Since my install a few years ago;
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/a-square-peg-in-a-round-hole.71287/page-3
I have come to the realization that my stove is "helping" keep my home warm. It does not heat it solely on its own when the temps dip below 20F. When there is wind with that, it is more pronounced.
I have learned to just deal with frigid temps by just turning on the furnace. Together with my furnace and stove the house gets up to temp rapidly. I set the thermostat to a comfortable setting and allow both to work in conjunction as this home is just too big and too drafty for one wood burning appliance.
The furnace cycles briefly once up to temp, largely due to the fact the stove is cycling down.
I find the farther away the outside temps dips down from 20F. The more the furnace will operate, and quite honestly it really isn't that much. Whereas the further up the thermometer outside from 20F, the furnace (for the most part) is not required or is very infrequently used.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/a-square-peg-in-a-round-hole.71287/page-3
I have come to the realization that my stove is "helping" keep my home warm. It does not heat it solely on its own when the temps dip below 20F. When there is wind with that, it is more pronounced.
I have learned to just deal with frigid temps by just turning on the furnace. Together with my furnace and stove the house gets up to temp rapidly. I set the thermostat to a comfortable setting and allow both to work in conjunction as this home is just too big and too drafty for one wood burning appliance.
The furnace cycles briefly once up to temp, largely due to the fact the stove is cycling down.
I find the farther away the outside temps dips down from 20F. The more the furnace will operate, and quite honestly it really isn't that much. Whereas the further up the thermometer outside from 20F, the furnace (for the most part) is not required or is very infrequently used.
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