Hey Everybody...Want your opinion.
See Floor plan below. Have a approx. 2200 sq. ft. (1100 sq. ft each level) 2 story. The house is not open @ all. Am looking to put wood insert into my masonary fireplace. Questions I have for you all:
1. Would it ever be possible to heat my whole house with a wood insert in the masonary fireplace? I do have in the room the insert would be going into a 3 ft wide cold air return vent. I have a new gas forced air furnace with a D/C motor that runs constantly @ a low (adjustable ) rpm to constantly circulate the air. Would this be sufficient to movethe air around enough to heat the whole house, or am I gonna burn everyone out of the family room (main gathering area) in an attempt to heat the whole house?
2. I dont plan on burning 24/7. just want to cut down on LP gas use since I have a lot of free wood. Would a smaller or medium size insert be a better choice since I am not going to burn 24/7?
3. Would putting in another cold air return vent in the insert room help out to draw more air?
Thanks for the advice
See Floor plan below. Have a approx. 2200 sq. ft. (1100 sq. ft each level) 2 story. The house is not open @ all. Am looking to put wood insert into my masonary fireplace. Questions I have for you all:
1. Would it ever be possible to heat my whole house with a wood insert in the masonary fireplace? I do have in the room the insert would be going into a 3 ft wide cold air return vent. I have a new gas forced air furnace with a D/C motor that runs constantly @ a low (adjustable ) rpm to constantly circulate the air. Would this be sufficient to movethe air around enough to heat the whole house, or am I gonna burn everyone out of the family room (main gathering area) in an attempt to heat the whole house?
2. I dont plan on burning 24/7. just want to cut down on LP gas use since I have a lot of free wood. Would a smaller or medium size insert be a better choice since I am not going to burn 24/7?
3. Would putting in another cold air return vent in the insert room help out to draw more air?
Thanks for the advice