heat transfer

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  1. zachsmith

    Heating main floor with basement wood stove

    Hi everyone! So I've been reading a lot about this topic, (which has been beat to death at this point) maybe a bit too much to the point where I might be a bit confused. I have a 900 square foot house with a staircase practically in the middle, and am trying to get the heat from the wood stove...
  2. A

    Heat transfer from chimney cavity

    Hi, I have installed a insert/inbuilt fireplace with 6" chimney into the old open fireplace with brick chimney. The fireplace gets hot and has a fan however does not really heat the whole house and I think a lot of heat is missed due to the chimney not being exposed and only the face of the...