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The main house heating system in the Seed Eco Home is the Hydronic Stove - a wood burning stove with a water pipe heat exchanger. The hot water is circulated in PEX pipes under the floor, providing comfortable heat that doesn't give you cold feet.
The main house heating system in the Seed Eco Home is the Hydronic Stove - a wood burning stove with a water pipe heat exchanger. The hot water is circulated in PEX pipes under the floor, providing comfortable heat - no cold feet.




The main parts of the heating system are the stove itself - the heat exchanger on the top part of the stove - the chimney for exhaust gases - and the PEX tubing under the floor. Here's how it works.


The stove generates heat. The heat exchanger - or more specifically - 16 sections of 1" black pipe - captures the heat and transfers that heat to water that is circulating through the pipes. The water then circulates the heat through the house. There are 4 coils of tubing, each 300 feet long, under the main floor. We are using 1/2" PEX.


The pumping and control of the system is done through the control panel.


Future additions to the hydronic stove will include a pellet burner, as shown in the Seed Eco-Home Infographic. A pellet burner is more efficient - and it allows for automated operation. If you have a big hopper full of pellets - you may not need to load the stove several times per day - but instead - you go days or even weeks - depending on the size of your wood pellet hopper.
 
 
 
Future additions to the hydronic stove will include a pellet burner, as shown in the [[Seed Eco-Home Infographic]]. A pellet burner is more efficient - and it allows for automated operation. If you have a big hopper full of pellets - you may not need to load the stove several times per day - but instead - you go days or even weeks - depending on the size of your wood pellet hopper.

Revision as of 21:14, 30 December 2017

The main house heating system in the Seed Eco Home is the Hydronic Stove - a wood burning stove with a water pipe heat exchanger. The hot water is circulated in PEX pipes under the floor, providing comfortable heat - no cold feet.


The main parts of the heating system are the stove itself - the heat exchanger on the top part of the stove - the chimney for exhaust gases - and the PEX tubing under the floor. Here's how it works.

The stove generates heat. The heat exchanger - or more specifically - 16 sections of 1" black pipe - captures the heat and transfers that heat to water that is circulating through the pipes. The water then circulates the heat through the house. There are 4 coils of tubing, each 300 feet long, under the main floor. We are using 1/2" PEX.

The pumping and control of the system is done through the control panel.



Future additions to the hydronic stove will include a pellet burner, as shown in the Seed Eco-Home Infographic. A pellet burner is more efficient - and it allows for automated operation. If you have a big hopper full of pellets - you may not need to load the stove several times per day - but instead - you go days or even weeks - depending on the size of your wood pellet hopper.