I'm looking to buy a wood stove. my question is do they need to be vented all the way up over the roof of the house, or can you just run a vent out the side of the house?

I'm looking to buy a wood stove. my question is do they need to be vented all the way up over the roof of the house, or can you just run a vent out the side of the house?

It has to be run 2' over the top of the house. If you get a pellet stove, that can just be vented outside.

I'm looking to buy a wood stove. my question is do they need to be vented all the way up over the roof of the house, or can you just run a vent out the side of the house?
2' over the roof top as smooth said.
Be sure to use insulated pipe designed for the stove. It is a bit expensive but by far the safe way to go.

Do a cost comparison of a wood burner vs. a pellet stove in you research. :yay:

Do a cost comparison of a wood burner vs. a pellet stove in you research. :yay:

and include in that comparison the time spent and effort in obtaining, splitting and stacking wood vs pellets.

Also have to keep in mind that if you have a pellet stove and your electricity goes out you don't have heat unless you have battery backup.

Also have to keep in mind that if you have a pellet stove and your electricity goes out you don't have heat unless you have battery backup.

More like a small generator, but yes.

I have a question about wood stoves - does a typical installation pump air into your existing duct work? Or is it pretty much air blown into the room?

The reason I ask is, we have a fireplace and chimney ideally suited for a wood stove - but it is downstairs, and past experience has shown that almost no heat from downstairs ever makes it upstairs (where we spend most of our time). You can get the room downstairs like an oven, and even using large fans, we can't seem to get much of the heat up the steps.

I've heard differing opinions on this, and I just want to know what people's experiences have been.

I have a question about wood stoves - does a typical installation pump air into your existing duct work? Or is it pretty much air blown into the room?

The reason I ask is, we have a fireplace and chimney ideally suited for a wood stove - but it is downstairs, and past experience has shown that almost no heat from downstairs ever makes it upstairs (where we spend most of our time). You can get the room downstairs like an oven, and even using large fans, we can't seem to get much of the heat up the steps.

I've heard differing opinions on this, and I just want to know what people's experiences have been.

Pretty much air blown into the room, unless you get a wood boiler (which is outside).

Something you can do (we do with the pellet stove) is to turn on your air handlers blower Fan (moving from Auto to On) - this will circulate the air in the house and stabilize the whole house temp! :yay:

I have a question about wood stoves - does a typical installation pump air into your existing duct work? Or is it pretty much air blown into the room?

The reason I ask is, we have a fireplace and chimney ideally suited for a wood stove - but it is downstairs, and past experience has shown that almost no heat from downstairs ever makes it upstairs (where we spend most of our time). You can get the room downstairs like an oven, and even using large fans, we can't seem to get much of the heat up the steps.

I've heard differing opinions on this, and I just want to know what people's experiences have been.
Look here:
http://www.yukon-eagle.com/
Even buying the wood at almost $200 a cord it would be a savings.

Look here:
Wood Furnaces - multifuel and wood combination furnaces (http://www.yukon-eagle.com/)
Even buying the wood at almost $200 a cord it would be a savings.

I totally forgot about those... I dated a girl whose parents have that - it works very well... really efficient. He loaded it twice a day (morning and night) and cleaned it once a week.