Mon, 6 November, 19:00 – 20:00
As part of the Coupar Angus Burn Project, on Monday 6th November at 7pm, Clive Bowman will be running a Wood Heating Course (Agenda below) at Joe Richards work shop in George St. If you are interested in attending please email [email protected] or text 07960538728. Numbers are limited.
Heating your home with wood Course:-
This short course will cover the basics of using wood to heat your home. Types of stove and boiler, flues and installation, wood fuel types, wood moister levels and species, how to lay and light a fire and stove and chimney maintenance.
Course content and structure:-
• wood – forms and types
species
moister content
sourcing & supply
• how wood burns
• wood processing - using a saw and axe
chainsaws
splitters
sourcing or making kindling
• storage & seasoning- stacking
log stores
inside the house
• stoves and boilers
• chimney, flue and stove maintenance
• ash - compost heap/fruiting plants
• laying and lighting a fire preheat flue
firelighters/paper and dry kindling over dry logs
evaporating moister fast
using charcoals to release slow heat
As part of the Coupar Angus Burn Project, on Monday 6th November at 7pm, Clive Bowman will be running a Wood Heating Course (Agenda below) at Joe Richards work shop in George St. If you are interested in attending please email [email protected] or text 07960538728. Numbers are limited.
Heating your home with wood Course:-
This short course will cover the basics of using wood to heat your home. Types of stove and boiler, flues and installation, wood fuel types, wood moister levels and species, how to lay and light a fire and stove and chimney maintenance.
Course content and structure:-
• wood – forms and types
species
moister content
sourcing & supply
• how wood burns
• wood processing - using a saw and axe
chainsaws
splitters
sourcing or making kindling
• storage & seasoning- stacking
log stores
inside the house
• stoves and boilers
• chimney, flue and stove maintenance
• ash - compost heap/fruiting plants
• laying and lighting a fire preheat flue
firelighters/paper and dry kindling over dry logs
evaporating moister fast
using charcoals to release slow heat