Hi I'm looking to purchase the ht 2000 or austral wood stove to put in my basement and use as primary heat source. Main floor of house is 1200sq ft. Is the ht 2000 to big?
Ht2000 for 1200sq ft house
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Basement insulated or not? Do you have the ability to get a decent thermal loop to move heat upstairs?
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Basement is finished so I assume it's insulated I just moved in a year ago. What is a thermal loop? I have vents on the floor throughout the house plus stairscase is close to stove with fan blowing warm air up. I have a flame xtd 1.5 at the moment but firebox is to small. I'm new to wood burning
Basement is finished so I assume it's insulated I just moved in a year ago. What is a thermal loop? I have vents on the floor throughout the house plus stairscase is close to stove with fan blowing warm air up. I have a flame xtd 1.5 at the moment but firebox is to small. I'm new to wood burning
Are the vents for a forced air heating system or simply from floor to floor? A thermal loop is the ability to move cold air to the heat source so warm air will replace it.
ETA: Cold air is easier to move than warm air.
ETA: Cold air is easier to move than warm air.
Heating 2400 sq ft the HT2000 should be fine. This winter instead of trying to blow warm air up the stair, try blowing the cooler upstairs air down the stairs. Set a box of table fan at the top of the stairs, down low, and pointed downstairs. Run it on low speed. This often works better as the denser heavier air is easier to push than lighter warm air. You will feel a rush of warm air coming up high at the top of the door replacing the cooler air going down stairs.
How long has the wood supply been drying since it was split?
Just from floor to floor, my house is a high ranch bungalow. The issue we are havin is that when we are gone all day the stove is stone cold since each fill up only last 2 to 3 hours of burn time same problem at night I would have to get up 2 times or so to refill. We are from Ottawa ontario and it gets pretty cold here.
ozzy73
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What BeGreen said. Stove wont have a problem heating 2400 sqf. Long burn times will depend on your fuel.
Look in my sig for stove details.
Look in my sig for stove details.
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Wood has been split a year and half ago
Ok so you count the basement for your total sq ft when considering a stove? I just wasn't sure if the ht 2000 would be overkill
Wood has been split a year and half ago
Ok so you count the basement for your total sq ft when considering a stove? I just wasn't sure if the ht 2000 would be overkill
If that is where the stove st then yes. If it were located in your living room - no. Basically you will have to heat the basement first (1200 sqft) and THEN heat the upstairs (another 1200 sqft) for a total of 2400.
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