{"id":2180,"date":"2023-02-20T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2023-02-21T14:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:10:38","slug":"3-things-to-consider-before-installing-a-wood-stove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/heating-service\/3-things-to-consider-before-installing-a-wood-stove\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things to Consider Before Installing a Wood Stove"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here in Southern Vermont, we know how rough winters can get. Having dependable energy that can help rapidly heat your home with a furnace, boiler, or ductless mini splits is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what happens when the power goes out? Where do you turn when the dependable system you\u2019ve been counting on all this time has failed you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s when you consider wood stove installation<\/a>. That\u2019s when you take that safety and assurance back into your own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are just a few things you need to know before you jump in with both feet. Let\u2019s run through them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. You Need an Adequately Sized Wood Stove for Your Room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you choose a wood stove that\u2019s too small, well that\u2019s just not going to work enough. You\u2019ll all have to huddle around the wood stove while you wait for the power to come back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opposite\u2013a wood stove that\u2019s too large\u2013has its own equally frustrating problems. For one, it will heat the room up too much, causing you to overheat and your fire to die out due to a lack of fresh oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your wood stove needs to be sized accordingly or the effort is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Your Chimney Has to Support the Airflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s possible to just slap a wood stove into where the fireplace used to be and use an existing, externally built chimney, it may not be the best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll spare you the boring details, but in a nutshell, thermodynamics dictates that an internally constructed chimney performs better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat fills the room, and the air becomes less dense. It\u2019s essentially pulled up through the chimney. When we say it has to support the airflow, we mean it has to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n