Hi everyone this is my first post on the website. I will try to keep this brief but any information would be greatly appreciated
!! Now, here is my issue with my house.
I have approximately 1650 sq ft rancher house in which half of the house has a 13 ft cathedral ceiling. My basement foundation is also 1650 sq ft so I am looking at heating approximately 3200 sq ft. I purchased a Wonderwood stove from Tractor Supply three years ago when I built my house but over the last few years the stove has not been able to put out the heat that I would like to have. The stove is in the one side of the my basement where my chimeny is built. The problem is my heat has to travel the entire way across the basement up the basement steps into our living area. I believe my stove is definitely underpowered for trying to heat that amount of square footage.(The basement is unfinished and I have approximately 9 ft ceilings in the basement.) I also have a gas furnace in the basement in which duct work is ran to each of the rooms in the house. The only problem is the gas has become quite costly to run, plus I like the feel of wood heat much better. I have been looking at the Drolet models because of few of my friends have these stoves and are very satisfied with the heat that they put out as well as the burn times they are getting. I am lucky to get only 4-5 hours with my stove on a full load of wood. I also have to mention my chimney is approximatey 35 ft high so I know the draft has some play in this issue. Should I be looking at something like a Drolet, or something entirely different such as a wood furnace connecting into the duct work, or an outside wood boiler??
!! Now, here is my issue with my house.I have approximately 1650 sq ft rancher house in which half of the house has a 13 ft cathedral ceiling. My basement foundation is also 1650 sq ft so I am looking at heating approximately 3200 sq ft. I purchased a Wonderwood stove from Tractor Supply three years ago when I built my house but over the last few years the stove has not been able to put out the heat that I would like to have. The stove is in the one side of the my basement where my chimeny is built. The problem is my heat has to travel the entire way across the basement up the basement steps into our living area. I believe my stove is definitely underpowered for trying to heat that amount of square footage.(The basement is unfinished and I have approximately 9 ft ceilings in the basement.) I also have a gas furnace in the basement in which duct work is ran to each of the rooms in the house. The only problem is the gas has become quite costly to run, plus I like the feel of wood heat much better. I have been looking at the Drolet models because of few of my friends have these stoves and are very satisfied with the heat that they put out as well as the burn times they are getting. I am lucky to get only 4-5 hours with my stove on a full load of wood. I also have to mention my chimney is approximatey 35 ft high so I know the draft has some play in this issue. Should I be looking at something like a Drolet, or something entirely different such as a wood furnace connecting into the duct work, or an outside wood boiler??
