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Fuel storage (combustion systems)

Keeping fuel on the property: wood, gas, oil. How it is stored decides how well it burns, because wet wood gives a fraction of the heat of dry, and it carries its own fire and regulatory constraints. The options differ in what they hold and in whether the fuel is gathered or delivered.

Solutions

• Dry, ventilated firewood storage: A roofed, open-sided store where split firewood is stacked with air around it. Wind dries the wood over a season or two, and the roof keeps rain off. Dry wood l
• Bulk propane or heating-oil storage tank: A large tank, above or below ground, holding propane or heating oil, refilled by a delivery lorry. The fuel packs far more energy than firewood, needs no splitt
• Mains gas: Natural gas delivered continuously by pipe, burned for cooking or heating. There is nothing to store, order or carry. But it is a fossil fuel, and the household