Hearth

Description

The Hearth is a Saltbox house with a double-lofted, open interior. It is a 2500 sq ft building. It contains

• a Kitchen and dining space
• a large living space
• 1 full bathroom
• 1 half bathroom
• 1 master bedroom with closet
• 2 side bedrooms
• 1 loft bedroom with closet
• basement
• wood storage attachment
• large deck

Programming

The Hearth is currently a private dwelling, planned to be converted to a communal living space over the preparation epoch. When complete the building aims to achieve the following goals:

• Comfortable cooking and eating for up to 30 guests.
• social space on two floors
• a shibari and bodywork studio
• Bunk sleeping for 12
• A two story greenhouse
• semi-public showers, baths and toilets for anyone living on or visiting the site

Appliances and Equipment

Wood Stove

The Wood Stove is a Jøtul F 500 stove produced in Maine, USA. The user manual is here. It is not confirmed whether this is a OSLO F500 V2 or V3 or whether it is a catalytic stove.

Starting a Fire

• Start a fire using the two log or top down method for fire starting. See page 10 of the Jotul guide or this guide from woodheat.org for more information.
• As the fire pass 200 deg Celsius on the stovetop thermometer, reduce the air control to half. Continue to lower it as it burns hotter.
• When loading on more wood, load mid sized logs first, and then larger logs as the coal base gets larger. When leaving the stove unattended, pack the firebox full of logs in the same direction.

Regular Maintenance

• Empty the ash tray using the ash tray door. First dump the ash tray, then rake any additional ash that fell into the ash tray area into the tray, positioned below the ash tray access door. The tray area must be empty and the ash tray door must clase fully and seal before using the stove, otherwise the stove will have an air leak and burn to hot, and the air control wont work.
• Yearly the stove chimney should be cleaned.
• Every 5 years the stove should be WETT certified again. Most recently this was in November 2015, and so is due.

Pellet Furnace

The pellet furnace is a Treager Oll 350S forced air furnace. The furnace can also burn corn. The user manual is here.

Hot Water Heater

The hot water heater is a Richmond 6CE40S-2, which we think is a 6-Year, 40 gallon tank. The User manual is here.