Greetings,
I am new to this forum and have been gleaning information from this site. I recently decided that I should have wood heat in my home for my children and I.
I am planning on placing a 1991 Englander 24 AC in my home. I am in the process of refinishing it. I have ordered a new Cat and impingment place due the current plate being warped and the cat being old. New stove paint should be on it tomorrow.
The home was built by a farmer in the late 50's/early 60's. It is a 2 level 1800 sq ft home including finished walkout basement, which serves as the main entrance. The main living area is upstairs, 2 bedrooms, full bathroom, kitchen, dining area. The basement has a 3rd room, 2ndary living room, laundry, and a 3/4 bath. There is a large stairwell (about 4.5 ft wide) from the laundry room to the kitchen. THere is a cut out between 2nd story living room floor support beams and the downstairs living area covered with a grate (presumably for the old stove set up removed by a prior owner due to back drafting of smoke).
I am not certain as to where the pipe should run, however. I initially thought I would place it outside from the basement through the wall and up the side of the house, where an unlined masonary chimney used to be. I then considered running it in the house from the basement through she upstairs living space through the roof. My third consideration is placing it in the upstairs living area. My uncle suggested 2 stoves- the Enlander upstairs and the Fisher Baby Bear downstairs.
The 2nd level floor has 16" spaced beams as do the rafters. Unfortunately, they are offset by about 3 inches, so I can't just run the pipe straight up from the basement without putting angled pieces in. I will not be building a chase this winter if the install goes outside. I will not be placing a masonry chimney, either.
My questions are:
1. Do any of you have problems with pipe placement outide of the home? If so, what's the problem?
2. Are there any of you who have regretted placing the stove in the basement living area?
3. For a 2 level home, would it be better to run a 2 stove set up?
4. Would anyone be willing to post some pictures of their stove pipe set up which run outside.
5. For those with a rafters (or truss)/joice offset problem, would you be willing to post pictures of the ways you resolved the problem?
I am going to post pics of the home layout if this helps.
Input from folks with experience- good and bad is appreciated. I am currently heating with a diesel furnace and would like to use much less of it. I am looking to make a quality install that I can be proud of and will help my children be warmer (run the furnace at 68 F max) and its in the 20's outside.
Thank you, in advance. And thank you for all of the information I have been able to read about already.
Ray
I am new to this forum and have been gleaning information from this site. I recently decided that I should have wood heat in my home for my children and I.
I am planning on placing a 1991 Englander 24 AC in my home. I am in the process of refinishing it. I have ordered a new Cat and impingment place due the current plate being warped and the cat being old. New stove paint should be on it tomorrow.
The home was built by a farmer in the late 50's/early 60's. It is a 2 level 1800 sq ft home including finished walkout basement, which serves as the main entrance. The main living area is upstairs, 2 bedrooms, full bathroom, kitchen, dining area. The basement has a 3rd room, 2ndary living room, laundry, and a 3/4 bath. There is a large stairwell (about 4.5 ft wide) from the laundry room to the kitchen. THere is a cut out between 2nd story living room floor support beams and the downstairs living area covered with a grate (presumably for the old stove set up removed by a prior owner due to back drafting of smoke).
I am not certain as to where the pipe should run, however. I initially thought I would place it outside from the basement through the wall and up the side of the house, where an unlined masonary chimney used to be. I then considered running it in the house from the basement through she upstairs living space through the roof. My third consideration is placing it in the upstairs living area. My uncle suggested 2 stoves- the Enlander upstairs and the Fisher Baby Bear downstairs.
The 2nd level floor has 16" spaced beams as do the rafters. Unfortunately, they are offset by about 3 inches, so I can't just run the pipe straight up from the basement without putting angled pieces in. I will not be building a chase this winter if the install goes outside. I will not be placing a masonry chimney, either.
My questions are:
1. Do any of you have problems with pipe placement outide of the home? If so, what's the problem?
2. Are there any of you who have regretted placing the stove in the basement living area?
3. For a 2 level home, would it be better to run a 2 stove set up?
4. Would anyone be willing to post some pictures of their stove pipe set up which run outside.
5. For those with a rafters (or truss)/joice offset problem, would you be willing to post pictures of the ways you resolved the problem?
I am going to post pics of the home layout if this helps.
Input from folks with experience- good and bad is appreciated. I am currently heating with a diesel furnace and would like to use much less of it. I am looking to make a quality install that I can be proud of and will help my children be warmer (run the furnace at 68 F max) and its in the 20's outside.
Thank you, in advance. And thank you for all of the information I have been able to read about already.
Ray