Alternative Heating Methods: Masonry Heaters, Wood stoves, Rumford fireplaces

Communiversity

Fall, 2009

What to use for heating when there is no electricity, or when gas prices are so high that you can't afford it.  Learn about other methods to heat your home that can be used during power outages, or for supplemental or primary heating purposes, and how wood burning is GREEN heating.  You can add a wood-burning appliance to any home. We'll be talking about redesigning masonry fireplaces to a Rumford style for better efficiency, high-efficiency wood-burning stoves, wood-burning fireplace inserts that are a replacement for an inefficient open fireplace, wood-burning furnaces, wood-burning cook stoves, what can be done in historic homes with small fireplaces, and wood-burning masonry heaters that don't need electricity, duct work, or gas to heat your entire home.  For new construction and existing homes. Also learn about how to buy and store wood, what type of chimney and/or liner system is best used for the appliance, code regulations, and how to best burn your appliance for maximum efficiency. We'll also cover high-efficiency gas inserts and stoves.  Includes a booklet on how to use a wood appliance and other handouts and resources.  Even if you already have a wood-burning appliance you may want to take this class to learn how to use your stove more efficiently.
Register through Communiversity at http://www.umkc.edu/commu  Cost is $19.00
Date to be determined 2009 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.

Instructor: Marge Padgitt is the Educational Director for the Midwest Chimney Safety  Council, Secretary of the Masonry Heater Association of North America, committee member of two UL Standards Committees, and a nationally known chimney industry instructor and author.