The Pros and Cons of Direct Air for a Wood Stove (when there’s no mandatory requirement)

[Doug Tait]

10 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Do they atleast have the big screen TV pointing at you and the sound turned up ?

 

Unfortunately not, just rude 

[BillQ]

We have an older house so it was designed for airflow, however we also have DG and its a bungalow. We keep the lounge door open and a fan blows air into the hall to warm the rest of the house and keep us cooler as it can get up to 24'c easily with the door closed, 19-21 when open. Using the fan means we have a draft but its hardly noticeable. 

Our stove is 5kw and draws fine even when we are in the middle of storms no blow back. 

 

If our house was newer and therefore better sealed then we would have gone for external air but its not so we allow the airflow to keep the inside dry and mostly condensation free.

[GarethM]

2 minutes ago, Doug Tait said:

Unfortunately not, just rude 

Bloody inconsiderate of them!.

[openspaceman]

4 hours ago, BillQ said:

If our house was newer and therefore better sealed

and better insulated I wouldn't need to heat with wood.

[Steven P]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

and better insulated I wouldn't need to heat with wood.

 

living the dream!

[Alycidon]

I advise the use of a direct air supply when the stove is against an external wall,  this is part of our costings letter to prospective clients:

 

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A typical 5kw stove will use around 25 cu m of air an hour,  if a direct air kit is installed then this air is drawn from outside the property, piped into the stove, burnt, then passes up the chimney.

If a direct air kit is not fitted then 25 cu m of hot air are drawn from the stove room into the stove, burnt and passes up the chimney.   This then depletes the hot air in the room.

So for optimum efficiency install a direct air kit if the stove can accept one.

 

If you have a short flue or one with bends in it then we STRONGLY advise direct air being installed.

 

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