Got the word from the bank today, we will be getting the money for a Greenwood Aspen 175. We plan to set it up temporarily about 30 feet from the house for the remainder of this winter.
Any thoughts or tips would be greatly appreciated. We will be plumbing the new stove into our existing baseboard heat sytem. Our house is 26 by 34 and we have 1 zone in the basement hooked to a Modine heater. I'd like to keep the floors a bit warmer, but don't need to heat the basement as much as the other two floors.
Originally I was thinking of using programmable thermostats to heat the house up a 5 am and again around 3 pm. From reading the threads here about the Greenwood stoves, it sounds like I will be looking at a 8 hour or so max burn time and I wonder if the 'stats will be worth it.
I'm also noticing that some of you are using water storage to help with the heating efficiency. Could someone please explain the theory and necessary items to build such a system? How much do these storage systems help?
Any thoughts or tips would be greatly appreciated. We will be plumbing the new stove into our existing baseboard heat sytem. Our house is 26 by 34 and we have 1 zone in the basement hooked to a Modine heater. I'd like to keep the floors a bit warmer, but don't need to heat the basement as much as the other two floors.
Originally I was thinking of using programmable thermostats to heat the house up a 5 am and again around 3 pm. From reading the threads here about the Greenwood stoves, it sounds like I will be looking at a 8 hour or so max burn time and I wonder if the 'stats will be worth it.
I'm also noticing that some of you are using water storage to help with the heating efficiency. Could someone please explain the theory and necessary items to build such a system? How much do these storage systems help?