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Due to long periods of time without electricity due to storms, here off the coast of Washington, we are having a cast iron wood stove installed into our kitchen. Using the best people high recs to do the install. Not cheap.
We can power lights with generators but lack of heat is the issue.
If you have any thoughts about the install and use please chime in.
if you can do the stove pipe to go out the side of the house and then go up, it makes for an easier way to clean stove pipe even though you pay more for the pipe. Not only better, but if you have a fire in pipe, then less worry about stress on your roof after the fire. Buy best insulated stovepipe possible. Ours is rated for 3 fires. Also if stove has cat converter, you are not supposed to brush out. Make sure rain does not run down inside of stovepipe.
We don't have a wood stove and probably should, because our property has a free supply of wood fuel!
What we do have is a gas free-standing fireplace that burns propane, and we use it for supplemental heat - and emergency heat in power outages - also. It is very important.
I only bring up gas because if you are in the position of having to buy wood, then you may break even installing gas instead. And that's not a bad thing.... It's easy and clean and no wood mess.
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Stainless insulated pipe used in ng installations.
I favor pellet stove if you have a generator or standby power source. Clean and supply manageble.
Sister didn't like it pellets and installed wood in the fireplace. Hard for her to manage 40# sacks of pellets up stairs. Oregon coast.
Ymmv
if you can do the stove pipe to go out the side of the house and then go up, it makes for an easier way to clean stove pipe even though you pay more for the pipe. Not only better, but if you have a fire in pipe, then less worry about stress on your roof after the fire. Buy best insulated stovepipe possible. Ours is rated for 3 fires. Also if stove has cat converter, you are not supposed to brush out. Make sure rain does not run down inside of stovepipe.
But, a stack that runs straight without bends or angles tends to accumulate less soot/creosote which also makes it easier to keep clean, which in turn reduces the chance of a flue fire. Plus you don't need to try to run brushes through those same angles. The shorter the distance the exhaust smoke needs to travel to reach the outdoors the better. It will keep more of the flue hot while the stove is burning which also helps prevent creosote buildup.
We can power lights with generators but lack of heat is the issue.
If you have a generator for lights, why can't you use that for heat? Since you didn't state what type of heat you currently have. There maybe several different sources of heat- or fuel to run whatever heat system you have now(???)
If you have any thoughts about the install and use please chime in. Thanks
I think this is a big expense and very invasive project for a "maybe". But, if you've done your due diligence and this is your final decision, I would trust the contractor you pick to do the job in the best possible design for your particular situation. Your post is very general and non-descriptive.
If you have a generator for lights, why can't you use that for heat? Since you didn't state what type of heat you currently have. There maybe several different sources of heat- or fuel to run whatever heat system you have now(???)
I don't know about the OP, but not all generators are made to run whole house systems. Rollaway generators are noisy and limited and use a lot of gas. We use ours sparingly, a few hours a day, to recharge batteries and cool down the fridge/freezers. We can't do that and run heat.
I only bring up gas because if you are in the position of having to buy wood, then you may break even installing gas instead. And that's not a bad thing.... It's easy and clean and no wood mess.
Just replaced my gas-fired wall furnace with one that does not rely on electricity. The original Rinnai did the job but depended on power to operate controls and ignition. No power, no heat. The new radiant, free standing Valor stove operates off a battery-powered thermostat/thermocouple arrangement. Operation using a remote handset. Figuring out how to program it was a PITA due to a badly written manual but once you get past that little obstacle it's OK. Batteries are ordinary AAs normally replaced once a year; no hard-to-find size pack. No power, no problem. It will provide heat as long as there's gas in the line. You can add an auxiliary blower to distribute the heat a bit better but once again, that requires electricity. Plus, its noisy. Without it the stove is almost silent. Still experimenting with placement of a small portable variable speed fan on very cold days in my fairly large room. Radiant heat is so nice. Unlike a wood stove, it doesn't really get dangerously hot so clearances around it aren't too bad. Plus, there's a glass view window of the firebox. Psychological warmth too.
Last edited by Parnassia; 12-17-2022 at 02:23 PM..
I don't know about the OP, but not all generators are made to run whole house systems. Rollaway generators are noisy and limited and use a lot of gas, we use ours sparingly, a few hours a day, to recharge batteries and cool down the fridge/freezers. We can't do that and run heat.
Exactly! Which is why I asked the question!!!
Posters post these questions with no meat on the bone- and we're suppose to bring forth the miraculous solution by what? Osmosis!?
This ain't my first rodeo!
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