Hi Folks,
Found this site the other day as I was searching the net for info. on the hot blast type wood furnaces.
I would appreciate your comments/suggestions regarding my challenge.
I have a free standing stove in a finished basement that I have been using for ~8 years. I want to switch over to a furnace type stove because the 90 degree heat in the basement is a killer. I have a 1900 sq. ft. rancher with a hot air NG furnace. The furnace is on one side of the house and my wood stove is on the other side, ~60 feet apart.
My wood stove is located at the end run of my current duct work. I am trying to think a little outside of the box on creativity because I really don't want to add another chimney on the other side of my house.
I recognize what I say below is not perfect, but I am looking for a way to spread the heat in the home without a major renovation.
I feel like I can run a new wood stove furnace supply duct work into the end of my current return side duct. I know this would go against all installation instructions because you just aren't suppose to do that. The reason as I understand it, is so you don't burn up the filter on the return box at the furnace not to mention an uneven heat distribution. I'm reluctant to tie the wood furnace duct work into the main furnace distribution duct work and feed it backwards, for fear of the gas furnace and wood furnace fighting each other on distribution if they happen to run at the same time.
However, I am thinking that the majority of the heat that I would generate would escape via the return ducts upstairs and wouldn't be more than 75 degrees by the time it reached my filter at the main furnace there by reducing any fire risk. Does this seem doable?
I would appreciate your feedback or even tell me that I'm crazy, I'm okay with that too.
BTW, I really like this website and will be a routine visitor.
Thanks,
Skunk
Found this site the other day as I was searching the net for info. on the hot blast type wood furnaces.
I would appreciate your comments/suggestions regarding my challenge.
I have a free standing stove in a finished basement that I have been using for ~8 years. I want to switch over to a furnace type stove because the 90 degree heat in the basement is a killer. I have a 1900 sq. ft. rancher with a hot air NG furnace. The furnace is on one side of the house and my wood stove is on the other side, ~60 feet apart.
My wood stove is located at the end run of my current duct work. I am trying to think a little outside of the box on creativity because I really don't want to add another chimney on the other side of my house.
I recognize what I say below is not perfect, but I am looking for a way to spread the heat in the home without a major renovation.
I feel like I can run a new wood stove furnace supply duct work into the end of my current return side duct. I know this would go against all installation instructions because you just aren't suppose to do that. The reason as I understand it, is so you don't burn up the filter on the return box at the furnace not to mention an uneven heat distribution. I'm reluctant to tie the wood furnace duct work into the main furnace distribution duct work and feed it backwards, for fear of the gas furnace and wood furnace fighting each other on distribution if they happen to run at the same time.
However, I am thinking that the majority of the heat that I would generate would escape via the return ducts upstairs and wouldn't be more than 75 degrees by the time it reached my filter at the main furnace there by reducing any fire risk. Does this seem doable?
I would appreciate your feedback or even tell me that I'm crazy, I'm okay with that too.
BTW, I really like this website and will be a routine visitor.
Thanks,
Skunk