I'm in the UK looking our the window now at light rain and about 16 deg C.
I would have to dig up the concrete and oak floor to change the went for the fire. Stoves are rated at 85% efficiency but I'm not convinced that all of this heat is transferred into the room. The challenge remains, how...
Thanks to everyone for the great posts. My installation is pretty fixed so I probably have to live with what I have, but its really good advice for anyone fitting a new stove.
I'm still pondering how much additional energy can be extracted from a stove through forced convection rather than...
Thanks for the reply. I had assumed this too. Heat transfers into the room via radiation too. However, my experience is that with the doors closed in the room in winter I can heat the room and keep it at a constant temperature of at least 5 degrees higher with the fan running - with an ambient...
Its my first post...
Its been over 20 years since I completed my Mechanical engineering degree..and I've forgotten many of the heat transfer calcs.
I am pondering a challenge. I have a 45ft lounge and a woodburner at one end in an alcove. It heats up part of the room, but the other end is...
