Hello, new to the site, new to burning, new to stoves and my eyes are tired of reading.
Last February we moved into a house (renting), that the owner suggested we use the wood stove and boy was he right, utilities were ridiculous.
So not being a stranger to burning wood (camp fires, etc), axes, saws, or hard work, we stocked up for this up coming winter. I did use the wood stove for a month or two when we moved in, it was still needed here and there, got comfortable with it.
So the stove in question is a fireplace insert. I know nothing about it. It says Berkshire across the steel doors, and that's it, no other markings. The owner got it for free and put it in, literally shoving it in place and calling it good. There's no pipe from the stove, up the chimney, not even up past the masonry fireplace damper/flue. It's inefficient, and burns a lot of wood, has awful draft. I'm trying to correct a lot of that.
I'm in the process of welding in a flue collar, as it does not have one, and my neighbor has enough SS flex left after his new epa stove insert last year, that I can do mine.
So I'm getting better with this, but my major question is, how can I circulate this heat. I have probably the worst floor layout of a house for trying to utilize a wood stove. I've made a crude picture of the layout. Any help would be appreciated.
My only though is to put a fan in the hallway blowing the cold air towards the living room. I've read mixed opinions on trying to use a return vent for the hvac to cycle it through the house. But I could put one near the crest of the vaulted celing above the stove.
Last February we moved into a house (renting), that the owner suggested we use the wood stove and boy was he right, utilities were ridiculous.
So not being a stranger to burning wood (camp fires, etc), axes, saws, or hard work, we stocked up for this up coming winter. I did use the wood stove for a month or two when we moved in, it was still needed here and there, got comfortable with it.
So the stove in question is a fireplace insert. I know nothing about it. It says Berkshire across the steel doors, and that's it, no other markings. The owner got it for free and put it in, literally shoving it in place and calling it good. There's no pipe from the stove, up the chimney, not even up past the masonry fireplace damper/flue. It's inefficient, and burns a lot of wood, has awful draft. I'm trying to correct a lot of that.
I'm in the process of welding in a flue collar, as it does not have one, and my neighbor has enough SS flex left after his new epa stove insert last year, that I can do mine.
So I'm getting better with this, but my major question is, how can I circulate this heat. I have probably the worst floor layout of a house for trying to utilize a wood stove. I've made a crude picture of the layout. Any help would be appreciated.
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My only though is to put a fan in the hallway blowing the cold air towards the living room. I've read mixed opinions on trying to use a return vent for the hvac to cycle it through the house. But I could put one near the crest of the vaulted celing above the stove.