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krw

In article om,
says...
Harry,
I hear what you are saying Harry. I tried suplimenting heat with my
wood burning fireplace two years ago and I actually made my heating
bill go up. I read about the futility of heating with a fireplace and i
decided to plug my fireplace with a chimney balloon and just dress it
up with a candelabra for looks.
Then I upgraded the furnace to a power vent and that was when i really
experienced savings. Now I spend about 35% less in therms for gas on
the coldest months.
The fireplace is a nice decorative piece, but that is it.

Not a fireplace, but we have a wood stove with a "glass" front in
the living room (at the center of the house). The house is a cape
with a vaulted ceiling in the living room and family room. The two
bedrooms upstairs have doors directly off the living room. They
get quite toasty when I light the wood stove. In fact too warm. I
really can't light the wood stove unless it is below zero. Even
when it's -20F the boiler won't come on, except to heat water.

The wood stove throws out a *lot* of heat and is a nice decorative
piece.

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Keith