Hi I'm looking to purchase the ht 2000 or austral wood stove to put in my basement and use as primary heat source. Main floor of house is 1200sq ft. Is the ht 2000 to big?
Basement insulated or not? Do you have the ability to get a decent thermal loop to move heat upstairs?
Heating 2400 sq ft the HT2000 should be fine. This winter instead of trying to blow warm air up the stair, try blowing the cooler upstairs air down the stairs. Set a box of table fan at the top of the stairs, down low, and pointed downstairs. Run it on low speed. This often works better as the denser heavier air is easier to push than lighter warm air. You will feel a rush of warm air coming up high at the top of the door replacing the cooler air going down stairs.Basement is finished so I assume it's insulated I just moved in a year ago. What is a thermal loop? I have vents on the floor throughout the house plus stairscase is close to stove with fan blowing warm air up. I have a flame xtd 1.5 at the moment but firebox is to small. I'm new to wood burning
Are the vents for a forced air heating system or simply from floor to floor? A thermal loop is the ability to move cold air to the heat source so warm air will replace it.
ETA: Cold air is easier to move than warm air.
Heating 2400 sq ft the HT2000 should be fine. This winter instead of trying to blow warm air up the stair, try blowing the cooler upstairs air down the stairs. Set a box of table fan at the top of the stairs, down low, and pointed downstairs. Run it on low speed. This often works better as the denser heavier air is easier to push than lighter warm air. You will feel a rush of warm air coming up high at the top of the door replacing the cooler air going down stairs.
How long has the wood supply been drying since it was split?
Sounds like the HT2000 might just be the ticket.
Basement insulated or not? Do you have the ability to get a decent thermal loop to move heat upstairs?
Ok so you count the basement for your total sq ft when considering a stove? I just wasn't sure if the ht 2000 would be overkill
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