The trouble with corn stoves is that many town-city codes have no-burn days (the fines can be as high as $300.00) and the insurance rates go through the roof.
IOW, you're up the creek. FJS > [Original Message] > From: Alex Caliostro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/26/05 3:22:10 PM > Subject: Re: Bubble Wrap Insulation & Plastic Netting > > >From: "Frederick Sparber" > > >With natural gas selling at $1.45 per therm and going to $2.00 by next > >week, this might > >be a good investment for temporary "thermo-pane" solar heat, and > >insulation. > > Well, Fred, at two bucks a therm, it's time to say "aw shucks". > > http://www.americasheat.com/ > > At $2.50 a bushel (weighing 56 pounds) a corn-fired furnace is lookin' > mighty attractive. At 7,000 Btu per pound and 60% efficiency the cost looks > like about $1.06 per therm. > > It's just that I remember those blisters I used to get from shelling corn. > But the cobs save on paper! > > _____ > -alex > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
