Heat pump, and add on furnace ??
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Its going to be way shorter than that if he puts in on the main floor unless I am reading his post wrong.BeGreen said:
did you mean this statement:
Yes, that would never work. I kinda glossed over that section because I couldn't visualize it. I was thinking more centrally located in the great room with the vaulted ceiling, with a pipe going straight up, but without a lot more details on the house, it's just speculating.
Yes, that would never work. I kinda glossed over that section because I couldn't visualize it. I was thinking more centrally located in the great room with the vaulted ceiling, with a pipe going straight up, but without a lot more details on the house, it's just speculating.
Don't laugh, but I am going to have to run this past the other half, since this is her house as well. Idealy if I was going to put in a stove I would like it to be a center peice if you will. This really only leaves me with one particular space in my great room that I can think of. My living room, and kitchen are all one large open space with vaulted ceilings. There then is a hallway that goes to the rear of the house with one bedroom half way down, and the reamaing to split in a T at the end of the hall. Here is a crude floor plan of my house, and the layout. If I put it in the location I listed on the floor plan, the flue would be roughly 10'-15'.
That location would work, especially if the flue is more like 12-15' straight up. We have a corner install in our living room.
The other end of the house will be cooler for sure. A simple option is a fan, placed on the floor, probably in front of the bath room, running at low speed and pointed toward the living room. That will start a convective loop of heat flowing to replace the cooler air that the fan is blowing towards the stove. Of course, that would also have to pass the other half's approval, but it does work well for several folks here. The alternative is to run the furnace fan on low speed to circulate the air, but there will be duct heat loss there unless the ducts get insulated. A ceiling fan in the great room will also help.
The other end of the house will be cooler for sure. A simple option is a fan, placed on the floor, probably in front of the bath room, running at low speed and pointed toward the living room. That will start a convective loop of heat flowing to replace the cooler air that the fan is blowing towards the stove. Of course, that would also have to pass the other half's approval, but it does work well for several folks here. The alternative is to run the furnace fan on low speed to circulate the air, but there will be duct heat loss there unless the ducts get insulated. A ceiling fan in the great room will also help.
There is in fact a ceiling fan in the great room so that helps. The Wife is on board so I guess I need to start thinking about a hearth pad, and if I need to insulate the walls behind where the stove will sit. Putting in a stove instead of a furnace makes things much easier with exception of having to run the flue through the roof. I am a pretty handy kind of guy, and have a few contractor friends so hopefully this will be something we can do providing we get all the info we need so it is to code. Anybody have anything good or bad to say about Napoleon stoves ? They also qualify for the tax credit, and my Wife found a particular model that she "likes the looks of".
Have you considered a wood boiler as an add-on to your existing heatpump system? I have this set up and am very pleased with it. You would be looking at a heat exchanger in your existing ductwork..piped into the wood boiler.
Good Luck
Good Luck
Great that she is onboard. If you are considering the Napoleon, you will need the biggest, the 1900, to heat that area. Hope that's what she's looking at.
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IndianaTech,
A wood boiler in your basement plus a water to air HX in your furnace plenum is an option as previously suggested. It can heat your DHW also. You can get some decent radiant heat off the boiler itself that can help heat your downstairs as well. Where are you located in S Indiana? I am still cleaning up from Ike as well.
A wood boiler in your basement plus a water to air HX in your furnace plenum is an option as previously suggested. It can heat your DHW also. You can get some decent radiant heat off the boiler itself that can help heat your downstairs as well. Where are you located in S Indiana? I am still cleaning up from Ike as well.
Rob, I am in Henryville, Indiana about 25 miles north of Louisville, KY. I have thought about a boiler, but right now cost is a issue, and I am trying to get by spending the least I can. I think a stove upstairs will work out well for us, and is within our budget. Plus, I am lucky enough to have friends that can help me with the hearth project, and running the flue. I will be buying our stove next week, so I will update when that happens. As of now it's looking like the Englander 30NC is going to be tough to beat in price, and qaulity since it is on sale for $980 shipped.
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