Alaska Channing

John3100 · Post by **John3100** » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 7:29 pm

Hi Guys I got my grandmother a Alaska Channing to help heat her old farm house. Used it a few year piped into her chimney. I have heard people talk about power venting ? Right now stove sits in her kitchen and if I could place it in the middle of the house it would heat much better. Now can I just mount one of those power blowers that mount on the side of the pipe to do this or what? Its a bottom vent stove Any ideas Thanks

WNY · Post by **WNY** » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 7:35 pm

With a power vent, you still have to have a way to vent it, out a side wall somewhere. Thats if you are talking about the exhaust power venting.

OR are you talking about the Blower that mounts in the exhaust pipe to move more heat around, with coal exhaust, it isnt' as hot as a wood stove, they don't do much. Do a search on here for Magic Heat Reclaimers. If thats what you are talking about.?

Rick 386 · Post by **Rick 386** » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 7:38 pm

John,

2 different animals.

A power vent is an exhaust fan that mounts on the outside of the house sucking the fumes outside.

A direct vent mounts at the exit of the stove and pushes the air to the outside through some sort of insulated pipe.

Both units require electricity to operate. In addition, they require a fume switch so that in the event the heater gets clogged, it will automatically shut off the power to the stove.

If it is already hooked up to a chimney in the kitchen, it may be better to try to move that air around the house. One possible way is to get the fans that mount into the corner of the door jamb.

If you could provide some sort of description of the layout of the house it may help get some better suggestions.

Is there a basement under the house ?? Some have suggested to hook up a duct from the opposite end of the house, run it through the basement, and connect it to the blower motor intake housing to create a distribution air loop.

Rick

ETA, Dave types faster then I do.....

John3100 · Post by **John3100** » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 9:03 pm

Anyone know how much a direct vent would cost for a alaska channing ?

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Jan. 30, 2014 9:31 pm

Welcome,John3100, with a power vent or direct vent you will have to have the stove on an outside wall anyway. As Rick 386 stated,leave it hooked to the chimney & move the hot air around instead.More details of the current heating system would be good.