Our house has been added onto throughout the years and is far from an open floor plan. Most rooms I would say are isolated from one another. Counting the basement we've got about 3,000 square feet. We have a natural gas boiler and recently installed zone valves one for each floor. We don't heat the basement unless it drops below zero, we only heat the top floor when one of our kids happens to be home. Our fireplace is fortunately located in the middle of our living room and is big enough to accomadate the Heathstone Clydesdale. The kitchen adjoins the living room via a 28" door opening. The bathroom and our bedroom is around a corner with small door openings, there's a music room behind the wall that contains the fireplace. I want the Clydesdale for the bigger fire viewing area and the additional 200 pounds of thermal mass. My wife is worried about being forced out of the living room by the excessive heat of the bigger (than the Morgan) wood stove and has asked if we'd be able to build "little fires" in the Clydesdale to avoid overheating the living room. We prefer the radiant heat from a wood stove but neither of us likes to be too hot. Any suggestions, comments or advice will be much appreciated.
Best regards from Kenai, Alaska.
Best regards from Kenai, Alaska.
! they make a HUGE difference in heating larger spaces. i installed a couple and have ceiling fans. couple that with open layout and central location of the stove and i can heat over 4000 sqft. good luck, both are grat stoves.
