clinchscavalry
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Last spring we installed a Vermont Castings wood stove in the coldest room of our house, located downstairs about in the center. The idea was to heat the cold room, save money by reducing run time on the central heat, and to locate the stove so that heat would readily go up the staircase to the second story. Here in GA, it doesn't get cold by the thermometer but it's a raw, humid cold that can make it feel much worse than it is.
The installation took some head scratching, but we finally came up with a pretty good solution, if I do say so myself. We intalled wood panels on both inside and outside of the house in a top window opening by simply lowering the window. This installation can be removed without damaging anything, and the window can be restored to it's original condition.
A Buck Stove is located almost directly above the new stove, and I thought I could "tee" into the existing stove pipe but the dealer told me that was a bad idea. So we went up outside the house, through a deck, through the deck overhang and through the roof. I probably erred on the side of caution and added one section of triple wall that was not really necessary, but it draws good and we're really happy with the outcome.
We only used it a few times last spring on cool mornings, but now it burns pretty much 24/7. Here are a few pictures.
The installation took some head scratching, but we finally came up with a pretty good solution, if I do say so myself. We intalled wood panels on both inside and outside of the house in a top window opening by simply lowering the window. This installation can be removed without damaging anything, and the window can be restored to it's original condition.
A Buck Stove is located almost directly above the new stove, and I thought I could "tee" into the existing stove pipe but the dealer told me that was a bad idea. So we went up outside the house, through a deck, through the deck overhang and through the roof. I probably erred on the side of caution and added one section of triple wall that was not really necessary, but it draws good and we're really happy with the outcome.
We only used it a few times last spring on cool mornings, but now it burns pretty much 24/7. Here are a few pictures.