We have had indoor wood stoves and boilers over the years in different houses. 10 years ago we went with the OWB and loved keeping the mess outdoors. I mentioned the idea to my better-half and it didn't fly.
We actually had the house sealed up and insulated as much as was possible about 5 years ago. There isn't much I can do with the insulated 2X4 walls. I should, however, replace my windows but haven't gotten around to that yet.
They say the best window insulates no better than the worst wall. They do have triple pane if you want to go to the next level.
. I've tried to find replacement seals with no luck. You can't drop a replacement window in these frames; the entire unit has to come out and be replaced. The walls have R13 fiberglass insulation and when I resided the house I put ½” of rigid insulation under the new siding. The attic is piled high with cellulose insulation so I do believe the weak point in my insulation is the windows.
Id be looking for a way to fit replacements. Or at least some kind of interior or exterior sealed storm windows.
Have to agree that this is the route I would look into carefully. It could dramatically cut down wood consumption and waste heat. Plus, no power needed if that is important.
In the least I'd be putting up storm windows, or temporary shrink to fit storms on the interior. They really work.My windows are Andersen sliders from 1973. The sealing strips between the windows are shot. On a really windy day, you can see the curtains move
The problem I keep running into is I need 160-180* water for my slant fin baseboards. If I am understanding this correctly, gassers with storage are used in low radiant temp systems.
Slant fin is a forced hot water baseboard radiator. When the house was built, the radiators were sized to a boiler that produced 180* water. If I wanted to use anything less than 160* water, I would have to replace the current baseboards with low temperature baseboards. I really don't want to go that route.
You are so right! If my cellar didn't have finished ceilings, I would have installed radiant floor heat throughout my house long ago.
In in the process of closing up the last of my basement ceiling ,but as you said now would be an excellent time to install some radiant underfloor tubing as my kitchen is above.
I was wondering if I could do something like that. I could actually put it in the corner of the garage with a door into my woodshed. Would the Storage be in the garage or in the house? Would it have to be pressurized? I am not sure if my PEX is oxygen barrier or not. Here is a pict of it, can someone tell me if it is?
