Storage and insulation

[Rickard]

I just got my system running with storage. It seems to be working well. Having the storage tanks makes a big differnce. It evens the heat out over the course of the day and it burns less wood. The blown-in cellulose insulation was easy to do and even in hindsight seems like the best solution. Though it does make a big mess!

Here are some pictures.

 

[Rickard]

After photo

 

[machinistbcb]

looks good,..... and looks you did it just like I did. How many bags of cellulose did you end up using ??

 

[Rickard]

26 bags. The box is 10'x8'x5.5' with 1000 gallons of storage. I have insulation about 1' all around and 2' on the top in an attached garage that never goes below 50F.

 

[Paso]

Hi Rikard Why does the attached garage never go below 50 F ? alternate source of heat or ??

Nice job by the way

 

[Rickard]

Thanks Paso. The garage is insulated and it is surrounded by the house on 3 1/2 sides. Only the door side and 1/2 wall are exposed. The ground temp is above 50F. The garage becomes a buffer between the outside and 70F inside.

Dean