Decisions Decisions

ROGERB · Post by **ROGERB** » Tue. Jun. 24, 2008 4:43 pm

Hello everyone, I am currently doing some research on stoves, coal versus wood pellets, and coal stokers versus hot air furnaces, I have a split entry home with most of the living quarters upstairs , If I put a keystoker downstairs will it heat the upstairs , or will I have to go to a hot air furnace that hooks into my current forced air furnace (oil) the upstairs is about 24 X 40, about 30 years old, any help would be much appreciated

Thanks
Roger

Post by **stoker-man** » Tue. Jun. 24, 2008 5:01 pm

efm makes a stoker warm air furnace that would hook up to your existing ductwork.

Devil505 · Post by **Devil505** » Tue. Jun. 24, 2008 5:23 pm

A split-entry is an ideal house for a stove downstairs. I have been heating my 24x44 split with a coal stove for 26 years. I also have forced hot air ( by gas) which I used a total of 7 minutes last winter!

ROGERB · Post by **ROGERB** » Tue. Jun. 24, 2008 6:07 pm

I have been looking at an keystoker 90K BTu, do you think if I put it downstairs , it will keep the upstairs living quarters warm 70 or so

Roger

Devil505 · Post by **Devil505** » Tue. Jun. 24, 2008 6:33 pm

ROGERB wrote:I have been looking at an keystoker 90K BTu, do you think if I put it downstairs , it will keep the upstairs living quarters warm 70 or so

Roger

Absolutely!
I heat my house with a Harman TLC-2000 that I think is rated at 72kbtu. (The key is to get the stove warmed air up into you first floor & to get the cold air down into the basement) With a little ingenuity, a split is an ideal house for it. If you can get you oil furnace's blower fan to work (without using it's heat) you can use it & your duct system to move warm air around for very little cost. (IBest setup is to get stove warmed air into a return duct somewhere)
Even without using your ducts though, you can still distribute the heat pretty evenly with a few fans & floor vents added.