In a effort to put the NC-30 to the test I have been running only my wood stove for the past 24 hours. The Breckwell Pellet is taking a break. I have been using the above mentioned wood which is well seasoned for about 3 years. The temperatures have ranged from the teens to low 30s in this period and the wind has been gusting for most of today. Ill preface the following by saying that our home is not greatly insulated. Thus far the stove room which is a 20x14 room has been in the mid-80s to low 90s, which is somewhat uninhabitable for my taste however my wife loves it. The adjacent room is a 20x20 finished garage which I use as my TV/Home Office and the temp is in the high 70s. I am using Denni's fan-blowing-into-the-room technique, thank you again for that great idea. Directly upstairs from the stove room is the living areas, kit/dining/living... the temperature has maintained in the low 70s. Two of the bedrooms are 68 and the third, the farthest from the stove room, our daughter’s room, is 65. In her room I have a Ceramic wall panel which I left off intentionally for the purposes of this test. Our home is a raised ranch style with two car garage doors in the front of the house. This day was perfect to perform this test since today's temperature is reflective of NY winter temps. (Lower part of state). Kat
Sounds like a nice diet, and sounds like the stove is doing well. I'm with you though, I can't live in an 80-90 degree house. Too hot for my tastes
I usually have the house temperature so the wife thinks it is too hot but as we age, well, she is getting closer to the temperature I like. I just worry that she will get to where it is best for her and I'll have to heat it up more to get her clothing removed....
That would be 2 things. First, the overhead fans need to be drawing the air up in winter and down in summer. The second is like we sometimes do here. In a hallway, sometimes the warmer air does not like to go to the end. So sit a very small desktop fan (too large of a fan will create a draft you may not like) in the hallway and blow the air toward the stove room. The fan should be on the floor and run on low speed. You can also do this in stairways by aiming the fan down to force the warmer air up.
I have an overhead fan in my second floor living areas which is somewhat directly over the staircase. I have that overhead fan on reverse, or winter mode, and I also have a very small fan aimed at the stairs. Downstairs outside of the stove room I have another small fan on the floor aiming directly at the stove. To test this theory, you can place a piece of dry paper toilet hanging from the top of the door frame prior to turning the fan on, once the fan is on, you will see how the paper tends to go away from the stove room and towards the fan. That is the hot air leaving the stove room and thus being distributed to other rooms or areas. It something I learned from Dennis and it works great.
I spent all last winter in a 95 degree living room (stove at far end of house) with over head fans in that room, tried both directions, then a fan drawing air out of the room towards the rest of the house. it somewhat worked... now I have a pedestal barn type fan by the stove pushing air, away from stove, and a small box fan hung in the opening of the entrance to direct it out of the large heated space without the overhead fans running.
Well, in my experience, 80-90 degrees is unpleasant when the exterior temp is 55, but when it's below zero, 80-90 degree indoor temps are a wonderful thing. It's magical to be able to flip the bird to old man winter and walk around the house in shorts and a tee shirt. Individual results may vary. Consult your physician before using. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
It's 27 degrees outside and 87 feels really nice after I spent over an hour raking leaves. We don't really spend much time in the stove room but rather in the adjacent rooms. We make it work, it comes with being wood burners fellers..
