Converting Your Home to be Energy Efficient.

HICKS WATERSTOVES &
SOLAR SYSTEMS

2649 South Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

Energy costs go up at rapid rates. Just between 2004 and 2008, natural gas costs went up 25% each year! Converting your energy usage to geothermal heat pumps, solar panels or waterstoves can help reduce your energy costs anywhere from 30% to 75% every year.

A local manufacturer of waterstoves, Hicks WaterStoves and Solar Systems, has been in the business for 40 years. Their website is www.HicksWaterStoves.com. This is an excellent way to make use of natural resources for heating without the excessive costs involved in propane, natural gas or electricty.

Another good product name is Central Boilers. They can be found at www.CentralBoilers.com.

The basic concept is to locate the boiler building outside, typically 30 to 200 feet (but as far as 500 feet) away from your home or building. It works with any existing heating system.

A water jacket surrounds the furnace firebox and heat exchanger, and heated water is then circulated to your home through insulated underground pipes.

Water-to-air or water-to-water heat exchangers conveys the heat into the structure's heating system, either a forced air furnace, radiant flooring or radiant baseboard. This allows you to use a thermostat for temperature control.

The outdoor furnace can provide heat for all your domestic hot water by adding a water-to-water heat exchanger. You can turn off your hot water heater and save money.

The outdoor furnace has the ability to heat multiple buildings, such as a garage, workshop, shed, greenhouse, or barn -- without using other heating sources. It can even be used to heat a swimming pool or hot tub.

Sounds to good to be true, but it is an excellent way to save dollars in heating and not be dependent upon one source of heat. You can always use your other sources as backup.

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