I have cast iron 14 inch tall baseboard heat, hot water fed. Oil burner to heat it. Wood stove in the basement. My theory is to intercept the water feed just above the stove, and set up a separate line that can be added or removed from the system via compression fittings and cut-off valves. This would allow for removal of the add-on system in needed. The new line would go down the wall to the top of the stove and run through a copper coil that will be tapered from stove width down to stovepipe diameter, to a total height of 30 inches or so. The top exit will then be fed back into the main line. The first room fed at that point is the family room, which is colder than we would like when we run the wood stove. It then will feed bedrooms furthest from the stove. Overall it appears optimal in theory. I plan on installing a thermostat to activate and maintain the main circulator at the burner thus cycling water constantly. My belief is that would avoid steam valves at the new coil. Not sure it would matter much though since the burner has that function built into it. I am no plumber, so the theory is just that, theory.
Sounds Brilliant...But you better wait till someone that knows what they're talking about chimes in!!
Check out this guys channel. He has done quite a bit of research and vidios on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDl4WPpgvvOeZFpw4ewycA
Made an improvement to moving the air out of the basement. I had cut a vent in the floor of our Living Room in hopes of getting some air from the stove air, but it never really accomplished anything. Now I have added a small section of duct with a register box that draws air from just over and in front of the stove. Dropped a duct fan over the vent cover and it has made a huge difference in that room. Good for the time being. The plumbing option is not something I can just as easily try. It will happen though.
