Two story house - radiant in-floor on main floor only - who's done it ...
The house is fairly well insulated with good windows. It runs fairy stable around 60 on second floor. I run first floor at around 65. this is with temps in the teens at night and twentees durring the day. I would like tolike it warmer but wood supply and homemade boiler can only do so much. Jensen wood boiler 250 gal storage 1970 C30 dump 1200 ...

heating entire house from basement | Hearth.com Forums Home
we are looking at buying a house that has a stone fireplace in the living room and a place in the basement to connect a woodstove, the house is 1456 sq ft on one floor and the basement is same sq. footage and completely open. was wondering if placing a woodstove in the basement wood supply...

Chimney Pulling Away from House and Loose/Detached
Hey guys, So as a lot of you know, I have been looking at getting my chimney lined and getting a new wood stove. Today I got some pretty discouraging news to say the least. I am very glad that I decided to get multiple estimates because this is the third guy that has came to the house and...

Creosote running down outside of pipe, inside of house
The past few days, creosote is running down the outside of the pipe that is inside the house, between the ceiling and the stove. The exterior pipe looks fine. Also, this fall we had resealed around the pipe where it meets the roof. I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions to help us figure out what is going on. Englander 13 - This IS our furnace.

2009 House with Fireplace Insert - What do these levers do?
Our house was built in 2009 and it has a beautiful fireplace with an insert. We didn't do too many fires last winter (maybe 1) but this year are wanting to use it more.

Rainey’s home (homestead rescue) burns to the ground
Anyone watch Homestead Rescue Raneys ranch on Discovery channel? I was watching it last night and the fathers house had a bit of a chimney fire that got out of hand and they completely lost their cabin on the homestead they have been working on for most of the show for the last few years. Not...

DESIGNING A NEW HOUSE FOR WOOD HEATING - Hearth.com Forums
I built a boiler building away from the house insurance on it is $16 a year.With new construction I would include hydronic tubes in the slab best heating ever.The boiler was expensive but my electric bill for the cold months went from $900 to $150 Still a long payback but the house and shop are warm. Toggle signature Garn 1500 husky 455rancher ...

My house is "concrete slab" foundation (no basement). Am I losing heat ...
I have no basement in my house - sits on a concrete slab. I have tile/hardwood/pergo floors and yes they are cold in the winter. We've got some carpet and rugs covering about 50% of the total area. Do you think I loose a lot of heat to the floor? If so, do you have any suggestions?

100# Propane Tank to House - Hearth.com Forums
The 500# tank is probably connected with a copper line with a fitting on the end to mate to the tank's nozzle. To use the 100# tank first compare the nozzle on it to the 500# tank and see if they are the same. To connect with the 100# tank using the flex hose there will need to be an adapter going from the flex hose end fitting to the 500# tank fitting on the copper line. PS: Thanks for the ...

Why does my gas boiler run when the house is warmer than the set temp?
The house has radiator heat. The boiler kicks on intermittently when the thermostat shows that the house is 4-5 degrees above the set temperature. Is this a design feature of high efficiency boilers since it may take a while to bring the house up to temp with radiators or is there something wrong with the thermostat or boiler control?