Hi,
First post here, glad to have found this forum. I am in the planning stages of finishing our basement, the 2 floors above are heated by forced air natural gas furnace. 3 of the ducts are rooted down into the basement but are basically inadequate at providing any real heat. Especially with a bare concrete floor down in the basement, for now.
I am considering one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150079167586&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005 backed up to a central wall. Right on the other side of that wall is a gas water heater that vents directly through our chimney. Directly upstairs is a traditional wood fireplace with its own pipe. The simplest way to heat the apprimately 1000 sq ft walkout basement (with 3 large sliding glass doors) is a gas stove sharing the same pipe as the hot water heater. I know sharing appliance pipe vents seems to be frowned upon in this forum despite both venting natural gas.
Other options are a wood or maybe a pellet stove. I can put a stove in another corner that is against an outside wall of the house, but will have to horizontally pipe outside to clear a second floor deck. Wood is an abundant source here in western MI.
Obviously I would prefer the first option for initial cost, simplicity and asthetic reasons. There is very little info on these B-vent type stoves on this forum. Basement runs about 10 degrees cooler than rest of house. My goal is be able to be able to warm it for occasional use in the winter.
BTW, if went and got a 100K BTU stove and cranked it, will it be able to significantly augment the heat upstairs? I temporarily installed a vent-free gas heater (don't worry it's not a keeper) and I can feel it provide some heat up the stairs to the main floor, which has no insulation from the basement. Thanks in advance for any help.
First post here, glad to have found this forum. I am in the planning stages of finishing our basement, the 2 floors above are heated by forced air natural gas furnace. 3 of the ducts are rooted down into the basement but are basically inadequate at providing any real heat. Especially with a bare concrete floor down in the basement, for now.
I am considering one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150079167586&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005 backed up to a central wall. Right on the other side of that wall is a gas water heater that vents directly through our chimney. Directly upstairs is a traditional wood fireplace with its own pipe. The simplest way to heat the apprimately 1000 sq ft walkout basement (with 3 large sliding glass doors) is a gas stove sharing the same pipe as the hot water heater. I know sharing appliance pipe vents seems to be frowned upon in this forum despite both venting natural gas.
Other options are a wood or maybe a pellet stove. I can put a stove in another corner that is against an outside wall of the house, but will have to horizontally pipe outside to clear a second floor deck. Wood is an abundant source here in western MI.
Obviously I would prefer the first option for initial cost, simplicity and asthetic reasons. There is very little info on these B-vent type stoves on this forum. Basement runs about 10 degrees cooler than rest of house. My goal is be able to be able to warm it for occasional use in the winter.
BTW, if went and got a 100K BTU stove and cranked it, will it be able to significantly augment the heat upstairs? I temporarily installed a vent-free gas heater (don't worry it's not a keeper) and I can feel it provide some heat up the stairs to the main floor, which has no insulation from the basement. Thanks in advance for any help.
