Stove room vs Living room

[barger44]

well i came home from work today (short 4 hour day) and found the house was almost 80 degrees (when i left it was 75). i asked my wife why she didn't turn it down and her response was "i didn't notice!" i do have to say i think she is going to like this new set up since she is always cold, but at 80 degrees i am ready to go sleep in the garage!

 

[John Fortier]

Thank you Tim.

 

[Bassmantweed]

I have mine installed in a basement as well. Admittedly, it's always warm in the basement and cool upstairs - pretty much as most basement installers will tell you.

In hindsight I would have installed it in the main living area upstairs but I honestly thought a stove of this size (Eco-65) would heat both levels with no issue at all. Plus I wanted a dry basement. Oh well, live and learn!

Add me to the list. I was hoping my Herman xxv would heat my whole house from the basement. No dice. But I wanted a warm basement anyway as that is where we spend most of our time.

I have since added a 2nd xxv upstairs and with a few fans it does the trick.

I briefly thought about putting the stove on a wheeled platform and building a window box that I could vent the stove through to temporarily try the stove in different locations throughout the house. I got lazy and bought two stoves. Glad I did. Now I I use the basement stove truly as a space heater and the main stove cranks along 24/7 keeping my house 70 degrees. It hasn't been super cold yet but I only have about a 2/3 degree temp difference from 1st and 2nd floor.

 

[barger44]

Add me to the list. I was hoping my Herman xxv would heat my whole house from the basement. No dice. But I wanted a warm basement anyway as that is where we spend most of our time.

I have since added a 2nd xxv upstairs and with a few fans it does the trick.

I briefly thought about putting the stove on a wheeled platform and building a window box that I could vent the stove through to temporarily try the stove in different locations throughout the house. I got lazy and bought two stoves. Glad I did.

it is amazing how many people have not had their first install choice work out. the really funny thing is i was about to build a portable box too...i had the entire plan laid out in my head! when i got the first few replies to this post i really felt like i was a dumbass but as more people come from the failure shadows it really drives home that this forum is for learning and everyone needs help sometimes!

 

[rona]

If you are worried about the stove and the young children, you can get gates to put around them (the stoves not the kids) My oldest girl grew up with a woodstove in the living room - guess what her first word was? Hot

The Bixby I have pictured is kid safe every where except the door and they sold a screen that fits over the door making the whole stove kid proof. Probably a little ahead of their time. I have two of those screens.

 

[barger44]

The Bixby I have pictured is kid safe every where except the door and they sold a screen that fits over the door making the whole stove kid proof. Probably a little ahead of their time. I have two of those screens.

that is an awesome feature that I wish I knew about before I bought my stove and it's a beautiful stove to boot!

 

[bogieb]

Add me to the list. I was hoping my Herman xxv would heat my whole house from the basement. No dice. But I wanted a warm basement anyway as that is where we spend most of our time.

I have since added a 2nd xxv upstairs and with a few fans it does the trick.

I briefly thought about putting the stove on a wheeled platform and building a window box that I could vent the stove through to temporarily try the stove in different locations throughout the house. I got lazy and bought two stoves. Glad I did. Now I I use the basement stove truly as a space heater and the main stove cranks along 24/7 keeping my house 70 degrees. It hasn't been super cold yet but I only have about a 2/3 degree temp difference from 1st and 2nd floor.

You do the opposite of me. The Harman in the basement is on 24/7 as at least some of the warm air makes it upstairs. I shut down the St. Croix before I leave for work then start it up when I get home 12-13 hours later (the house is still 68-70 degrees so far). Since the SC is cold when I get home, I can check the ash box and empty out any clinkers before starting it up. When the weather turns cold, then I will probably leave the St. Croix on all day at 1. If I could ever figure out my thermostat problems, then I could let the SC self-regulate, but until that time, this is my method.