Getting heat out of the fireplace

[Fried Chicken]

Well I wanna revisit the thread after the annual breeze of cold that came through here.

Wow burning wood in fireplaces is underrated. It won't exclusively heat the house, so the heater is definitely still running, but at night the heater turns off so as not to disturb the sleep... the fireplace gets loaded before the night...

I swear; the fireplace somehow removes the feel of cold from the house. The house is more comfortable at a lower thermostat temperature. I suspect, since it's ground level, it's pulling all that ground level cold air away or something. (Heater vents on ceiling).

The house stays comfortably warm throughout the night without the heater running if the fireplace has been on. It's still wasteful as **** in terms of wood.... but the wood is free.

 

[snobdds]

Isn't radiant heat great. It beats convection heat any day.

 

[Fried Chicken]

Isn't radiant heat great. It beats convection heat any day.

I'm not even in the same room as the fireplace!

 

[Billhook]

Open fireplaces certainly have their place, and not just for heat but also for creating a warm friendly atmosphere when you have family or guests. There is something in our genes that we inherited from our ancestors that makes us feel secure staring into flickering flames. Conversation is easier, but silence is also easier when everyone just feels happy staring into the flames!.

 

[Hermio]

Well I wanna revisit the thread after the annual breeze of cold that came through here.

Wow burning wood in fireplaces is underrated. It won't exclusively heat the house, so the heater is definitely still running, but at night the heater turns off so as not to disturb the sleep... the fireplace gets loaded before the night...

I swear; the fireplace somehow removes the feel of cold from the house. The house is more comfortable at a lower thermostat temperature. I suspect, since it's ground level, it's pulling all that ground level cold air away or something. (Heater vents on ceiling).

The house stays comfortably warm throughout the night without the heater running if the fireplace has been on. It's still wasteful as **** in terms of wood.... but the wood is free.

Wood is free? I would count my labor as worth something, as well as costs of my chainsaw, fuel, tractor to haul the wood, etc.