venue: Hackney City Farm, LondonThis course is useful for anyone thinking of installing a wood stove and using wood as a beautiful, cosy and renewable source of space heating and / or water heating. The course is run by Pete Harmer, a professional chainsaw instructor, forester and smallholder. The information and advice he provides covers wood stoves and the cycle of procurement, processing and burning of wood for home heating systems. Lots of practical advice and discussion, including:
dates: see 'book online' below
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how
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arrive: |
for a 10am prompt start |
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depart: |
after
the course finishes at 5pm |
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directions: |
click here for
directions to Hackney City Farm |
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what
to bring: |
work
clothes; pen and notebook; packed lunch (if you're not using
the cafe) |
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let
us know: |
if
you have any special needs |
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price: |
£60 Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee) No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
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lunch: |
bring
a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the cafe |
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car
sharing: |
visit
our car
sharing forum to offer or request a lift |
a timber
stack - of cordwood, i.e. logs that need to be chainsawed to lengths
that can be split
a basic wood stove sitting on a slate base, with a flue at the rear, passing through a metal plate to the chimney
splitting
logs with a splitting axe; even if the log can fit into your stove,
it's probably better to split it to allow it to dry better. If you've
never done it before you might find aiming difficult, but you'll
soon get the hang of it, and it's excellent exercise