Wood Heat Thread ~ post pics

Awesome

I've had good luck using 3/4" copper pipe couplers as stand offs for a similar set up

 

Yeah I thought about it and didnt want to try and get those all in position so I got lazy. I actually screwed and glued the strips to the drywall/studs first, then positioned the actual cement board sheet and attached that. And the cement board actually has "feet" at each end to the floor to carry some of the load so that the whole heat shield isn't just hanging off the wall.

Oh, and my Medium Ecofan from Lee Valley is out for delivery today

 

Nice . Yeah the one I was building was 7' tall and getting all the collars lined up was a bit of a juggling act haha

I love my Ecofans

 

Yup yup yup.

 

Well a tad more done. Got my "mantle" mock up started. Slots are required to ventilate the heat shield on the wall. They will get screen added on the underside before paint so when installed nothing can fall through into the wall. Then one more piece of molding to add to it and it should be done. Notch door casing and re-install baseboards and I can sit back and relax.

 

Looks good

 

Man, I am jealous of everyones wood burning stoves. All we have is a built in natural fireplace.

Anyone have a trick/tip or good product to reccomend to get the most out of ours? Anything I can do to spread the heat more beyond a fan on the mantel above it?

I am also going to put a ceiling fan about 10 feet out in front of it too in hopes of circulatinf more heat. Gets real nice and warm in about an 6-ift half circle in front and thats all.

Thanks in advance

 

The only way you're going to get lots of heat out of a fireplace is by installing a wood burning insert with built in blower.

http://www.regency-fire.com/Products/Wood/Wood-Inserts/CI2600.aspx

 

If you want to really heat your home this will kick arse.
http://aeshearthplace.com/inserts/coal-inserts/

 

When I was young, we had only an old train station pot belly stove for the entire house. Had about a 30" diameter belly and stood about 5" tall (not air tight at all). We would light a fire in the fall sometime and it would not go out until the spring sometime. I figure we fell, cut, and split 10-13 cords per year. I miss it now but I cannot physically do it anymore. now I turn up the thermostat

 

Wow. Looks great! Just inserts to existing fireplace? I didnt see any prices, but i only quickly browsed the site on my phone.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

I will look into this further. I hope these options arent too expensive....thanks!

 

They certainly aren't cheap, but you get what you pay for as far as quality and usable heat. My parent's house went from burning 5 cords a year and only heating the living room, down to 2 cords a year and being able to cook yourself out of the entire house when they got an insert installed. I have the hearth style insert in my house. I'm definitely overburning it a little trying to heat a 2,900 sq/ft house, but it does the job with minimal help from the central heating and I still barely use 2 cords a year.

 

Wow. May i ask what the ballpark price is for yours or your parents installed?

 

Mine was a refurbished unit, but was $2,500 installed.

 

Got the splitter built and working. The gas engine and dual stage pump cycle way faster than the old electric unit.

 

That thing's a Rat Rod now.

 

... I love those predator engines...

 

It's a direct clone of the Honda and Kohler, and for $95 on sale I'll just buy another one if it ever breaks.

 

Pretty much any insert is going to need access to electrical wiring or outlet I assume?

In the event of power outage, can you still use an insert?