heating a basement

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  1. morganp107

    Basement Wood Stove

    Hi All, Currently have a wood stove on the first floor of my house, which does a great job of heating the first and second floor. Last year, I finished my basement, and now I am considering what type of heat source to place in that space. Right now, I am wavering between a small wood stove, or...
  2. JordanScott90

    RSF heat dump installation information.

    Hello all I am in the process of potentially swapping out my larger onyx with the pearl 3600 by rsf-icc. It mainly will come down to IF the heat dump will work or not. It would be ducted to the basement directly below for supplemental heating. If it doesn't work I will simply leave my current...
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    Unique Dilemma for Basement Heating

    Hi All- I have a 3700 sq ft home in rural NH. It's a manufactured house built in 2004 so reasonably well insulated and sealed. House had an oil boiler when we bought it and it performs well by providing both DHW and hydronic heat via baseboards. I have also installed a Woodstock Soapstone...
  4. E

    1300sqfoot house w/basement

    I have a 1300 square foot house. I live in New York State putnum county where it can go down to 5 degrees or lower. The house has duct work in place already for forced air and central air. I installed a Harman p35i pellet stove in the living room which is centrally located in the house. Does...