OUR STORY
We live in the far south of New South Wales and are off the power grid. We began building our rammed earth, pole and straw-bale home at Dignams Creek in 2006. We wanted our home to be ecologically sound. Our heating options were solar power, bottled gas or wood.
With a constant supply of firewood falling down around us, a wood-burning heater was inevitable. But we were not happy with slow combustion heaters. They produce a lot of heat when going, and none the rest of the time. They send most of the heat up the chimney which is a waste and they are prone to creating pollution and deposits. So we spent a long time looking at other options.
While on holiday in Europe we were stranded in a mountain chalet during a blizzard. In the morning they lit a masonry heater. The fire lasted for about one hour. The masonry heater absorbed the warmth and then radiated it all day. We curled up against the heater reading books with damp clothes draped over it to dry. The heat was beautiful, not too hot. We had found what we wanted for our home. Then we researched it further and discovered that they weren’t available in Australia.
With all the experts being half a world away we toyed with trying to design and build our own. We looked at bringing someone out to Australia to build one for us. Then we discovered these kits and included one in our home. It was straightforward to build and we loved the end result.
Our heater met and even exceeded all our expectations – a single burn kept our home warm for 24 hours and we loved learning against it. Friends who visited were equally impressed.
We now knew that masonry heaters were the answer to the problems of the slow-combustion heaters that were getting wood-burning a bad name.
This led us to start Heavenly Heat. We now have highly satisfied customers in across Australia.
The finest way to warm your home
WE HAVE THE KNOW-HOW YOU NEED!
MASONRY HEATERS
Masonry heaters are clean, efficient wood heaters,
each unique to your home. These are the heaters to have
if you are looking for a beautiful wood heater that:
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Releases few emissions.
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Doesn’t clog up your flue.
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Doesn’t need constant refuelling.
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Is a beautiful feature in your home.
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Provides 24-hour heat from a 2-hour burn.
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You can lean against while it is burning.
HOW A MASONRY HEATER WORKS
A masonry heater is a ‘fast’ combustion heater rather than a slow combustion heater.
The firebox is filled with wood and is lit. You don't add wood while the fire is burning. The masonry heater is designed to burn very hot and clean to maximise efficiency and minimise emissions.
The combustion gases are channelled up and down through the heater. The heat they contain is absorbed into the core and the masonry facing before reaching the flue, rather than being wasted as with other wood heaters. This stored heat is then radiated out for you to enjoy for 18 – 24 hours; it is great to sit with your back against a masonry heater, it is “like a rock warmed by the sun”.
In Russia the top of the heater was where the children slept in the winter.
OUR STORY
We first experienced masonry heaters when hiking in the Dolomite mountains in Italy.
A blizzard kept us indoors and we spent the day leaning against a masonry heater with our wet soggy clothes draped over it.
We were converted. We investigated further and included one in the home we were building.
It is the best heating we have ever experienced, truly a “heavenly heat”. That started us importing heater kits to make them available in Australia.
WHERE WE ARE SHOWING IN 2024
We would love to meet you and discuss heating. We will be attending these shows and markets where possible.
Moss Vale Agrishow
Friday 30th-Saturday 31st August 2024
Moss Vale Agrishow M
Henty Machinery Field Days
Tuesday 17th-Thursday 19th September 2024
Block A, 9b (near Petticoat Lane)
Murrumbateman Field Days
Sat. & Sun.19th & 20th October 2024
Please check our Facebook before each date.
