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Skriven 2008-01-31 22:29:02 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Re: Wood Stoves
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DD> Good on you!!!! Will the stove in the parlour heat the whole 
DD> house? I have not too fond memories of the big stove in the 
DD> parlour of the farmhouse in winter. Heated the front room and 
DD> the room above it a treat. But, the rest of the house
DD> was pretty much on its own. 

The layout of the house kind of lends itself well to heating
with wood or pellets.  The front half of the first floor is
divided in two rooms, a parlor with a door leading through
to the kitchen in back, and the living room.  The kitchen
runs from end to end in the back of the house.  Stairs lead
to the second floor from the far end of the kitchen, and 
upstairs there are two rooms in front and two rooms in back
with a central hallway.

The stove keeps the living room and parlor at 72 F and the kitchen 
at 70 F.  The heat rises up the stairway in back and the upstairs
stays around 63 - 65 which we consider fine for sleeping.

DD> Do they make a central heating version of this wood
DD> pellet thingie?

They do indeed.  I could have added a wood pellet furnace to
my heating system that would operate a boiler and the baseboard
heating system in the house. Maryanne and I didn't really have 
the money to do such a major upgrade, though.  We kind of like
the looks and feel of a fire anyway...and it's a hoot to see the
dog curling up in front of the stove for a nap.


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