ᐅ Is a wood-burning stove just a gimmick when you have underfloor heating?
Created on: 28 Aug 2019 17:26
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Heidi1965
We are planning a new build with underfloor heating powered by a heat pump.
We would also like to have a wood stove in the hallway. The installer said such a stove is just an addition for show and wouldn’t save any energy at all. Since the new build will be very well insulated, it would have to be a really small stove. When you light it, it would take a long time for the slow-reacting underfloor heating to register the added warmth; by that time, the house would already feel too hot.
Is this really the case? I thought that any heat generated by the stove wouldn’t need to be purchased as external energy. I have a large stock of firewood here.
Also, is a stove compatible with an automatic ventilation system for supply and exhaust air?
We would also like to have a wood stove in the hallway. The installer said such a stove is just an addition for show and wouldn’t save any energy at all. Since the new build will be very well insulated, it would have to be a really small stove. When you light it, it would take a long time for the slow-reacting underfloor heating to register the added warmth; by that time, the house would already feel too hot.
Is this really the case? I thought that any heat generated by the stove wouldn’t need to be purchased as external energy. I have a large stock of firewood here.
Also, is a stove compatible with an automatic ventilation system for supply and exhaust air?
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Heidi19655 Sep 2019 13:16Ziegelstein schrieb:
I think fireplaces are generally more of a decorative feature, but a nice one... they are definitely very cozy, especially during the winter months... on the other hand, I wouldn’t put one in the hallway... rather only in areas where you actually spend time. You don’t spend much time in the hallway each day. But that is central in the house, and the heat can reach everywhere. As a housewife, I do walk back and forth quite a lot. I often go through the hallway every day.Heidi1965 schrieb:
A cozy feeling, but without a direct line of sight. So, in the corner of the hallway near the kitchen and living room. I think there is a homely atmosphere when the stove is burning—perhaps during the transitional seasons—and all the room doors are open. No, that really doesn’t help. If you’re talking about a mountain cabin in winter, that’s one thing, but here we’re dealing with highly insulated houses where the heating runs continuously, even at night. In such cases, you’re more likely to lose your socks than to look for an additional heat source while rushing around.
Sorry, but you should skip that.