Alton
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| 13 May 2009 10:20 AM |
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For years I have used wood/coal burning Pyrosolar fireplaces to heat homes. For the last few years with the advent of gas fireplaces I can no longer find a wood burning fireplace with a hollow chamber around it that will allow the heat to be ducted to the whole house. I know gas units are available to heat a couple of rooms but I can not find a fireplace that can burn wood and still be ducted. Can anyone suggest a brand that I should consider? |
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cmkavala
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| 13 May 2009 03:47 PM |
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Alton;
do you have a web link for Pyrosolar? |
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Alton
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| 13 May 2009 04:01 PM |
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I am sorry. That was my point. Pyrosolar of Rolla Missouri went out of business some time ago and I have been using gas fireplaces ever since. Pyrosolar was an outstanding wood/coal fireplace with a built in plenum that could easily heat a 3000 SF home in KY.
Since I volunteer a lot of my time, several people use e-mail to me to ask me for help. I now have someone that wants to build a home in Alabama not far from me that has plenty of trees and wants a wood burning fireplace. I suggested that we need to find a fireplace that can heat his entire home. When the power is out he can use photovoltaics to run the blower fan. |
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cmkavala
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| 13 May 2009 07:01 PM |
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Alton; My bad, I missed your point., I haven't seen anything using coal but, when I build my next home in North Georgia, I want a good wood burning fireplace with ducts and fans, I plan on recirculating from the high vault areas to remote rooms. The units I have found are about 50,000btu's and should heat a 2500 sq.ft. SIP home These are the ones I am looking at: http://www.fireplacex.com/http://www.americanenergysystems.com/magnum_zc.cfm |
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zircote
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| 14 May 2009 03:59 PM |
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http://www.alternateheatingsystems.com/index.htm
These folks have wood , coal and biomass boilers.
Not exactly what you want but your air handlers could be fitted with a hydronic coil connected to the boiler. |
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cmkavala
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| 14 May 2009 04:36 PM |
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Zircote;
looking for fireplaces .....looks like they just have boilers |
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sgo70
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| 14 May 2009 07:02 PM |
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Thanks for the links Chris. I had never considered something like this for our new home build but it might be a good idea to suppliment our hydronic infloor heat during the cold winter months. Am I understanding correctly that they can be ducted throughout the house?
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cmkavala
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| 14 May 2009 07:24 PM |
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Sean;
it was my intent to duct to 2 main bedrooms, great room would be heated because that is the fireplace location, then at the highest point in ceiling with small ducts re-circulating to bathrooms.
Fireplaces are built more like a wood stove with glass front doors (gasketed), exterior combustion air supply and are EPA approved
I burn a fireplace all winter long any way, I may as well use it to heat with |
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Alton
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| 16 May 2009 09:54 AM |
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Chris,
Have you looked at this fireplace? http://www.fireplacex.com/ Click on the tab for "Product Guide" and then "Wood Fireplaces". Also look at this link within this site: Posi-Pressure: How It Works |
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cmkavala
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| 16 May 2009 10:40 AM |
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Alton;
yes and I like the concept, I am going to stop at their dealer in Ellijay, GA. next Saturday |
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JohnnyTurret
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| 09 Nov 2009 09:39 AM |
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RSF Makes a few, the Opel, Onyx and Delta models have different ducting options you can even tie it to your central forced air system. http://www.icc-rsf.com/ |
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t haus
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| 18 Nov 2009 10:27 AM |
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http://newaire.com/index.htm
http://newaire.com/files/install%20guide.pdf
I have a unit from this place and it can be ducted independently or can be tied into your central heat ductwork. It's a great unit.
My parents have one, along with my in-laws. It's made locally here so lots of people have them.
my unit has (2) 525 cfm blowers which provide heat to 4 registers throughout the house. I'm getting ready to have the duct work tied in to the central heating ducts so my air handler can push the heat better and to more spots.
I highly recommend them and if I ever build again, I'll put another one in with no hesitation |
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cmkavala
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| 21 Feb 2010 12:08 AM |
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  EPA approved Fire place with curved glass door , raises up into unit, is gasketed and has out side air intake puts out about 50,000 btu's |
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JR in WV
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| 16 Mar 2010 08:50 PM |
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Hi:
For what it's worth, we have a 2 story house in SW West Virginia. When the power was out this winter (the first time) for a couple of weeks, we heated with a single Rais wood stove, with no ducts or blowers, and kept the 4400 sq ft house comfortable with no problem. It was below 32 outside, and we've had it as low as -30 in the past. The house is 2x6 studs with fiberglass and 4 inches of stryene foam and dryvit as a external finish. The stove is in a great room with 19 ft ceiling and the rest of the living space opens off the great room.
So I'm not sure how important ducts and blowers are, if you have a well-insulated house to begin with.
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