My wife already says she likes the "softer" heat this system makes. We had a wood forced air furnace (for sale) in the basement before but it would throw some intense heat. Not as comfortable. I think I'm going to add another section of chimney pipe for a total of 5 feet. It seems to struggle a little bit to get going again when the damper door opens. I'm hoping the increased draft will help with that. So far, with 2 days burn time under my belt, I like it. It is definately a different animal from the forced air furnace (for sale). I grew up in a house with a fireplace insert that was burned non-stop every winter, so the wood burning thing is not new to me. Having the fire outside gives me peace of mind. I remember times when my dad would get that insert roaring and it would make him nervous, so he would sit up and watch it. We would find him in the morning passed out in his chair. I don't have a good wood storage system in place yet. Most it is stacked up in the yard beside the stove. I also have 3 16ft grain wagons filled to heaping, 1 in my barn and 2 stored in the neighbor's barn. I don't really want to leave the wagons sit out in the weather. I will be addressing the issue in the spring. All-in-all, I think I'm going to really like this system. I'm kind of a tinkerer, so I appreciate the flexiblity of the system. If you want to add something, you just cut it in. Not as simple when dealing with duct work.
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Topic: Ridgewood 2000 - Fire!!! (Read 22887 times)