[AT] Gone Shopping ??

[Henry Miller]

These things work by heating the water around the firebox.   Then the water 
around the firebox is pumped (underground) to the house where it heats the 
house.   If you have hot water heat, it can go right into the heating system, 
otherwise (more often) there is a heat exchanger in the duct work just like 
the one for the Air Conditioner.   You can also put in a heat exchanger for 
hot water.

As someone else noted, there can be a lot of antifreeze involved in these 
systems.   Though if this is your only source of heat that won't be needed 
because you will have a fire (and thus warm water flowing) anytime it is 
below freezing anyway (but don't go on vacation).

I'd prefer a Russian fireplace inside myself, but I can see the advantages of 
an outdoor unit.      Instead I just heat with natural gas, which is more 
expensive, but since I'm not home for days at a time, wood wouldn't save me 
money anyway.

On Saturday 09 December 2006 13:37, D. Day wrote:
> Why is there a jacket of water around the box?  Is this how it can also
> product hot water for the home?  Do you have an option to not put water in
> it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dick