MossRoad
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- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 60,162
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
Well,
I have always wanted one.
We have a large supply of wood available.
I enjoy cutting, splitting and stacking wood.
So we bought a Napoleon 1400P from a local company and had it installed in our basement with a class A chimney run up through the floor, ceiling and roof. It took the installer about 3 hours from start to finish. I will box in the chase for the chimney where it passes through the first floor. I did some research for quite a while, priced out everything and the local store quoted me almost exactly the same prices. Installation labor was under $500.00, so we had them do it. Can't beat that.
We are supposed to make 3 small kindling fires and let them go out and cool the stove to drive the moisture out of the bricks in the stove and cure the paint, etc... then we can start buring a normal fire. Just the small kindling fire burning for 1/2 hour raised the temp in the house by two degrees.
We opted for the plain black everything with no trim, etc... on the stove. It is in a room about 15 X 22 and should heat the entire basement with ease. After we are used to building the fires and getting it to burn correctly, we will see how it affects the 1st floor. They gave me some hints about return air, venting to the 1st floor, etc... and said I should have no trouble heating the entire house with it. We are also lucky in that we have a 4' wide outside access stairway with only 8 steps and metal doors that we can store several days worth of wood inside only about 10 feet from the stove. That will keep the mess down.
Downside is I have to clean the basement and finish off the room now. More work! What was I thinking??
I have always wanted one.
We have a large supply of wood available.
I enjoy cutting, splitting and stacking wood.
So we bought a Napoleon 1400P from a local company and had it installed in our basement with a class A chimney run up through the floor, ceiling and roof. It took the installer about 3 hours from start to finish. I will box in the chase for the chimney where it passes through the first floor. I did some research for quite a while, priced out everything and the local store quoted me almost exactly the same prices. Installation labor was under $500.00, so we had them do it. Can't beat that.
We are supposed to make 3 small kindling fires and let them go out and cool the stove to drive the moisture out of the bricks in the stove and cure the paint, etc... then we can start buring a normal fire. Just the small kindling fire burning for 1/2 hour raised the temp in the house by two degrees.
We opted for the plain black everything with no trim, etc... on the stove. It is in a room about 15 X 22 and should heat the entire basement with ease. After we are used to building the fires and getting it to burn correctly, we will see how it affects the 1st floor. They gave me some hints about return air, venting to the 1st floor, etc... and said I should have no trouble heating the entire house with it. We are also lucky in that we have a 4' wide outside access stairway with only 8 steps and metal doors that we can store several days worth of wood inside only about 10 feet from the stove. That will keep the mess down.
Downside is I have to clean the basement and finish off the room now. More work! What was I thinking??