small house,bi level or raised ranch as some people call them about 1,800 sq ft
half of the lower level is my garage that i don't have to heat,we have baseboard electric heat and an old shenandoah wood stove with magic heat reclaimer on the 6 inch pipe in the lower level
I only use the wood stove when i feel like messing with it because we really don't use the lower level of our house much at all--on the weekends we do laundry down there but thats about it for spending time on the lower level
I think my old shenendoah stove is a pain in my ass I have to babysit the thing running down the steps and checking the temp all the time been doing this for 5 yrs now here in North East PA
I have been thinking about getting a wood/coal ad on furnace or a wood/coal stove
I like the Harman TLC2000 how much are they anyway???
I like the cheapo ad on furnaces that you could get at harbor freight or tractor parts supply store but I think i should spend the money and get a better ad on furnace that has the forced air to get the fire going and the automatic damper--this type of expensive furnace would be easier to live with just ad fuel--wood or coal and the machine does the rest
I do not have duct work in my house--well there is 1 pipe running along the main beam in the lower level and it has an inline fan in the pipe to suck the warm air in and delivers it to a VENT AT THE END OF OUR HALLWAY IN FRONT OF OUR 3 BEDROOMS---dammit hit the caps button
the rest of the heat just rises on its own and heats the upstairs pretty good
I could save money and just keep using the old stove but i think I am wasting wood --this old stove has the pipe right on the top and i think a lot of the heat is just going up the chimney
I work 3rd shift and i haven't really gotten the hang of getting a good fire going and then loading it up so it will burn all night while i'm at work
I know coal would be a lot easier to keep going so i figure if i get a coal/wood stove or furnace i could burn coal during the work week and then on my days off i would have the time to burn wood and babysit it--I won't go to coal only because i have free wood and I enjoy cutting the firewood
i also bought a quadrafire pellet stove (usedfor $1,100) but 1 leg is broke and i haven't gotten around to having it welded yet and I just don't know where to put the thing--maybe in the corner near the woodstove but I'm worried it might be to close to the stove and things could get melted /damaged on the pellet stove from the heat the woodstove gives off--guess i could build a heat sheild out of angle iron and cement board
thanks for reading yes i know it was long but if you are soooo busy then you shouldn't of sat here and read the whole thing LOL
half of the lower level is my garage that i don't have to heat,we have baseboard electric heat and an old shenandoah wood stove with magic heat reclaimer on the 6 inch pipe in the lower level
I only use the wood stove when i feel like messing with it because we really don't use the lower level of our house much at all--on the weekends we do laundry down there but thats about it for spending time on the lower level
I think my old shenendoah stove is a pain in my ass I have to babysit the thing running down the steps and checking the temp all the time been doing this for 5 yrs now here in North East PA
I have been thinking about getting a wood/coal ad on furnace or a wood/coal stove
I like the Harman TLC2000 how much are they anyway???
I like the cheapo ad on furnaces that you could get at harbor freight or tractor parts supply store but I think i should spend the money and get a better ad on furnace that has the forced air to get the fire going and the automatic damper--this type of expensive furnace would be easier to live with just ad fuel--wood or coal and the machine does the rest
I do not have duct work in my house--well there is 1 pipe running along the main beam in the lower level and it has an inline fan in the pipe to suck the warm air in and delivers it to a VENT AT THE END OF OUR HALLWAY IN FRONT OF OUR 3 BEDROOMS---dammit hit the caps button
the rest of the heat just rises on its own and heats the upstairs pretty good
I could save money and just keep using the old stove but i think I am wasting wood --this old stove has the pipe right on the top and i think a lot of the heat is just going up the chimney
I work 3rd shift and i haven't really gotten the hang of getting a good fire going and then loading it up so it will burn all night while i'm at work
I know coal would be a lot easier to keep going so i figure if i get a coal/wood stove or furnace i could burn coal during the work week and then on my days off i would have the time to burn wood and babysit it--I won't go to coal only because i have free wood and I enjoy cutting the firewood
i also bought a quadrafire pellet stove (usedfor $1,100) but 1 leg is broke and i haven't gotten around to having it welded yet and I just don't know where to put the thing--maybe in the corner near the woodstove but I'm worried it might be to close to the stove and things could get melted /damaged on the pellet stove from the heat the woodstove gives off--guess i could build a heat sheild out of angle iron and cement board
thanks for reading yes i know it was long but if you are soooo busy then you shouldn't of sat here and read the whole thing LOL