Hello folks ,
I'm a new member & what a great place for info & sharing ! A little info on my situation . I own a up/down duplex & live on the first floor which is 1000 sq. ft . I have a central brick chimney with a Hampton woodstove & have been burning wood for years & like it very much . I also have a Rinai 1004 LP heater that I set at 50 degree's & has been very dependable over the years . I want to remove the Rinai heater in exchange for a more eye pleasing LP gas stove such as a Lopi Berkshire . I'm looking to do completely do away with an old inefficient oil furnace that I have not used in a long time . I need a backup to the woodstove in case I need to leave the house for a period of time in the dead of Winter . Do you think the gas woodstove along with a couple of electric baseboard heaters would be a good combination to accomplish this ? To replace the oil furnace would be about $7000 including a relining of the chimney that it is on ( I have 2 chimney's ) & it just doesn't seem worth spending all of that money & then not use it . Thanks for any info .
I'm a new member & what a great place for info & sharing ! A little info on my situation . I own a up/down duplex & live on the first floor which is 1000 sq. ft . I have a central brick chimney with a Hampton woodstove & have been burning wood for years & like it very much . I also have a Rinai 1004 LP heater that I set at 50 degree's & has been very dependable over the years . I want to remove the Rinai heater in exchange for a more eye pleasing LP gas stove such as a Lopi Berkshire . I'm looking to do completely do away with an old inefficient oil furnace that I have not used in a long time . I need a backup to the woodstove in case I need to leave the house for a period of time in the dead of Winter . Do you think the gas woodstove along with a couple of electric baseboard heaters would be a good combination to accomplish this ? To replace the oil furnace would be about $7000 including a relining of the chimney that it is on ( I have 2 chimney's ) & it just doesn't seem worth spending all of that money & then not use it . Thanks for any info .