Heat conservation and storage apparatus and system

Claim 1

A fireplace heat exchanger comprising: first and second hollow enclosures each having a heat conducting wall with said walls arranged for forming the sidewalls of a firebox, each said enclosure including an air entry port and an air exit port, means for introducing cool air to said entry ports, each said enclosure being internally arranged for guiding the air from said entry port over a substantial portion of said firebox sidewall thereof and thence to said exit port, a third enclosure having a heat conducting wall arranged contiguous with said first and second enclosure walls for forming the rear wall of the firebox, said third enclosure including air input means in the lower portion thereof and air exhausting means in the upper portion thereof, a network of hollow elongated members of heat conducting material for establishing air communication between said first and second enclosure exit ports and said third enclosure air input means with said network being arrayed through the combustion area of the firebox, an elongated pipe of heat conducting material formed in a path traversing the substantial internal width of said third enclosure, a plurality of heat conducting fins arranged in heat transfer relation along said pipe, and means coupled through the exterior of said third enclosure for passing heat transferring liquid through said pipe.