New Stove or no new stove
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shouldntbesocomplicated said:
Depending on how close you are to the Canadian border, you might want to check out the J.A. Roby, (Ultimate wood stoves) featured in some recent threads. Pretty ugly, but cute enough for the basement with a compelling price per cubic foot, and EPA rated.
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firefighterjake
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Random thoughts . . .
Basement installs aren't always ideal and some folks have problems . . . but I also know of some folks who have put a stove in the basement and they have been able to keep the house reasonably warm . . . although I will tell you that the house is most definitely not as warm as my own home even though they may have the same sized or even larger stove . . . plus they miss out on the great view of the fire.
Putting in insulation would help . . . or should help . . . according to members who have done so.
A third option is to go with a boiler -- either an add-on or high efficiency add-on boiler. I know this was one option I explored in my own home before opting to go with the simpler to install woodstove . . . which turned out to be the right choice for me. Part of the deciding factor however was the need to expand my boiler room in the house since I don't have a full sized basement or easy access to the basement. I looked at purchasing a simple add-on wood boiler from either Pensotti or Biasi (I forget which company sold both an oil boiler and wood boiler) . . . or a Benjamin (sold in Canada) . . . but if I had the space and was willing to really go hog wild getting a Tarm boiler with a storage unit for the hot water seemed to really be the cat's meow for whole home, level heating.
Oh yeah, you mistake my hesitancy on the double flue deal . . . my parents had a double flue for years . . . as have had many other folks . . . and in fact when our inspector did a bit of digging he found out that even a well respected NFPA member on the committee responsible for that part of the fire code said he and others were not sure of the reasoning behind the restriction on the two units in one flue ruling . . . truthfully I can't even recall any issues with fire or CO due to a double hook-up . . . but that said . . . I still can't help but think there was a reason for this restriction.
Basement installs aren't always ideal and some folks have problems . . . but I also know of some folks who have put a stove in the basement and they have been able to keep the house reasonably warm . . . although I will tell you that the house is most definitely not as warm as my own home even though they may have the same sized or even larger stove . . . plus they miss out on the great view of the fire.
Putting in insulation would help . . . or should help . . . according to members who have done so.
A third option is to go with a boiler -- either an add-on or high efficiency add-on boiler. I know this was one option I explored in my own home before opting to go with the simpler to install woodstove . . . which turned out to be the right choice for me. Part of the deciding factor however was the need to expand my boiler room in the house since I don't have a full sized basement or easy access to the basement. I looked at purchasing a simple add-on wood boiler from either Pensotti or Biasi (I forget which company sold both an oil boiler and wood boiler) . . . or a Benjamin (sold in Canada) . . . but if I had the space and was willing to really go hog wild getting a Tarm boiler with a storage unit for the hot water seemed to really be the cat's meow for whole home, level heating.
Oh yeah, you mistake my hesitancy on the double flue deal . . . my parents had a double flue for years . . . as have had many other folks . . . and in fact when our inspector did a bit of digging he found out that even a well respected NFPA member on the committee responsible for that part of the fire code said he and others were not sure of the reasoning behind the restriction on the two units in one flue ruling . . . truthfully I can't even recall any issues with fire or CO due to a double hook-up . . . but that said . . . I still can't help but think there was a reason for this restriction.
firefighterjake said:
Well the only thing i ever heard was a lame reason from an insurance company , they were afraid oil boiler would fill chimney with oil then spark from fire would ingite oil creating an awsome fire in chimney
shouldntbesocomplicated said:
If your that close to Canada (NB in particular) head to the nearest Kent store and pick up one of these, IF, you want a no nonsense ugly wood heater. I have the early non EPA version in my basement. It still works great after 20 years and will burn (heat) easily for 8-10 hours in a well insulated area.
Visit the link below for info: Under wood stoves see....EPA Classic series, the brochure can be found at the bottom of the page
http://www.newmacfurnaces.com/showroom/index.html
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