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Re: Jøtul Woodburning Stove

By: micro in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Sat, 20 May 23 1:35 AM | 23 view(s)
Boardmark this board | 6th Edition Pope Board 		Msg. 42692 of 58566
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I think yer on the right track. One can have TOO much heat even in winter..

I am a colder weather kind of person so I prefer my indoor temp around 67 degrees. Miz micro on the other hand is someone who likes to slowly roast to a medium rare state..

So I simply open up the back door of the house which is on the very outside end of the house off the laundry room and allow cold air to seep in.. Its my way of cooling down even though I know the heat pump will work a little harder for a short time at least I will not be an edible roast....

We use a Carrier Heat pump to cool and heat our home. It works well in this climate.. Not as cold as yours gets...

I also love my utility bills as the high in the coldest month of last winter was $122. for all my electric, which is every appliance, water heater, everything in my house.

So I cannot complain.. The better yer home is insulated and you have really good windows that prevent wind from getting thru them, you will stay pretty cozy..

In my house I have well insulated outer walls, 20 inches in my attic, 8 inches under my main flooring, and the top rated and tested by government standards body triple paned, gas in between panes, vinyl double hung windows and a Pro Via entry door system which includes an storm door and insulated entry door. You can put a candle that's lit on the floor in front of my front door with wind blowing outside and the candle will not flicker... NO air comes thru my entry door system either so the home is easy to heat and cool without air loss...

I discovered a couple decades ago that all windows and doors are not created equal and that they were critical to the comfort level during cold winters and hot summers without breaking the bank for utility useage..

Our MArch, April, May and June electric bills are about 60 dollars.. Summer and fall are about 15 dollars mnore when we turn on the central air heat pump.

So make sure yer new castle is well insulated everywhere and you guys will stay nice and toasty with no drafts and heat yer new place with relative ease...

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Re: Jøtul Woodburning Stove
By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Fri, 19 May 23 11:50 PM 		Msg. 42683 of 58566

micro:

Re: “With the stove in the basement, are you planning on running duct to the living areas of the house or how do you plan on distributing the heat? It looks like a great and well made stove for heating purposes. So, what's the plan from here???”The basement is mostly a big shoebox of a room. Part of one end is a single car garage and part of the other end is a small room. There's a utility room and small bathroom along the middle of one side. No need to heat any of them.

There are three ceiling fans covering the open expanse. I think they'll do a good job of distributing the heat.

One end of the basement has a vent through the ceiling, leading to the upstairs dining room. Some of the basement heat can therefore escape to the upstairs by that means. We can also open the stairway door on the other end, letting still more basement heat move upstairs. That's our plan for heat distribution.

I'm thinking now that the upstairs, which isn't nearly so open as the downstairs, probably doesn't need as big of a woodstove. Something suitable for 1,000 sq ft might do the job.

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