Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: hot water coils in the slab <FWD>

[Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholson]

GREGORY.D.WADLINGER [at] DARTMOUTH.EDU is the author of this message but
due to a listserv problem it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop.


        I once worked in a carpentry shop that used hot water coils imbedded
in the foundation slab for its heat.  I was very impressed with how
comfortable that environment was.  I recall the shop owner had installed a
hefty wood-fired furnace in an adjacent building that accommodated four-foot
logs.  There was always plenty of firewood, and it seemed we enjoyed a very
luxurious bath of BTUs while working.  Because the smoke and soot were
off-site, it also made for a clean heat in the sense of the actually
living/working area.

I have a dream home concept that includes this heating method -- not just for
the house, but for thawing snow on the driveway and walk too.  Oh what glory!

Greg Wadlinger
wadlinger [at] dartmouth.edu


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