I put in an iron stove, and I want to get the most out of it. How to improve its efficiency, without much investment? Found an option.

Squeezing out everything that is possible from the oven does not mean to mercilessly heat it around the clock. Here in my house there is a stove quite recently, and along with construction work around the house, I am thinking over what options there are to increase its efficiency.

Friends, everyone is a huge hello. Many people think that for permanent residence and use, a metal stove is not the best option. But at the same time, its availability and ease of installation captivate.

So I decided on this option for additional heating, my own house, which is still under construction.

For the entire background on installation and other nuances, see on my channel.

After a month of use, there are some conclusions.

Of course, this is not a period, and all the charms of stove heating, I feel that I will learn later, but something can be said.

• Just putting the oven on is one thing.
• But using it correctly in order to get the most benefit is quite another ...

And besides using different modes of fire, there are more specific ways to get additional benefit from the stove.

But here, again, I don't want to overdo it. Everything needs to be done with a minimum investment of both money and effort, but at the same time get the result.

✅ Heat exchanger.

Many wood-burning stoves now come directly with a built-in heat exchanger, to which it only remains to connect a network of radiators. But if you wish, you can make and adapt it yourself.

And here, too, there are nuances, ranging from the costs of installing radiators (if they are not there), ending with the specifics of operation.

✅ Heat accumulator.

• For example, many brickwork, an iron stove
• Or they put a brick chimney.

All this is for the purpose of accumulating the rapidly flying away heat from the iron furnace.

But still, in order for this to be of real benefit, you need to install rather massive structures.

This, both in terms of costs and the volume of occupied space, is comparable to a conventional brick stove. So it was better to put the last option right away ...

✅ Air heating.

This is the way I like the most.

Now I am working on installing a frame for drywall, and I noticed that when the stove is heated, it is much hotter under the ceiling than on the floor. Although all this excess temperature, no one needs it there.

✔ The air heating system helps direct this heat to the right places.

Moreover, it can be done both natural and with a forced system (for better efficiency).

And in my small house, complex air channels do not need to be done ..

• You can simply route a couple of air ducts from the space above the stove to the hallway and bedroom. This will already allow the whole house to warm up more evenly.
• And everything can be done beautifully and imperceptibly, hiding in the same ceiling with which I am working now.
• At the same time, there are no costs for expensive equipment, and there are no problems with heat carriers (as is the case with a heat exchanger). And I think the efficiency will be good.

Friends, I am waiting for your opinion and advice in the comments. If anyone has experience in using such air systems, be sure to share.

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