I've been reading the forum for a few months now, especially all afternoon today in hopes to find a good post that would help me answer my questions, but no luck. I bought a Harman P43 last year and I love it, however my wife and I were disappointed with the heat distribution throughout our house. We would find that our family room would get really hot, but the rest of the house would not. So I found a point where the stove and furnace would work together last winter, but gas prices are jumping up this year and I didn't just buy 4 ton of pellets for one room! I attached a paint drawing of my house in hopes I can get some good advice on it.
My house is a split entry, pretty well insulated. This is on the top floor
Room A - Family Room - Addition to the house...The furnace vents were not balance so this room is usually colder than the rest of the house and this room has Cathedral ceilings
Room B - Dining Room
Room C - Living Room
Room D - Kitchen
Purple Dot - Thermostat
Blue Dot - Cold Air Return
Red Dot - Natural Gas Meter
#1 - Initial position, #3 - Best recommended for even distribution, #2 - Realistic placement because of the gas meter
Can I place it at #3 and route the vent away from the gas meter? is that ok?
If I was to place it at #2, would the heat still reach Room A?
The exterior wall faces the wind, should I be concerned about heavy winds blowing back into my exhaust? what about an OAK?
My house is a split entry, pretty well insulated. This is on the top floor
Room A - Family Room - Addition to the house...The furnace vents were not balance so this room is usually colder than the rest of the house and this room has Cathedral ceilings
Room B - Dining Room
Room C - Living Room
Room D - Kitchen
Purple Dot - Thermostat
Blue Dot - Cold Air Return
Red Dot - Natural Gas Meter
#1 - Initial position, #3 - Best recommended for even distribution, #2 - Realistic placement because of the gas meter
Can I place it at #3 and route the vent away from the gas meter? is that ok?
If I was to place it at #2, would the heat still reach Room A?
The exterior wall faces the wind, should I be concerned about heavy winds blowing back into my exhaust? what about an OAK?