Hello,
we want to install a stove in our new house to heat the open-plan living room/dining room/kitchen area (60 m² (645 sq ft)). The room has underfloor heating, which we only plan to use to maintain a temperature of 19–20°C (66–68°F). The stove should provide the additional warmth needed to reach a comfortable level. The stove will be used as a room divider (W x H x D 200 x 160 x 80 cm (79 x 63 x 31 inches)) between the living room and kitchen.
So far, we have planned a pure masonry heater/storage stove with a glass front but without any ventilation grilles, as we prefer radiant heat without air or dust circulation. However, a stove builder advised us to include a (small) portion of the stove with closable air vents to enable quick heating during transition seasons. This makes sense to me in principle, since a storage stove takes significant time to heat up. On the other hand, I am concerned that this might reduce the thermal mass too much and essentially result in a convection stove with some mass.
Therefore, my questions are:
- Who uses a pure storage stove? Is the issue during the transition seasons really a problem?
- Who has a combined stove as described above? How well does it manage the compromise between both types?
Thank you for your help with this decision!
we want to install a stove in our new house to heat the open-plan living room/dining room/kitchen area (60 m² (645 sq ft)). The room has underfloor heating, which we only plan to use to maintain a temperature of 19–20°C (66–68°F). The stove should provide the additional warmth needed to reach a comfortable level. The stove will be used as a room divider (W x H x D 200 x 160 x 80 cm (79 x 63 x 31 inches)) between the living room and kitchen.
So far, we have planned a pure masonry heater/storage stove with a glass front but without any ventilation grilles, as we prefer radiant heat without air or dust circulation. However, a stove builder advised us to include a (small) portion of the stove with closable air vents to enable quick heating during transition seasons. This makes sense to me in principle, since a storage stove takes significant time to heat up. On the other hand, I am concerned that this might reduce the thermal mass too much and essentially result in a convection stove with some mass.
Therefore, my questions are:
- Who uses a pure storage stove? Is the issue during the transition seasons really a problem?
- Who has a combined stove as described above? How well does it manage the compromise between both types?
Thank you for your help with this decision!
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