Brian,
my summer place is also in the forest. I'd rather use solar directly than
harvest
wood any day. It's simply the time saved and physical effort expended. I do
cut
trees when I have to, and wood is also our primary heat source at the summer
place,
not that it needs a lot given the
Brian,
I highly recommend you investigate the construction and use of a solar water
pre-
heater for your hot water heating to reduce your propane consumption.
We use a simple batch pre-heater from May to October (non-freezing season here)
and
it cuts our natural gas use almost to zero. It is
Thank
you for the
helpful feedback Darryl.
I followed your advice and read the archived
email and I am indeed intrigued with
the simple solar water pre-heater.
Hmm, I know
I've written something more detailed - let me know if you want me to dig for it.)
I
need to learn how to better
