Wood fireplace suggestions

[Ajax03]

Unsure of excact heat loss number but total heating load came out to 60,000 btu

I would think I would want to over size the fireplace well past that number so that I can run as little with as possible on a regular basis rather than always stuffing it full

 

[Ajax03]

In the main area where the fireplace is average ceiling height is 16’ with not many windows

 

[begreen]

That helps. Cathedral ceilings add a lot of cubic footage. 16 ft doubles the volume of an 8 ft ceiling room. In that case, a larger fireplace makes better sense visually. It can work, albeit with greater wood consumption. Ceiling fans will help a lot with recirculating hot air trapped up at the ceiling. Run them in reverse during the winter.

The Valcourt Waterloo II (or Osburn Stratford II or Horizon), Heatilator Constitution, FPX 44 Elite, are worth looking at.

 

[Ajax03]

Thank you. I’m going to try to price these out. What is your opinion on the acucraft unit?

 

[begreen]

Thank you. I’m going to try to price these out. What is your opinion on the acucraft unit?

Big and heavy, built like a classic smoke dragon. Basically a simple baffled fireplace design with no take-offs to duct to remote rooms. Definitely a step above the average contractor grade fireplace, but more for show than heating 24/7.