Add On Wood Furnace

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On the face of it, the addition of an Add OnYou don't have to be a home heating expert to
Wood Furnace to your existing furnace soundsimagine all the possible scenarios for failure.
like a great idea. If you cut, split and season yourAs with any other type of furnace, the warranty
own firewood, you already know how muchand building codes requires installation by a licensed
money you're saving over your propane poorHVAC professional.
neighbor.But this requirement alone doesn't necessarily
Installing a wood furnace also tames theguarantee your add on furnace will be installed for
unavoidable messiness of burning wood bymaximum efficiency. Simply because someone's
moving it to the basement.been installing gas furnaces for 30 years doesn't
Best of all, you can purchase a basic add onmean their first attempt at installing an add on
wood furnace for less than an inexpensive pelletwood furnace will be a complete success.
stove.Another problem that wood furnace
However, the complex installation of an add onmanufacturers never address is a convenient way
wood furnace goes a long way towards cancelingto store and transport a winter's worth of
out the benefits. When you install an add onfirewood without making hundreds of trips up and
furnace you not only have two furnaces; youdown the basement stairs.
now have two thermostats, two blowers, twoFinding the least expensive way to heat your
plenums and two chimneys. Not to mention thehome will always involve trade-offs.