Hello! We are building a new home and want a woodburning fireplace as a heat source opposed to a standard fireplace. Our builder has presented the QuadraFire Pioneer III as a woodburning option. I am thinking this may be a bit big as upstairs will be 1830 sq. ft., and also was wondering if this is operable (and safe to operate) in the case of a power outage rendering the fan & t'stat unusable. Can anyone help? Thank you!
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Great reasons to install a proper free standing wood stove. Might be worth starting a thread discussing the benifts/drawbacks of each style before making a decision. Pics/description of the layout etc. that will have the stove are helpful. Food for thought!
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The Pioneer III can be operated manually if necessary and has a battery backup option for the controls (but not the blower). In North GA this may be a bit oversized depending on the house design. If you would prefer a non-electronic controlled fireplace, there are several other options.
To know how good a fit this will be for the home we need to know more about the house floorplan, insulation, fireplace location, how many stories, basement? etc. A good starting point is to look at the HVAC design spec, particularly the heat loss calculation that will tell how many btus/hr the HVAC system is designed for.
To know how good a fit this will be for the home we need to know more about the house floorplan, insulation, fireplace location, how many stories, basement? etc. A good starting point is to look at the HVAC design spec, particularly the heat loss calculation that will tell how many btus/hr the HVAC system is designed for.
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