ᐅ Is it possible to operate a wood-burning stove with water heating without a central heating system?

Hi,

my son bought an older small house. It was heated with a wood stove. Since he would like the rest of the house to be warm as well, we were considering which heating system to install. That’s when I came across wood stoves with water circulation.

Now to my question:
Is it possible to connect two radiators directly to the wood stove to heat, for example, the bedroom and kitchen somewhat this way?

Thanks.

Maybe someone has a better idea.

Thanks.

Wolf6660 schrieb:

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Now to my question:
Is it possible to connect two radiators directly to a wood stove to heat, for example, a bedroom and a kitchen?
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As far as I know – no. Basically, a "water jacket" works roughly like this: about two-thirds of the heat is used to warm the water, and one-third is radiated directly into the room. The water heated in the stove is directed to a storage tank, where the heat is transferred to the heating circuit. This works as long as the energy can be absorbed. When the storage tank is "full," a forced cooling system is activated through a cold water connection to prevent the water in the jacket from boiling and to avoid any hazards for the user. So simply connecting the hydronic stove directly to two radiators without any control system will not work.

sergutsh schrieb:

To my knowledge – no. Basically, a "water jacket," explained simply, works like this: about two-thirds of the heat is used to warm the water, and one-third is radiated directly into the room. The water heated in the stove is directed into the storage tank, where the heat is transferred to the heating circuit. This works as long as energy can be absorbed. When the storage tank is "full," forced cooling is activated through a cold water connection to prevent the water in the water jacket from boiling, avoiding any hazardous situations for the user. So, simply connecting a water-bearing stove directly to two heating circuits without any control technology will not work.

Especially not without appropriate safety devices. This can become very dangerous.

Thanks a lot for your response. Then we will probably install a central heating system after all. Let’s see what it will finally turn out to be.

Or a small solution if it's just for one or two rooms: infrared heating, electric underfloor heating, or something along those lines.

Depending on the desired investment and comfort level (central heating vs. wood stove).

With an infrared heater and the current electricity prices, a central heating system pays for itself within 5 years. I did the calculations, and it gets quite expensive. Electric underfloor heating is only really practical for the bathroom, to quickly warm the floor for a shower, but not much else – just my opinion.

In the next few days, we will check the conditions with the chimney sweep to see what is actually possible and what is not. Then we’ll figure out how to install a heating system. I think it makes the most sense to do the work now.

I thought using a stove and hot water would be an affordable solution to heat two rooms. Since that won’t work, we will tend toward a central heating system instead. That will save us many other compromises we would have had to make.

Thanks