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I've been giving some thought to installing a woodburning fireplace insert in my home. The house is a ranch style modular. My current heating source is a natural gas furnace which is pretty in expensive to run but the down side is that my home is not the best insulated and it struggles to keep us warm. I've had the system looked at several times and everyone tells me that is operating the way that it is supposse to, however we get very little heat to the two bedrooms that are actually occupied. I have gone as far as to block off the vents in the spare room and extra bathroom hoping that that may help us out a little but with no real positive results. So the only thing that we have been able to come up with is to run a couple thermostat controlled electric heaters to keep those rooms warm. This has driven my electric bill up almost $100 per month. Those things are crazy expensive to operate. With all this said, I would like to look at some different options.
Wood will be no problem comming by for me. I have access to all I want and it wont cost me much. Most likely just alot of my time helping cut and split for my father inlaw and then for myself of course. We do currently have a normal fireplace, its nice to look at but beyond that its pretty much useless. I really cant figure out a place to put you typical woodstove where it wouldnt be in the way and taking up alot of valuble space, and thats why i am thinking about the insert. the location of our current fireplace is dead center of the house so that also seems to be a plus.
What do you all think, do they work? Pros, Cons any advise would help. Thanks
Wood will be no problem comming by for me. I have access to all I want and it wont cost me much. Most likely just alot of my time helping cut and split for my father inlaw and then for myself of course. We do currently have a normal fireplace, its nice to look at but beyond that its pretty much useless. I really cant figure out a place to put you typical woodstove where it wouldnt be in the way and taking up alot of valuble space, and thats why i am thinking about the insert. the location of our current fireplace is dead center of the house so that also seems to be a plus.
What do you all think, do they work? Pros, Cons any advise would help. Thanks