Lower To Floor Stove
To help the transfer of warm air from the lower level up to the second floor of the home a vent should be cut into the floor of the upper level.
Lower to floor stove. I d cut out the baseboard. Mount the box 1 2 inch off the floor. I have a ceiling fan in my place that i spin in reverse to move the air around and with my open floor plan and small house the temp is good everywhere. Your stove is sitting on the floor you want to heat yes.
Larry one of our correspondents sent us this picture right of his handiwork. The casual observer wouldn t even notice the change. The longer the cabinet the less space is available over the stove top. Seems to me that you d only get good flow if the heat source is lower than the heatsink the floor in this case.
The top of this cabinet is usually 96 inches from the floor which means that the bottom of the cabinet is 48 inches above the top of the stove. There is probably at least 6 inches clearance on all stoves i ve seen. Grab your bubble level and lay it on the top left edge of the stove. The rule of thumb is to put wood stoves on lower floors.
Trying to use fans to force heat from an upper floor to a lower one never works well. Then lay the level on the top front edge. Match the right foot to the left foot. He made bubble wrap partitions see the top photo to close hot air out of the seldom used third floor while letting light shine down into the living room.
Lower or raise the front left foot until the bubble is centered. Open an adjustable wrench and clamp it on to the front left or right leg. How to get wood stove heat to a lower floor our movie star neighbor s home is three stories tall and the wood stove is in the main living space on the second floor. Then check all the top edges to ensure your stove is now completely level.
As hack says but you can mount the box proper on the wall surface is easier. Tighten the clamp to raise and lower the stove. Stove vents and microwaves. Bear this in mind when picking out your cabinets.
This vent should be located as near to the wood. The dhw setups i ve seen depend on the hot water rising out of the heater cooling as it transfers its heat to the floor and then sinking back to be reheated.