The Compost-Powered Water Heater - How to heat your greenhouse, pool, or buildings with only compost!

It seems almost too good to be true: make high-value organic compost while generating reliable combustion-free heat. But it works, and this book is your practical introduction. With detailed case studies of large scale engineered systems and plans for constructing small DIY systems, you'll find step-by-step illustrations and photos to guide you through the process. A review of calculations to help you estimate the heating capabilities of various approaches and other planning tools make this book invaluable for compost heat recovery on any scale.

About the author

Gaelan Brown is the founder of CompostPower.org, an open source research network that has developed new methods of generating hot water from specially designed compost systems, and he’s taught classes on the topic at Vermont’s Yestermorrow Design Build School for several years.

Product details

• Authors: Gaelan Brown, Brown Gaelan
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2014
• EAN: 9781581571943
• ISBN: 978-1-58157-194-3
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 211 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle, HOUSE & HOME / General, Home & house maintenance, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Home and house maintenance, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology