How to Install a ADD ON WOOD FURNACE. The do's and Don'ts on installation.
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2020
- How to Tips for beating the high cost of heating your home. An add on wood furnace will save you in energy cost over time. Takes a little to get set up, but it will return to you in savings. Trade off is your labor in supplying wood to the stove. Don't hesitate to ask any questions. Guys if your having a hard time getting your chimney completely clean of build up. Here is a TOOL i made from old parts around the house to make cleaning your pipes and chimney so easy. • How to Make a CHIMMNEY... " WORKS GREAT" Thanks for Watching. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL
Dang you did a darn good job on all that insulation around the pipes!
Thank you friend. It was slow work but it has paid off. Thanks again.
This is awesome! Love the safety measures and smoke detectors. Great system
Thank you sir. Glad you enjoyed it.
Really cool, I hope to install a similar setup in my house in the future thanks for the walk through!
Your welcome. Just take your time. Thanks for watching.
I really like this set up and shared the video too
Man, you got a real setup there, very informative information too, good job, thanks..
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Very impressive. Thank you for the video
Great video, great motivational push, I’m ready to take the push and get my stove put together.
Awesome!
Very smart installation, you know exactly what you're talking about.
Thank you. It did take me 3 months when i wasn't working to complete. Hardest thing is keeping up with the wood supply. It has worked great for over 10 years now. Thanks for commenting.
Excellent work. Your skill and wisdom are on full display here. Curious as to your work background given the level of thought and planning that went into this system.
Thanks my friend for sharing this. God bless you.
I plan on doing this same thing It just dawned on me to see if other folks have done the same. I didn’t plan on going to the extent you did but it makes to much sense / efficient to do what you’ve done. I even thought about building a box or something around the flue pipe to get that heat as well but mine will kind be the focal point of my living room that I’m remodeling from an attached garage nice job thanks for the inspiration
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
I have an Englander just like yours. Best investment I ever made. It's simple to understand and operate, lets the operator judge the settings, and is built like a tank. It does take time to get the balance of wood, drafts, burn rates and other things all together, but when you do, you'll wonder how on earth did you ever go without it. Nice job by the way
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. I love mine.
@@donnielaws7020 Everything was going great with mine. Then, I decided to get another one, as the wife and I got older. Come to find out, the Englander 28 3500 is not made anymore (2022). Way to go Englander. Screwed up royaliy. No wonder the Imports are killing us.
@@peterluwinsky2938They didn't get a choice. The EPA made them stop making this one. They tried a 28-3500 that met the new standards, and then the EPA got even more strict. Now they do not sell a furnace, only stoves.
Great video Donnie.
Thank you sir. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome! Hope this helps you. Thanks for the comment.
Very nice setup thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Great video and heating system
Thank you my friend. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you, Donnie!
Your welcome friend.
That brings back memories
That was how i was brought up in these mountains of east Tennessee. Thanks for sharing.
This is so cool! I’d love to have one. Great backup Incase of electric off
@Robin,
That's only partially true. Most all furnaces need power for the circulation fans and the draft motor on a wood furnace. A small generator for backup power for furnace and a few necessities completes the survival plan.
Thanks
I love your videos!
Thank you. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Great video. Thank you
Your very welcome my friend.
Nice setup. Can’t beat free firewood!
Amen my friend. Thank you.
Nice im glad i got me one thanks
Thanks, It does make difference on cost and heat my friend.
Guys if your having a hard time getting your chimney completely clean of build up. Here is a TOOL i made from old parts around the house to make cleaning your pipes and chimney so easy. ua-cam.com/video/_o2wLQRhFcc/v-deo.html " WORKS GREAT"
Nice video, and nice work!
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this video. We just bought a house at auction, it has a block basement like yours. It also has a wood burning stove with a pipe coming out of the top running into the house furnace very similar to yours. I’ve only got a glimpse of it since they are renters in the house and we haven’t actually closed in it yet. We had a wood burning stove growing up, it was the only heat for our house, but it was in the middle of the living room and was only radiant heat. I know nothing of this set up, hopefully with your video and some Investigating I’ll figure it out. One thing I don’t get is how does it not put smoke into the house? I know it has a Chimney but looks like at least some smoke would be go into the house. Thanks for sharing again!
Your very welcome. The fire box and the smoke vent to the chimney are separate in the stove. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Chimlee? LOL Just joshin ya. I do love your thought process. I have the same wood furnace and love it. It does eat alot of wood though but it helps out.
Thanks 👍
impressive 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you friend.
Great video
Thank you friend.
Well done...........
Thank you my friend.
That’s what I need Donnie I’ve got a fireplace insert I want a good wood heater so I can cook too .
Awesome my friend. Only thing is I think they discontinued this model stove.
Great video. I recently bought a home that once had a wood furnace (still in basement) but the previous owners unhooked the exhaust duct work (not sure why) and no longer used the furnace. The return is still tied into the main duct work from the house, but where the exhaust duct work "used" to be tied into the main gas furnace, it has been capped off. After uncapping it and doing some investigation work, it looks to be blowing right into the main chamber of the natural gas furnace and not into the exhaust duct but blowing right on top of the gas furnace coils inside the main unit.... I am not sure if this would affect the coils (maybe that's why they unhooked it?) seems to me that would burn the coils up or make them get too warm. Or do you think that even affects the coils and would be an issue? I have a couple of options. I can simply just tie it back in as the blower works, the stove and chimney have also been cleaned but, the exhaust would again be blowing right into the main chamber and on top of the coils if I simply just hooked it all back up. Or would you recommend running new exhaust duct work to a different section of duct and not blowing right into the main unit. Any tips or things you have learned would be appreciated! Thank you, sir.
Not sure my friend. He unhooked it for a reason. Might need to reroute the ductwork, But that's your choice my friend. Good luck on what you decide. Think it through.
Nice set up buddy
Thank you friend.
That looks like a grate wood furnace
yes and no. Thanks for watching.
Did you ever think about installing a stainless steel chimney liner? that would eliminate your cold chimney and creosote problems!! Awesome video!! Thanks!
Yes i thought about, but i had spend enough all ready and it cost more. Thanks for the comment.
Very nice video. Can you tell me if this furnace will work with the power from solar electric power? Would there be sufficient solar power to run a system like this? Also, do you think this wood furnace Broduses as much or more heat than an indoor wood boiler would? I am in southwestern PA and winters are cold here. I have an oil boiler that quit working and I am going to replace it with either a wood furnace or a wood boiler. I was wondering if you knew which was best, in your opinion, of course.
It will if it can supply 120 volts AC with 6 amps of power to it.
I have a very similar furnace and I don't have the creosote problem you do. I clean out every year, sometimes every other year. I never burn pine. I burn alot of hardwood (red oak, white oak, etc). Not sure what is different, but something you may want to research.
I burn between 3-5 true cords a year. I live right outside of Nashville, TN.
I think my wood is not seasoned enough sometimes. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent! I’d put insulated flu pipe up the chimney so it won’t condensate on ya
Good call! Thanks for sharing my friend.
Nice
Thanks
I have the same wood burner but have been having trouble finding the brand, also have been looking into how to wire a thermostat to it
Thanks for sharing this my friend. I think they discontinued this model.
It's a shame that Englander stopped make this add on furnace. Why, .... who knows. But
I still say, this - was the best heating investment I ever made. Here in New England we get
some pretty brutal cold spells. Jost make sure, you have AT LEAST 2500 TO 3000 sf in your home to heat, or you'll be forever fickling with the darn furnace trying to get a balance between too hot and not enough.
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I set up the unit in my place. It hasn't been used in a long time. Do I need a special chimney cleaning log to burn first before I get started?
Not really just inspect the chimney and pipes to see if any built first and go from there. thanks for the comment.
What would you say this would cost? Doing what you can yourself. Great video too! Thanks for sharing.
Todays prizes doing the same thing again. I would say around 8 to 9 thousand. If you are lucky. If you built your own chimney around 5 or 6. That was my biggest cost.
i am doing something wvery similar. What size duct did u use? i dont have a furnace so i am using a centrifugal fan to distribute the heat through the duct. what size is you blower CFM and duct size?
750 my friend on the wood stove.
A little hard to put together but got it done. This is my second one.
Awesome my friend.
I have a wood burner just like that in my wood room in the house. 1800sqft poorly insulated but the stove does well just dont have the burn time i would like. I have been using it for 10 years so far. about 24 face cord it eats in the winter
I know my friend. I have to get up real early to reload it. Sure beats the price of propane. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Just found this video and started watching... You make a comment about fuel being $3 a gallon... If it was just $3 a gallon I probably wouldn't have found your video today. Today, November 26 2022 heating oil is at $5.19 cash price in Altoona PA. The USA is in some deep trouble and I hope we can find our way out before the country collapses...
I understand my friend. This video is almost 3 years old. Wel according to the just past election everyone seems to be happy with these prices huh. That's the only way things are going to change my friend.
I have almost the same wood furance set up in my basement. I put solid cap block right next to the sides of the furance. That help hold the heat and it's hotter air going up to the duckwork. But I really like your idea of the return air from the house to the stove.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
That’s a lot of savings!
yes it really pays for it's self quick. Thanks for sharing my friend.
I've exclusively heat my home with firewood and a Regency Stove for the last 18 years. My Son recently purchased a Home that has this exact same Summers Heat Furnace in the basement and I cannot believe the sheer volume of Heat this Blower will move around his house !! Looks like this Furnace had previously been available at Lowes but sadly no longer sold. Short of stealing my sons...where would a fella get his hands on one of these Summer Heat Furnaces ??
I wish I new my friend. They don't make them anymore is what I heard, but might be able to find one on web. There great stoves. Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I can't get mine to heat 1600 sq ft. Maybe I'm just being too overly cautious when the fire gets roaring? Of course, that may be asking a lot out of it too, maybe?
I have the same exact stove and setup.
Great. I have had no problems with it. Thanks for watching.
Me too. I love it.
Genius I love it. Interesting chimney I like your explanation of the condensation issue.
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Is that a sprinkler head I see that’s an awesome safety feature buddy that’s what I do at work all of the fire suppression systems if you need any help on that stuff let me know and the heater looks awesome buddy!
Awesome my friend. I just added that for safety. Thanks for sharing.
@ Donnie: I too had access to huge amounts of wood. I cleared lots for a large building contracting company. I had what was called a water stove: Fire box inside a water tank. I heated my 2600 sq ft home but it took 10 cord of wood to do it. I did it for ten years. There is one thing I wanted to say about the creosote in the chimney. It will eventually catch fire. And when it does it is one awesome fire. Sounds like a freight train. Beware!
Thanks for sharing my friend.
how often are you adding wood to the stove? once a day? multiple times a day?
@DonnieLaws Thank you for the video. I just bought a house and I cant figure out how to use the wood furnace attached to the heating oil. Will the heatign oil furnace turns off when using the wood furnace? I felt stupid asking this question because I dont even know if I am askign the right question lol. How do you clean it ? Tia for the answer.
No it won't shut off unless you set up right my friend. Thanks for sharing. Your very welcome. I just turn it off when using the woodstove.
I have videos on how to clean the woodstove to my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 Thank you for the quick response. I guess I got it now. I just have to turn off the heating oil furnace thermometer, that way im only using the wood to heat the house. Is that right?
That's correct my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 You are awesome. Im your new subscriber. Thank you so much.
I love that set up Donnie! Is your wood furnace in a room next to your basement or in the basement?
It's under the back of the house my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 Thank you sir!
May be a question asked far below but didn't see it. When you talk about cleaning it every 4-6 weeks what exactly does that include? Do you burn some Creosote sweeping logs then disassemble the pipes?
Yes my friend. You will know when it needs cleaning because it will start not burning good.
@@donnielaws7020 thanks for taking the time to respond and also thank you for the video. Its extremely informative and helpful.
Can you tell me what kind of insulation you used around the ducting and the water heater. That thing looks awesome
Away from the heat of the stove I used a kinda like bubble wrap insulation. It has worked very well. I got it at Lowe's. I have used it 11 years now. Thanks for sharing this my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 I know exactly what your talking about. I use pieces of that stuff cut out to the size of my camper windows. Helps keep it cooler inside in the summer. Did you use any kind of special tape?
@@streetpunk99 Just regular silver aluminium insulation tape.
@@donnielaws7020 thanks I'm getting ready to rip out this god awful oil furnace I have and replace it with a wood furnace. The way you have everything insulated is pretty impressive. I hope to get my system looming as good as yours.
How do you clean out a chimney? I watched one of your other videos and you said you have to clean it out or it’ll clog and catch on fire.
I just found the video on a chimney cleaning tool you made.
Thanks for sharing my friend.
I have a firechief 1000 E and I also live in East Tennessee
That's great my friend. Hope it is doing a good job for you. Thanks for sharing.
@@donnielaws7020 where u at in Tennessee?
@@scottbaican9566 Sevier County.
@@donnielaws7020 I’m Far East ! Sullivan county
Now I don't have the same problem with creosote clogging up the flue. I run really hot, even fire with coal when it's really cold. I clean my chimney once a season, and there is hardly any build up.
That's good. Remember the stove is not designed for coal, But it would probably be ok in small amounts. I'm afraid it will get to hot. Enjoy it while you can because it will most likely be against the law to burn a stick of wood of any kind pretty soon unfortunately. Wait and see. Crazy times we live in.
@@donnielaws7020 englander uses to rate this as a wood and coal stove. I just throw a shovel full or two of soft bit coal on top to extend my burn times. I agree that this is definitely not a coal stove, but soft coal in small amounts has proved ok for me over the last 5-6 years.
@@johnculver8936 That sounds like a prefect way to do it.😀
What kind of burn times do you get on this?
The best burn time I can get is 6 to 8 hours depending on the wood and air flow.
Just curious, what is your supply temp through the register's.
Into the stove from house is around 72- 75 and output from stove in the house is around 72 - 80 depending on how cold it is outside and how hot you run the stove. This is a closed loop system. I hope that answers you question. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for the Video sir, I have this exact stove in my shop, my question is what kind of duct work can I use to just pipe mine up and over in my shop with 2 registers in line? I don’t want it to get too hot?
@@travisnobles8840 Your welcome my friend. I'm not sure on your application, But i would use standard galvanized pipe on the output and just insulate the it good. Hope this helps. These stoves can get pretty hot at times. Thanks for the comment.
I have the same stove.great stove..
Cant seem to keep my this stove hot, I do not have a dampener on it, should i use one or no
Could be because of a numbers of things. Must be not getting enough air flow to heat the stove and burn the wood hotter. First i would check in the moveable plate in side the stove. The plate that sets above the wood that's burning. Make sure it is sled forward toward the the door to you. If it is pushed back to far it will choke off air flow to the chimney pipe. Leave about a 2" gap form the back wall. You can see the flame going up toward the gap with a good fire. Or check your air port holes in the bottom ash door twist damper. Also check the top damper above the main door. I keep mine about 3/4' back from the far right position. If this doesn't fix you problem check for obstruction in you chimney or pipes. That's about all there is to air flow on the stove. Make sure you have dry seasoned wood. NOTE: When you see smoke coming back out of the top damper this usually means you need to clean your pipes or chimney or both. Hope this helps. Thanks for the comment.
Great thank you, There is no damper on this now. I have a buck stove myself and am pretty used to running that. This stove has good airflow it seems to not hold the heat when i chock is 3/4
And I am talking about the dampener in the chimney. Dont you need that on any stove? Thank you again!
@@johnshorba No i don't have one on my chimney or pipes at all. I would not use unless you have to much air flow up the chimney. NO I WOULD NOT USE ONE. Thanks for the comment.
Hi, do you ever smell smoke inside the house when operating this stove?
No, never have i had any smoke or smell inside the house. My wife thinks it gets a little more dust to clean off in the house over time in the winter. Thanks for commenting.
@@donnielaws7020 Thanks, appreciate it. I have that model, and I seem to smell smoke. I might need to replace the door gasket, or maybe the chimney pipe is leaking at the joints? I don't see how the damper control seals....seems like the sliding arm is a path into the firebox, where smoke could come out. Seems like it's more pronounced when it's really burning briskly....maybe something starts warping so that a leak forms, or worsens. The cement caulk I use on the chimney joint seems to crumble, even though it's made for sealing stove joints. I wonder if there's a pressure test that could help me identify leak points. Does the chimney even need to be sealed completely, or should the natural draft action tend to suck the smoke in and keep it in the pipe?
@@wildmanofborneo Sorry to hear that. Mine cause smoke to come back out of the top slide vent when the 6" exhaust pipe needs to be cleaned out. This causing the air flow to not to pull air for the fire. After cleaning out the pipe and stove all is fine. I don't think the fire box is sealed off from warm air vent tight enough. Must be a seam or how they put it together when assembling. Check your air flow, could be not drawing air good. Thanks for sharing you comment.
I have the same model. If any smoke enters the room while reloading, the fan behind the stove can suck a little smoke in and distribute it into your home through the ductwork. It rarely happens if you're burning good seasoned wood, but if your fire isn't hot enough, you can get some smoke, but you shouldn't get any with the door closed.
How is it going bud i live in ET Johnson City would it be possible to get some help.
What's happening.
Just trying to figure out how to get my wood stove to connect to my central air if that's possible not sure what steps to take on my end but your set up gave me se hope to try it out
Where can I find one of these sir?
I got mine a Lowe's. Look on line my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 okay awesome, thank you sir! It’s funny because I’ve literally had you’re almost exact set up theorized in my mind. When I moved my wife and kids down here in Virginia, I bought our first house thinking an all electric house was the way to go considering the easy winters they usually have compared to those hard Pittsburgh winters and of course our first winter here, no electricity! So since then I’ve been planning to build on my house a little room/shed type thing and putting a wood furnace in there. Running duct work through my block foundation and connecting into the existing like yours and putting a diverter to allow seamless transition from electric furnace to wood furnace. So literally almost an exact match, very helpful and informative, thank you much sir!
you got to drtr and season your wood form year and you need a very good blazing fire
you are exactly correct my friend. Thanks for watching
Did you make the damper or back-flow preventer yourself? If so, how did you do it?
No I bought them.. Thanks for sharing my friend.
You need some survival tips on this channel
Thanks
Donnie: I have the exact same stove, but after 40 years it has shown it's age. I would like to replace it without a lot of re-piping. Who made your stove, and where can I get the same one? Manufacturer and model number please.
Thanks!
Erwin
Thank you for the heart reply, but you didn't answer my question . . .
All the information you want on the stove is in the video my friend. I got mine through Lowe's. I have had to paint it again once. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
What is the model number please
50-SHW35 Summers Heat
Ron White is that you?
😉 Afraid not my fiend.
You should not need to clean it every month, if you do it's not burning right give it a little bit more air. You will burn a little more wood, but your fire will burn cleaner and it will cut down your cleaning to about once every three months.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Should cut it down to once a season
CHIMLEY?
Thanks. Sorry
yur burning green wood . That aint right.
Only when i have to. Sometimes that's all you got left late in the season. I burn seasoned oak as much as i can. No i don't like burning green wood if at all possible my friend, But when it's cold you do what you have to for heat. WHO DON'T. You have to clean the stove and chimney more often. Thanks for commenting.