sf heating on fireview

Flatbedford · Jan 5, 2012

jdonna said:
I am going to not try and be biased here on my plug for the fireview because every ones preferences are different. I'm heating 2000 square feet of an old, old log home here in MN which is partially drafty the majority of the time.

Last I checked with the stove running, the farthest reach of the house was at 60 degrees with a zero degree night and 10 mph winds. Granted, I have to load more frequently, but anyone that has seen the stove comments on the beauty of the stove, a sacrifice well worth the effort IMO. I put the stove in this fall and have other stoves in the house but this is the only that has primarily ran.

Seems that managing air movement in and out of the stove room is key, I see that as a common thread among a lot of different stove users.

Going from running a cast iron stove to the soft gentle heat my stove room does not blast me out and keeps the house temperatures creeping up. My upstairs temps are much more comfortable as well. The nice thing too is the shoulder season heat is much more manageable.

That is pretty much how I feel about mine. The Fireview makes enough heat, its just moving it around. In my case, I don't know if a bigger stove would help any without a better way to move the heat through a 28" doorway to the rest of the first floor.

sappy · Jan 5, 2012

This is my first year heating with the Fireview. I have a 1700 sf ranch hs. The stove is at one gable end opposite of the bedrooms, at other end of house. Right now it is 15 outside and the stove room is at 82degrees. Stovetop at 500. It was below zero here last night and I had to cycle the vt castings propane stove on in far living room which is on the way to the bedrooms. I would say that barring that cold of nights I can 100 percent heat this ranch with the stove. When the temps get down below 15 to 20, I need some help on other end of hs to keep it at a basis low sleepable temp. When I am not working and at home putting in a few pieces Every 4 or 5 hrs goes along way top heating the home no matter what. This is a great stove but work with two folks who have switched out to the progress as the plant is not 6 miles from me. I will be sticking with the fireview for my layout, however.

jdonna · Jan 5, 2012

Nice to hear that you are having success Sappy. I was questioning the ability to heat with the fv while trying different techniques firing, and was surprised to hit 640-650 burn temps and easily cranked my stove room past 90 degrees. I find the proverbial problem with having stove rooms with smaller entrance doors and the ability to effectively move heat. If I had an open floor plan, using the progress would not be an issue.

Slow1 · Jan 6, 2012

jdonna said:
I find the proverbial problem with having stove rooms with smaller entrance doors and the ability to effectively move heat. If I had an open floor plan, using the progress would not be an issue.

I can't agree with this more - the floor plan and placement of the stove in the home has a LOT to do with the ability to heat a larger area. We don't really have a "stove room" to speak of - very open plan. I don't think I've ever had much more than a 10* delta in temps in the house without closing a door to one of the rooms. Folks who report getting their stove rooms up to 90+ and having the other end of the house still cold don't have a stove problem; rather a heat distribution issue.

sappy · Jan 6, 2012

J Donna notes the warm stove area and the far end of house colder. My ranch is 80 feet long. 1973 hs design is not open at all. We have been working to take out non-carring walls etc. With all that said my "stove room" is 80 right now, far end is about 60 where we spleep. We kind of like it that way. As mentioned earlier maybe 2 or 3 months because of the forementioned facts we run some propane on that other end when it gets real cold at night. The fan on floor blowing into room helps move cold air in and warm air out. There are also many large ceiling fans and corner box fans along the way.could have put the stove within 30 feet of b rooms but it gets too hot that way. We like it the way it is. Jokeingly if I was single I would on real cold nights sleep on this 50 foot end of hs and wood would be all I would need. Basement is also an additinal 1500 or so sq ft. The stove works pretty well.

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