Bear this in mind when picking out your cabinets.
Lower to floor stove.
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 longer the cabinet the less space is available over the stove top.
Mount the box 1 2 inch off the floor.
The casual observer wouldn t even notice the change.
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.
Then lay the level on the top front edge.
The rule of thumb is to put wood stoves on lower floors.
Larry reports that opening the transom really helped to even out the temperature in his house.
Match the right foot to the left foot.
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.
As hack says but you can mount the box proper on the wall surface is easier.
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.
Note the open space above the door nicely trimmed to match the original doorway.
Look at the level to see where the bubble rests.
Then check all the top edges to ensure your stove is now completely level.
I d cut out the baseboard.
Open an adjustable wrench and clamp it on to the front left or right leg.
Tighten the clamp to raise and lower the stove.
Larry one of our correspondents sent us this picture right of his handiwork.
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.
Trying to use fans to force heat from an upper floor to a lower one never works well.
Stove vents and microwaves.
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.
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.