First off, what a great site. I've been reading for weeks and learning alot from you guys/gals.
My situation is I was given a VC Vigilant by a neighbor who never installed it as it was given to him. I don't know how hard it was used, but there are no cracks, hot spots and the back looks good. I've taken off all the rust on it and tore out all the gaskets for replacement. It cleaned up nice.
Here is my question. My other neighbor who does burn wood, told me if I were to put it in my basement,(unfinished approx. 1150 sq. ft.), I could block off the plentum of my gas furnace and use a duct fan on the end of my supply run to capture the heat from the stove and push it through the existing ductwork to the upstairs (also 1150 sq. ft. single story).
The stove is approx. 7 feet away from the duct fan, stove will be 6' from stairwell going to kitchen.
Placement dictates that I stick the triplewall out a basement window, then chiminey up to about 18'.
Thanks in advance.
My situation is I was given a VC Vigilant by a neighbor who never installed it as it was given to him. I don't know how hard it was used, but there are no cracks, hot spots and the back looks good. I've taken off all the rust on it and tore out all the gaskets for replacement. It cleaned up nice.
Here is my question. My other neighbor who does burn wood, told me if I were to put it in my basement,(unfinished approx. 1150 sq. ft.), I could block off the plentum of my gas furnace and use a duct fan on the end of my supply run to capture the heat from the stove and push it through the existing ductwork to the upstairs (also 1150 sq. ft. single story).
The stove is approx. 7 feet away from the duct fan, stove will be 6' from stairwell going to kitchen.
Placement dictates that I stick the triplewall out a basement window, then chiminey up to about 18'.
Thanks in advance.