I was just getting ready to ask someone about this very subject. I cut a big white oak down this last winter. I stacked some wood in the barn, some along a...
New poster here. We are interested in the BIS Tradition zero clearance fireplace, and wonder if anyone here has any experience with it? I believe it is now ...
yooooo under noooooo circumstances should any pesticide of any kind be sprayed in any wood that is to be burned! pesticides by nature are nerve toxins (...
I just put up a new article on woodheat.org titled Best Practices for Woodburning Fireplace Installation. It is not new, but it was developed for wood heat...
Here's a thought...I have a Quadrafire Cumberland Gap (cast iron) stove that I'm hooking up this season. I've read some about storing heat generated in a...
I would think thermal mass will be a help with that stove. The addition of all that weight depends on if the house structure can support it also. Soap stone...
I am thinking that the best use of thermal mass is when you must burn the wood fast to achieve a clean burn. This works well with a masonry stove where you...
The whole installation sits on two pieces of 4 inch slate resting on the slab so weight isn't an issue. I'm just wondering about airflow, access, aesthetics,...
You make a good point here that I hadn't considered. This stove is going on the low side of a cathedral ceiling, meaning the ceiling will be about 6 feet from...
You should look at your owners manual or the plaque on the back of the stove and follow those clearances. They are particular to the model of your stove. The...
I found a best place for Older Women and Younger Men, or Older men and Younger women to interact with each other. Generation gap is not a problem here, but a...
The mass will temper the heat from the stove by absorbing it. It will then release it into the house over time until the air and mass are same temp. How much...
I wouldn't worry about the ceiling except for pipe clearances (usually dealt with by the class A support box) There are two major means of heat transfer by a...
Thanks for the replies. I did quite a bit of research about the beetles. What I have found is that the larvae turn into beetles in the wood and chew their way...
Yes, thanks for all the info, they are still eating on mine, I hope they leave me some wood for this winter. I have some of that wood in my pole barn, hope...
I'm about to install a Jotul F400 Castine. I have an existing chimney that is used to vent a natural gas furnace from the basement. However, the furnace will...
... ####I don't think you can just say "the furnace won't be used." I think you would have to physically detach the furnace pipe connection to that flue, and...
It's not that you can't, you can do whatever you want. Say goodbye to your loved ones and set your affairs in order first. I almost never suggest this, (but...
I do not know what your set up is, but I would think that your furnace is in the basement and you normally live upstairs. If this is the case, relocate the...
Er, a "professional" was whom I questioned first, and he said, "No problem!" That's why I brought the question to the list -- I'm alsways leery when someone...
The new stove WILL be in the living area, in the living room on the main floor of the house, not in the basement. (If I said the stove would be in the...
2 points; close off the hole, what? a couple of bricks and some cement or a galvanized cap? The furnace will easily come apart to get it out. Really easy....
Good points, especially paid vs. professional. The guy who said no problem does installs for a local stove dealer, would've thought more of them, but there ya...
Okay my next point would be. Do you have a mortgage insurance on this place? My one artist whated to do just what you are saying, heating totally with wood. ...
1. No mortgage insurance, because there's no mortgage. 2. Baseboard electric -- we have five units to install, one in the kitchen, one in the living room, one...
Good Morning all - Just came from the woodheating site - very good site. My problem is we bought an older home that heats primarily with a wood furnace. This...
Lisa, welcome! I was not aware of that furnace. I thought the PSG(?) Caddy was the only EPA approved furnace. I see the Hot Blast 1950 is a new model. I heat...
... Okay what does that say for you getting parts in the future if the dealer can't even get info. Plus if you have one unit thats a hotblast,and it is...
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