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Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide: Complete Step-By-Step Construction, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

by Wisner, Erica

EAN: 9780865718234

$44.99

Category: House & Home | Do-It-Yourself | General

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publication date: Jun 1, 2016

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Heat your home with 80% less wood while eliminating smoke, ash, and constant fire-tending. Complete construction manual for building ultra-efficient rocket mass heaters that provide superior comfort, slash heating costs, and burn so cleanly they're legal in smoke-restricted areas.


Why Rocket Mass Heaters Outperform Traditional Wood Stoves:


Conventional wood stoves waste 60-80% of fuel energy up the chimney. Rocket mass heaters capture and store that energy in thermal mass, providing 6-12 hours of radiant heat from a single 1-2 hour burn.


What You'll Build:


  • Complete construction plans - step-by-step guide and heater design

  • Troubleshooting systems - prevent and fix common installation problems

  • Safety protocols - building code compliance and insurance considerations


  • Fuel efficiency calculations - reduce heating costs by 50-80% immediately

  • Maintenance schedules - ensure decades of reliable, efficient operation


Proven Performance:


Builders report heating 1,500-3,000 sq ft homes with just 1-2 cords of wood annually (vs 6-8 cords for conventional stoves), eliminating daily fire maintenance, and achieving payback within 2-3 heating seasons.


Transform heating from daily chore to set-and-forget comfort. Build the last heating system you'll ever need.