The old designs are always better

[Christian Borg]

Ron West skrev 2011-12-31 23:12:
>  > Yeah, I keep meaning to research wood burner's as I believe they are supper
>  > efficient.  I do light fires in my house but I was once told from an
>  > Environment Scientist, open fires are so inefficient that their net effect
>  > is to cool your house.  I guess this makes sense, considering how much hot
>  > airflow goes up the chimney, drawing in cold external air from windows etc.
>
> Yup, this is true. The room with the fire is nice and toasty but other rooms are having
> the warm air sucked out of them.
>

What you guys need is a real good "kakelugn"!  :)
That's the way to go to keep the warmth and not spending all that chopped up wood all at 
once.
Sorry don't know the english word for it (only found the german word "kachelofen")


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.christian