Friday, October 07, 2005
Propane and Wood Stoves
We have this propane gas fireplace that just sucks the oxygen out of the air when we light it. It does a tremendously great job at quickly heating the entire downstairs, but we then end up opening the door for air.
Because we really hate that fireplace and propane is going to be astronomical this year, we're wondering if we could find an inexpensive way to convert the gas fireplace to a wood burning fireplace. We know that the gas one does not have a flue, but we do have a false chimney on the outside for aesthetics, so possibly one could be built.
Perhaps we could put in a woodstove and vent it out through the gas fireplace. I'd really rather set it in the opening instead of having a big stove sticking out into the room. Wonder if it can be done inexpensively. It would save us so much money this year. Living in the woods, we have wood at our immediate disposal and no where to burn it. We even have a couple of stashes of firewood stacked from some of the trees that we've had to take down or cut up.
Because we really hate that fireplace and propane is going to be astronomical this year, we're wondering if we could find an inexpensive way to convert the gas fireplace to a wood burning fireplace. We know that the gas one does not have a flue, but we do have a false chimney on the outside for aesthetics, so possibly one could be built.
Perhaps we could put in a woodstove and vent it out through the gas fireplace. I'd really rather set it in the opening instead of having a big stove sticking out into the room. Wonder if it can be done inexpensively. It would save us so much money this year. Living in the woods, we have wood at our immediate disposal and no where to burn it. We even have a couple of stashes of firewood stacked from some of the trees that we've had to take down or cut up.
