Cathedral ceiling in main stove room

[MamaMya]

I have a cathedral ceiling in the main room where our fireplace is, it opens up to a landing where the bedrooms are off of. the kitchen in behind the living room with a normal height ceiling and two openings into the living room. I am seriously struggling to heat the house with this stove. Its an Ashley King stove that is installed into an existing fireplace. Any tips on setting up fans for airflow? I struggle to get any room over 65 if the outside temp is below 60.

 

[kennyp2339]

This is an issue when some decides to take a free standing woodstove and tucks it into a masonry hole, you wont ever get the full benefit of the woodstove.
Do you have a block off plate in the stove chamber? What size blower are you running on the stove? Are there ceiling fans? What kind of wood are you burning?

 

[moresnow]

Assuming you addressed all the issues that were pointed out in detail last spring? Block off plate. Pipe extension to match stove requirements. Not splitting rounds and trying to burn them at 38% M/C. Mantel shield. Let everybody know. Add some pics of your updates.

 

[avsmusic1]

I struggle to get any room over 65 if the outside temp is below 60.

Is this a typo? You can't heat the room 5 degrees above the outside temp?
Can you share pictures of the setup? How deep into the fireplace is the stove tucked?

 

[MamaMya]

Assuming you addressed all the issues that were pointed out in detail last spring? Block off plate. Pipe extension to match stove requirements. Not splitting rounds and trying to burn them at 38% M/C. Mantel shield. Let everybody know. Add some pics of your updates.

I did what I could to up grade, without hiring a professional which my husband won't spring for. I stuffed the whole top with fire proof insulation, not as good as a block off but better than before. Split and dried wood last spring and it's lovely to burn dry wood. Does help a ton. I'll add pics.

 

[MamaMya]

This is what the room looks like. I'm open to suggestions for a better stove to put here. I can save up for something that will actually heat the space. But for now I need to make this work. I really didn't think about the high ceiling when thinking about wood heat. I use the blower that came with the stove and a fan at the top of the stairs pointed at the ceiling. I was thinking of switching the light on the landing to a ceiling fan.

 

[MamaMya]

Is this a typo? You can't heat the room 5 degrees above the outside temp?
Can you share pictures of the setup? How deep into the fireplace is the stove tucked?

Actually I take that back, my thermometer is in the kitchen so it's cooler, but only but a few degrees. It really does seem like a sad sad output. I just posted pictures

 

[MamaMya]

This is an issue when some decides to take a free standing woodstove and tucks it into a masonry hole, you wont ever get the full benefit of the woodstove.
Do you have a block off plate in the stove chamber? What size blower are you running on the stove? Are there ceiling fans? What kind of wood are you burning?

As I'm finding out... No ceiling fans, I use a vortex fan on the landing to point at the ceiling. Wood is oak. I use the blower that came with the stove. Can you recommend an inset stove?

 

[kennyp2339]

One of the things to consider, rather then buy an expensive insert is to buy a hearth pad, some dvl pipe and a ceiling support with 2 lengths of class a pipe and move the free standing stove to a different location, it will be cheaper to do that.

 

[MamaMya]

One of the things to consider, rather then buy an expensive insert is to buy a hearth pad, some dvl pipe and a ceiling support with 2 lengths of class a pipe and move the free standing stove to a different location, it will be cheaper to do that.

I'm not sure where else it could go? It's a small room really. I'm sure your right and that would help but with the cost of someone to build that for me and install it I don't know if it would be cheaper.

 

[begreen]

For frame of reference, the Drolet 1800i insert is about $1500 with the liner kit at Costco. Other places have it at a similar price, but without the liner kit.
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Another SBI insert is the Century CW2900. That sells for a bit less, but is still a good heater and made by the same parent company as the Drolet.
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