Hello,
I live in an old log house from the early 1900s that is heated with electric radiators.
Sometime in the near future, I am considering repairing a couple of broken beams under the living room. Under the same room, there is a small basement with a ceiling height of about 1.5 m.
My question is simply whether it is appropriate to install a wood/pellet boiler down there with associated accumulator tanks and drill a hole in the chimney for a flue gas channel? Is it even practically feasible?
I would like to switch to hydronic heating and save myself money and time.
Thank you in advance.
/Michael
I live in an old log house from the early 1900s that is heated with electric radiators.
Sometime in the near future, I am considering repairing a couple of broken beams under the living room. Under the same room, there is a small basement with a ceiling height of about 1.5 m.
My question is simply whether it is appropriate to install a wood/pellet boiler down there with associated accumulator tanks and drill a hole in the chimney for a flue gas channel? Is it even practically feasible?
I would like to switch to hydronic heating and save myself money and time.
Thank you in advance.
/Michael
Consider the wood logistics...
There will be quite a bit of wood that needs to flow through.
Accumulators can certainly be custom-built, and a wood boiler should fit, there should be low models available.
Building an outdoor boiler room is not an option?
There will be quite a bit of wood that needs to flow through.
Accumulators can certainly be custom-built, and a wood boiler should fit, there should be low models available.
Building an outdoor boiler room is not an option?
Outdoor heating plant is not an option. It would be too invasive and too expensive.
I have a window that I can easily open and throw down the wood/pellets through. My biggest concern is the chimney, if it would be too much of an alteration.
I have a window that I can easily open and throw down the wood/pellets through. My biggest concern is the chimney, if it would be too much of an alteration.
Assuming the chimney flues go all the way down to the basement, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to make a hole in it. It's common to do so when installing a wood stove, for example. I've done it myself at home. In the previous house, I also relocated the smoke connection to the chimney during a boiler change. Just drilled a new hole. However, it's very likely that you'll need to run a liner through the flue if the house is that old. Alternatively, it might suffice to recoat it from the inside.
As D09 pointed out, I would be more worried about the practicality. There's not much ceiling height with 150 cm. Unless you're 140 cm tall yourself, all maintenance of the installation will be extremely difficult.
As D09 pointed out, I would be more worried about the practicality. There's not much ceiling height with 150 cm. Unless you're 140 cm tall yourself, all maintenance of the installation will be extremely difficult.
Good with the window. That certainly makes it easier
But then pellets should be an option
That is, you fill up from outside and only go down and swear when there are problems.
The flue should IF the roof/connection height gets tricky be solved by installing a new outdoor chimney or alternatively go through the joists with insulated pipes a bit higher up..
Neat? Not a clue
But then pellets should be an option
That is, you fill up from outside and only go down and swear when there are problems.
The flue should IF the roof/connection height gets tricky be solved by installing a new outdoor chimney or alternatively go through the joists with insulated pipes a bit higher up..
Neat? Not a clue