Hello All,
Just purchased a house that's aprox 2,500 sq ft. It's a late 40's wood frame, cement foundation. Need some advice on what would be more efficient cost/ heat wise.
The basement which is 950 sq ft unfinished is currently being heated by an Enviro 1000, 1.7 cu ft (32,700 BTU).
The upstairs is being heated by an Enviro Meridian Pellet Insert (45,000 BTU), there are another 2 rooms on the third floor that are unheated.
I have electric baseboard heat for insurance purposes but dread turning them on. Currently the basement gets to a comfortable level while burning. Problem is I have a 8 -5 job and am not home to re fuel the fire which only has a 4-5 hr burn. The pellet stove can't heat the upstairs for the life of it and is burning through one $6 bag of pellets per day to still be cold in 3 of the 5 rooms. It's been in the -5 to -10C range for the last week.
The basement has the old oil furnace blower and duct work still intact and fan still works. It's also less then 6ft from the stove.
I'm considering either increasing the size of the basement stove to a PE 27 (72,000 BTU) or summit (99,000 BTU) potentially tying it into the duct work down the road, or ripping out the insert and replacing it with the NEO 1.6 insert (70,000 BTU). Any advice, experience or suggestions?
Thanks,
Just purchased a house that's aprox 2,500 sq ft. It's a late 40's wood frame, cement foundation. Need some advice on what would be more efficient cost/ heat wise.
The basement which is 950 sq ft unfinished is currently being heated by an Enviro 1000, 1.7 cu ft (32,700 BTU).
The upstairs is being heated by an Enviro Meridian Pellet Insert (45,000 BTU), there are another 2 rooms on the third floor that are unheated.
I have electric baseboard heat for insurance purposes but dread turning them on. Currently the basement gets to a comfortable level while burning. Problem is I have a 8 -5 job and am not home to re fuel the fire which only has a 4-5 hr burn. The pellet stove can't heat the upstairs for the life of it and is burning through one $6 bag of pellets per day to still be cold in 3 of the 5 rooms. It's been in the -5 to -10C range for the last week.
The basement has the old oil furnace blower and duct work still intact and fan still works. It's also less then 6ft from the stove.
I'm considering either increasing the size of the basement stove to a PE 27 (72,000 BTU) or summit (99,000 BTU) potentially tying it into the duct work down the road, or ripping out the insert and replacing it with the NEO 1.6 insert (70,000 BTU). Any advice, experience or suggestions?
Thanks,
