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Brainchild · 10-13-2002, 03:00 PM

OK I just bought one.It burns for twelve hours between loadings, forced air heat via ducts in the house.
I'm putting it in the garage, so I can heat the garage and house, all at the same time

Priorities ya know.
The house and garage are attached.Garage is 24x48, the house is three bedroom. The location of the chimney is about central to the house, and garage.]
There are no ducts in the house now, so I'm going to have a couple weeks work ahead of me here.

Anyone have one of these woodburners?
If so, are there any tips I should know before I start?
Maybe a good place to look at some info on them.

Thanx
BC

thekingofpain · 10-13-2002, 04:07 PM

Wow what you folks go thru to warm up the house---I just close a couple windows---(sorry im sure ya dont wanna hear THAT with 2 weeks worth of work to make it go)

no1_vern · 10-13-2002, 04:12 PM

Hi BC!

Please tell us that you checked with your insurance company before you bought and that they will cover the problems you might have come up.

Primary - verify you have enough fresh air coming in to actually feed the burn process, and a correctly sized flue to remove stack gasses.

Check here:
chimney
http://www.csia.org/home/gasinfo.html
http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/hodraft.htm

CARBON MONOXIDE
http://www.cariboufire.org/co2.html
http://www.cityofflorenceky.com/fire_carbon.htm

General
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache...hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://www.oldhousechronicle.com/arc.../planning.html

These will get you started.

vass0922 · 10-13-2002, 04:21 PM

I'd do it too TKOP.. I LIKE seasons

no seasons would be so horribly boring

EVERY day you look outside it looks the exact same

make sure the area around the woodburning stove is a good foundation with nothing that will catch on fire if it gets too warm

Brainchild · 10-13-2002, 04:38 PM

Well,All is go with the insurance,and chimney, did infact check that out before

Looks like some cgood reading still, thanx

Vass,I have concrete floor, and a brickwall behind it, so no hazard there.

Quote:

I just close a couple windows

I enjoy the snow, but the cold I don't care much for, at least not 4 months worth.

Anyone know about duct work? Have to install those as well

I am looking forward to central heat though, no more cold bathroom

Thanx Guys

thekingofpain · 10-13-2002, 05:00 PM

Yep I admit im jaded, I like snow and cold weather but not on a daily basis for months---snow is about 90 mins away during the winter where I am---we can snowboard in the morning and surf in the afternoon---plus average temp in the winter is 72�---cant imagine a cold bathroom?---ive been around the world many times but never back east in my own country---I gotta do it real soon...

big_buick · 10-13-2002, 05:02 PM

my work buddy bought one last year...with the price of heating nowadays he has saved considerable....lucky for him his parents have a farm with tons of trees.... a 1/2 ton truckload a month awaits you... but he's happy with it

Brainchild · 10-13-2002, 05:41 PM

I've burned wood for years, I love the heat from it, It's different than gas somehow.

Dad and I are clearing a 40acre tract of his land, so I'll have wood for a good long time,as he allows no one to cut there but us.

I just got the heater home, and it's as big as a boxcar almost

Sure will beat fur covered toilet seat though