jjcard41
ArboristSite Member
Hello everyone,
I've been cutting firewood for a long time for family and some for myself just for the outdoors. It's something I enjoy doing and gets me some exercise. Well, I recently bought an old two story farm house in the country with a full basement and there was an older wood stove set up on the main floor (Vermont Castings cast iron stove). I'm in central Illinois (lived in WI until a couple years ago) and I just had a new furnace/central AC installed. I heated mainly with the wood stove last year, but it took quite a bit to keep the house warm with the wood stove. Would I be better off installing an add on wood furnace (which has a good size firebox) that uses the blower from my house furnace in the basement or buying a larger wood stove for the main room? I have plenty of space downstairs to store wood and a good size window to throw wood in.
I love the looks of a nice cast iron stove, but larger wood stoves are relatively expensive.
Will I get a longer burn time from an add on wood furnace and are they more efficient?
I don't personally have the knowledge in install an add on wood furnace, so if you or anyone know of someone who might be able to help me install, please let me know. Of course I'd pay for your help.
Thank you for your help everyone,
Jerry
I've been cutting firewood for a long time for family and some for myself just for the outdoors. It's something I enjoy doing and gets me some exercise. Well, I recently bought an old two story farm house in the country with a full basement and there was an older wood stove set up on the main floor (Vermont Castings cast iron stove). I'm in central Illinois (lived in WI until a couple years ago) and I just had a new furnace/central AC installed. I heated mainly with the wood stove last year, but it took quite a bit to keep the house warm with the wood stove. Would I be better off installing an add on wood furnace (which has a good size firebox) that uses the blower from my house furnace in the basement or buying a larger wood stove for the main room? I have plenty of space downstairs to store wood and a good size window to throw wood in.
I love the looks of a nice cast iron stove, but larger wood stoves are relatively expensive.
Will I get a longer burn time from an add on wood furnace and are they more efficient?
I don't personally have the knowledge in install an add on wood furnace, so if you or anyone know of someone who might be able to help me install, please let me know. Of course I'd pay for your help.
Thank you for your help everyone,
Jerry