'll have sun for some passive
solar heating but the expense is way beyond our budget for solar that would
only work for 5 mo. of the year.

I like the insulated heating under the slab.  Have read some about those and
the concern for repair later --- but what about the cost?  Are they
reasonable?  It would certainly be the answer for the cold part of the house
he'll be in all winter.

A separate htg. unit would be a good idea ... but there again, wondering
about the cost since we were wanting to do geo-thermal -- although the cost
sounds like it may not fit either.

His heat will be okay in the upstairs for me and may be enough since I'm hot
natured.  

All these ideas are great!  This list is fantastic!!

Blessings to You!
Donna
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> From: Corwyn <corwyn@midcoast.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 22:00:41 -0400
> To: Donna Watkins <donna@theherbsplace.com>
> Cc: Corwyn <corwyn@midcoast.com>, <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Subject: Re: [GBlist] Heat Sources
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, Sep 25, 2002, at 19:06 US/Eastern, Donna Watkins wrote:
> 
>> Need some ideas from you creative folks!
>> 
>> We're building a house with a basement that will have a section that is
>> heated/cooled for offices, storage and bath.  Upstairs we will have a
>> woodstove.  That's not going to help keep the basement warm where my
>> cold-natured husband is going to be all day.
>> 
>> If he runs the heat to keep the downstairs warm, I will be roasting up
>> stairs with the additional woodstove heat.  Tried to find a way to put
>> the
>> woodstove in the basement but there's absolutely no way - that would be
>> ideal!!  No way to get the flue outside - there's stairs going up and
>> outside there's a screened porch that it would be under.
>> 
>> What other heat sources could we consider to keep that area downstairs
>> warm
>> in winter?  It's 420 sq. ft of space.  Don't want to run up a big
>> electric
>> bill for it.  We're building energy efficient and using Geo-Thermal.
>> 
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> It sound like what you need is a zone of heat solely in the basement.
> This can either be done with your conventional heating (I assume that
> this is what you by 'runs the heat'), or a separate system of some sort.
> 
> I recommend that you put radiant heat tubing in the (insulated) slab of
> the basement.
> 
> Then you can do what I plan to do; put some solar water heating panels
> on the roof, and hook them up to heat the slab and the DHW.
> 
> However you do it, unless the basement is well sealed from the rest of
> the house, you will be getting some of 'his' heat in your area.  So
> make sure that that heat is as efficient, as the rest.
> 
> Hope This Helps,
> 
> Corwyn
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Corwyn
> Kermit didn't know the half of it...
> Corwyn@midcoast.com
> 


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