Add-On Wood Burning Furnace Install - *UPDATE*

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A little over a month has went by since this post,

Add-On Wood Burning Furnace Install.

I thought I would show some pictures of the progress. The original plan was to run the Simpson Dura-Plus pipe up the outside wall of the house since I did not already have a chimney. So I went to the local supplier and bought all of the pipe, fittings, and misc. items to complete the "chimney". All I can say is this stuff is EXPENSIVE!

Making a long story short, a brother of a guy I work with was able to lay up a nice brick chimney for just a little more than what the Dura-Plus pipe cost. Here's the pics.

This was the first step, the HVAC guy who is doing most of the install came and core drilled the basement wall where the furnace is. We used the TC24DA to brace the drill.

 

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Another drilling picture.

 

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Hole completed...anyone in there!

 

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The core. The drill even went through re-bar.

 

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Here is the footing. It was 3' by 3' by 3' deep. We drilled re-bar into the foundation walls and tied them into the re-bar in the pured slab. The concrete is aprox 1' thick. Sorry I had no pics while using the BH...it was getting ready to rain.

 

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Some of the materials. I had the delivery truck dump the sand on the front of the trailer and put the bricks behind it and then just pulled it around to the site. The chimney block and liners were moved around with the FEL. Saved a lot of work!

 

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Another shot of the pre-construction. I had the guys set up pretty well, it saved me on labor costs.

 

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Fast forwards a little...I had to work and then a day of rain and then the weekend.

 

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Clean out door.

 

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Another view.

 

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This was taken this morning. They finished last night at dark.

 

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I just need to backfill the hole and get the trailer out of the way....but more rain today.

As far as the furnace itself, the wiring and duct work should be completed on Friday just in time for the cold weather according the news.

It drafts good, see the flame!

 

[Deerlope]

Its a nice looking chimmey but is there some reason that you preferred mansory over the stainless steel multi fuel vent pipe?

 

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Deerlope,

The chimney only cost $300-400 more than the total cost of the stainless pipe. This did not include the cost of building a chase around the pipe and covering it with siding (which I hate sided chimneys) or a brick or stone veneer. I figure that the masonry chimney would add more value to the home?

Imagine this picture with a piece of stainless stuck out up the side.

 

[beenthere]

Now for some good dry wood to burn. That height of chimney and it being 'cold' on the outside, the creosote will condense and run back pretty easily. I remember how easily my first chimney plugged up, although it wasn't near as good a chimney as yours is to begin with.
Which wood burner are you putting in?

 

[Deerlope]

True stainless would not have looked good if it was not encased. Do you know if the mason's sealed the joints in the flues? You get as much cold and bad weather as we do in NY. But it looks good and will last a long time.

 

[Nasty135]

Megame, That is a good looking chimney ,looks like they did a good job and it kinda finishes the house... Nice.

I have noticed up in Ohio since we have family up there, Quite a few people are using the Hardy stove outside unit that utilizes an outside boiler type arrangement for hot water supplement and a radiator in the plenum with a separate thermostat ... I saw the works and it looked neat to me ,also it only needed feed once or twice a day depending on how cold it is.

I guess there are draw backs to both types, at least here my thoughts.

On your system its easy and conveinent to load in the warmth of your house,but you have to carry the wood inside with the mess of the chips etc. plus occasional clean-out...

On the outside unit the mess is outside but so is the heater(BRRRR!!!) when its 10* and it needs fed that wouldn't be much fun and you know who would have to feed it , SOOO you probably did the right thing,no doubt... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Obviously you did the right thing for yourself, But I wonder if you even considered the outside unit. I'm kinda doing a little research for the future as I won't be able to retire in Md. Too $$$ down here. With family in OHIO we might try to move up there one day... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

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beenthere,

I'm installing the US Stove Co. Model 1600G.

Here's the link,

US Stove 1600G.

 

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Nasty135,

Yeah my wife and I looked at several outdoor units before going with this set-up. As you mentioned the plus and minuses to both, I found that the initial set-up of the outdoor units was way too much to justify. Plus, we liked the idea of adding a chimney to that side of the house since there was nothing there. I appreciate the comments, I just hope this all works as good as planned. For reference, I am at about half the cost of the outdoor units when all is said and done.

 

[djradz]

How will you get wood into the basement?