We bought a home 2 years ago that has a heatilator fireplace. Burning with the doors open, it provides some heat. Maybe a little more than a regular open fireplace. On a few occasions, I have kept a fire going with the doors closed (not safe with tempered glass I know) and it actually pumps out some decent heat through the vents.
We’ve been thinking about a wood stove insert to get more usable heat out of the fireplace. However, I am curious if some airtight ceramic doors on a heatilator would work similarly to a wood stove? They are expensive, but certainly cheaper than a full insert. Doesn’t need to heat the whole house but would be nice to get some halfway efficient heat from the fireplace.
We’ve been thinking about a wood stove insert to get more usable heat out of the fireplace. However, I am curious if some airtight ceramic doors on a heatilator would work similarly to a wood stove? They are expensive, but certainly cheaper than a full insert. Doesn’t need to heat the whole house but would be nice to get some halfway efficient heat from the fireplace.
