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The Compost-Powered Water Heater: How to heat your greenhouse, pool, or buildings with only compost!

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Here is a revolutionary approach for heating rooms and generating hot water. Author Gaelan Brown has worked with engineers and compost scientists to refine methods of composting that can heat greenhouses, barns, buildings, and hot water, all without combustion.It seems almost too good to be true: make high- value organic compost while generating reliable combustion-free heat. But it works, and this book is your practical introduction. With detailed case studies of large scale engineered systems and plans for constructing small DIY systems, you'll find step-by-step illustrations and photos to guide you through the process. A review of calculations to help you estimate the heating capabilities of various approaches and other planning tools make this book invaluable for compost heat recovery on any scale. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press


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Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2014


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 20.3 MB


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Absolutely love this book
Format: Paperback
Absolutely love this book. Not only is it packed with information of how to heat and capture the heat with compost, it is full of countless stories people actually doing it. The book is full of nice quality color photographs on high quality paper that the cover art does not convey. My first thought in buying the book (based on the cover) was it would be another Rhodale style pamphlet (not saying that is bad, I bought it anyway didn't I!), what came instead was an extremely high quality book packed with real information and great stories. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015 by Dan Wright
    • What an amazing instruction book!
Format: Paperback
I tried to build a hot water compost heating pile myself without instructions, but it didn't work. I cannot wait to follow this book. I've been waiting for it and I'm so excited to start building my functional compost pile. Gaelan is a master at what he is doing and I am thrilled he wrote a book. If we would all be as innovative as him the world would be a better place. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2014 by Claudia Stauber
    • caem on time.
Format: Paperback
Came on time. I haven't read yet, but love the concept.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2025 by cim
    • A good direction for our future.
Format: Paperback
I love the simple nature of this resource that this book helps tap into.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2025 by Arlie G
    • nice work - great book
Format: Paperback
excellent work
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023 by Rizwan Khan
    • A must read !!
Format: Paperback
Don't let the hand drawn cover lull you into thinking this is a beginners guide to the science of compost water heating. Whether you are looking for a great small project for your home or shop or looking to rethink the way to build in a sustainable and intelligent manner; then this is a must read.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2014 by David Lane
    • My compost water heater did not work...
Format: Kindle
This was an interesting book. However, there was a lot of information about large scale compost water heaters and I was looking for more information on heating a small greenhouse with compost. Then I used a very basic design and built my compost water heater. It did not heat up at all. I used chopped up leaves and cow manure. I was very disappointed. Then I got analytical. Did the book give any real hard numbers about how much a small compost water heater would cost, materials and labor. I have over $600 in mine. Then I went on YouTube and could not find any real world dollar numbers on any of the compost water heaters. The book is inspirational, and that's the problem. It gets you excited about heating water cheaply. I could have heated the greenhouse all winter and maybe next winter with propane for the time and energy and research and money that I put into this failed project. Really wish this project would have worked...but it didn't. We need real numbers!! Also, why didn't my compost heat up??? I layered the materials and watered the layers. I also put sticks in the layers for oxygen. Why, why, why didn't this compost heat up???? Very disappointed. Do not go into this project blindly. And make sure you count your time in the cost, because it takes a lot of time to gather materials and then put a compost water heater together. Good luck with your project. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2018 by Jim Brouwer
    • Don't judge a book by its cover!
Format: Paperback
Don't judge a book by its cover . . . very true in this case! The cover gave me the impression this would be a crude, amateur-ish treatise on the topic of alternative energy. It is actually a very well written book with a considerable amount of valuation information. I was especially pleased that it included clear instructions for building a 40-cu. yard compost pile with embedded recirculating hot water heating system, along with links to other valuable sources of information. Well worth the price. (Sorry, but IMHO, a new cover would probably boost sales.) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015 by Nancy D

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