bpirger said:Now, we typically burn in the morning....so it's been 20 hours since the fire is out. If we fired in the late afternoon, morning DHW would likely be not an issue....though late morning laundry may be....
Stating the obvious..... If you are going to burn once a day, Wouldn't it make sense to store the BTUs prior to the coldest use period, i.e. Night Time. We usually burn once a day, as weather dictates. If that is the case, it is always in the evening. That then provides a fully charged system for the coldest part of the day, Hot water for all the morning showers, and then we let the Sun do it's job with some passive solar heating during the day if needed.