Wood and/or Propane Stove

the_dude · Mar 26, 2010

Without going into a long story about my needs, I'll just keep it short and sweet and ask my question:

Is there such a thing as a high efficiency dual fuel stove -- wood and/or lp?

boxerdogheidi · Mar 27, 2010

I don't know about high efficiency ones, but my aunt used to use a wood and propane stove.

begreen · Mar 27, 2010

Not that I am aware of. What is the problem that you're trying to solve?

the_dude · Mar 29, 2010

In summary, I bought a house 3 years ago with $300 cheepo fireplace on the main floor. I replaced that with a Kozy Heat Z42CD. It does an excellent job of heating the 1st floor and loft area of our home. The problem is, I have a finished basement that I would like to utilize. Now, the 1st floor will be in the low 70's and the basement will be in the mid 50's. I'd like to put a stove in the basement, but I can't decide if I want to be saddled with hauling wood into the basement and tending 2 fires all the time. I do realize with a large enough stove, I could likely heat the entire home, but I also don't want to completely negate the rather large investment I have in the Kozy Heat installation.

I think I am leaning towards a propane stove for the basement, but I fear I may regret it. I have tons of wood, so that isn't a factor.

I just though duel fuel would give me a little flexibility, but I didn't figure such a beast existed.

boxerdogheidi · Mar 29, 2010

The one my aunt had was a cook stove. Wood or propane burners to cook upon. It was quite old, but she used it up until last year when the house was sold.

Dakotas Dad · Mar 29, 2010

If you don't use the basement often, maybe just a small stove down there to use when occupied? Our basement is mostly just a storage shed under the house..lol

But we do intend to finish it soon. We are going to do the framing and insulating this summer, then see how the temps do next winter. We had about the same temps you are seeing, 45-50 degrees, since turning the heat pump off.. I think we may add zoned electric base board heat, for use just when it is occupied. Or maybe the newer style of radient heat strips. From what I have read, a house loses an awful lot of heat from uninsulated basement walls, so hopefully it will help.

How about moving the Kozy Heat down there? would it heat the whole house? if you added a floor vent or something? In reality, in our house a basement install would be nice as far as bringing in wood, as we have a walkout..

Highbeam · Mar 29, 2010

We don't hear from the rep too often anymore but the yukon furnace company makes an add on wood furnace that is a dual fuel model. You can get it with gas or oil in addition to the wood/coal fuels. The furnace is typically ducted into the home's HVAC system but doesn't need to be. They aren't pretty but they are nice appliances with long burn times and will heat your whole home. They are not too terribly expensive either.

I wish I had a basement for a yukon install or even a BK king down there.

BrowningBAR · Mar 29, 2010

the_dude said:
In summary, I bought a house 3 years ago with $300 cheepo fireplace on the main floor. I replaced that with a Kozy Heat Z42CD. It does an excellent job of heating the 1st floor and loft area of our home. The problem is, I have a finished basement that I would like to utilize. Now, the 1st floor will be in the low 70's and the basement will be in the mid 50's. I'd like to put a stove in the basement, but I can't decide if I want to be saddled with hauling wood into the basement and tending 2 fires all the time. I do realize with a large enough stove, I could likely heat the entire home, but I also don't want to completely negate the rather large investment I have in the Kozy Heat installation.

I think I am leaning towards a propane stove for the basement, but I fear I may regret it. I have tons of wood, so that isn't a factor.

I just though duel fuel would give me a little flexibility, but I didn't figure such a beast existed.

Hauling wood down stairs is a whole hell of a lot easier than hauling it up stairs. For me it wouldn't be a concern and I would just go with a wood stove. But, if it is that much of a concern for you, what about a pellet stove?

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