I'm sick of running up and down stairs 40 times a day to check the temp, adjust the inlet, etc.
Part of the appeal when I bought the house was the woodburner. I've always wanted to heat with wood.
This things not tied into the main ductwork with decent fans, and the fans that are for the burner basically suck off radiated heat out of an enclosure in the basement.
The house is only 1250sqft, insulated 1948 brick ranch. It holds heat pretty well.
The NG furnace is 94% efficient and NG is at $1/therm right now.
Is it worth it to put in a new woodburner? Probably not but I like burning wood.
Any ideas on a stove/furnace? I'm looking at the sub 1k range, but most of the stoves have either no blower, or just a small room blower. I'd probably need about 1000cfm to spread the heat effectively.
The existing chimney is about 25', brick lined with tile in good shape with the exception of 1 or two at tiles at the top that are broken.
As a side note, the other day there were 15mph winds, and I dont think temps got above 15. My NG furnace only ran for 3.5 hours set at 65. Thought that was pretty good.
Part of the appeal when I bought the house was the woodburner. I've always wanted to heat with wood.
This things not tied into the main ductwork with decent fans, and the fans that are for the burner basically suck off radiated heat out of an enclosure in the basement.
The house is only 1250sqft, insulated 1948 brick ranch. It holds heat pretty well.
The NG furnace is 94% efficient and NG is at $1/therm right now.
Is it worth it to put in a new woodburner? Probably not but I like burning wood.
Any ideas on a stove/furnace? I'm looking at the sub 1k range, but most of the stoves have either no blower, or just a small room blower. I'd probably need about 1000cfm to spread the heat effectively.
The existing chimney is about 25', brick lined with tile in good shape with the exception of 1 or two at tiles at the top that are broken.
As a side note, the other day there were 15mph winds, and I dont think temps got above 15. My NG furnace only ran for 3.5 hours set at 65. Thought that was pretty good.