Modernizing an 1800's parlor stove
Stephen Brown, December 27, 2008
Here in Vermont it is a good idea to have a backup source of heat in the winter. We have an 1800's parlor stove in the living room. Dealing with several cords of firewood, especially in the city is a real pain. This year we decided to try to find a way of using wood pellets to cut down on the carrying and storage and mess. I found myself looking into the engineering and physics of wood fires and stumbled upon a goldmine of information here and elsewhere on the web concerning efforts to create efficient, low pollution, simple and inexpensive to build biomass burning cooking stoves for use in the 'developing' world. I decided to adapt some of those ideas to my problem ... heating with wood pellets.
you can read my story in more detail on my blog http://srb-terrierdog.blogspot.com .