This may be off-topic here, but I would sure appreciate some help.
After 25 years burning wood as my primary heat source, I'm planning to add a 'supplemental' propane heater this winter.
I'm leaning toward a basic wall mount furnace... no frills, no fire view. But I've been looking at a variety of different types.
I'm a little confused about venting methods. I know direct vent allows you to go straight horizontally through an exterior wall... and that 'B' vent is - more often than not - vertical through the roof.
Is there any way to vent a 'B' appliance horizontally... without a chimney?
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And as long as I'm here...
I estimate that I burn (about) 2.5 cords of oak per season (heating the three rooms I bother to heat, in a poorly insulated house in SW Wisconsin)... which I estimate to be 65 million BTU input per season... burning in an antique wood stove that likely doesn't reach 65% efficiency.
Any easy way I can derive the needed BTU/hour based on the above?
The heater I'm leaning toward is a 30K input (21+K output) propane fired unit... about 73% thermal efficiency.
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Again, likely off topic, but I'd be grateful for the advice.
Thanks.
Peter B.
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After 25 years burning wood as my primary heat source, I'm planning to add a 'supplemental' propane heater this winter.
I'm leaning toward a basic wall mount furnace... no frills, no fire view. But I've been looking at a variety of different types.
I'm a little confused about venting methods. I know direct vent allows you to go straight horizontally through an exterior wall... and that 'B' vent is - more often than not - vertical through the roof.
Is there any way to vent a 'B' appliance horizontally... without a chimney?
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And as long as I'm here...
I estimate that I burn (about) 2.5 cords of oak per season (heating the three rooms I bother to heat, in a poorly insulated house in SW Wisconsin)... which I estimate to be 65 million BTU input per season... burning in an antique wood stove that likely doesn't reach 65% efficiency.
Any easy way I can derive the needed BTU/hour based on the above?
The heater I'm leaning toward is a 30K input (21+K output) propane fired unit... about 73% thermal efficiency.
--
Again, likely off topic, but I'd be grateful for the advice.
Thanks.
Peter B.
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