We have an extra flu to our chimney in our basement and are thinking of putting in a wood stove.
We generally head our house with a pellet stove insert and barely use oil. Having a wood stove in the basement would be extra security for power outages in terms of heating our home and may make it a bit warmer if we chose to use it in the winter.
The questions I have are:
1. The flue is pretty close to the forced hot air propane fired furnace. Would having a wood stove near the hot air furnace harm the furnace at all? I've read that potentially we could turn on the fan and blow the hot air through the house.
2. I've read that insulating the walls really reduces the heat loss if you have a wood stove in the basement. We have a lot of things on the wall, such as a radiant heating system that would make insulation difficult. I don't know how that would work in terms of insulating.
3. We are short on funds. We're not sure the cost of insulating the walls but could get an estimate from a contractor. Would it make more sense to insulate the floor as well as the walls or start with just the walls and then the floor at a later time.
Thanks so much. Any information would be appreciated.
We generally head our house with a pellet stove insert and barely use oil. Having a wood stove in the basement would be extra security for power outages in terms of heating our home and may make it a bit warmer if we chose to use it in the winter.
The questions I have are:
1. The flue is pretty close to the forced hot air propane fired furnace. Would having a wood stove near the hot air furnace harm the furnace at all? I've read that potentially we could turn on the fan and blow the hot air through the house.
2. I've read that insulating the walls really reduces the heat loss if you have a wood stove in the basement. We have a lot of things on the wall, such as a radiant heating system that would make insulation difficult. I don't know how that would work in terms of insulating.
3. We are short on funds. We're not sure the cost of insulating the walls but could get an estimate from a contractor. Would it make more sense to insulate the floor as well as the walls or start with just the walls and then the floor at a later time.
Thanks so much. Any information would be appreciated.
