Heat

Over twenty eight years ago when we built and moved into our house we opted to heat our home with wood. Dwight built a double barrel wood burner from a kit and we were nice and warm. Located in the basement, the wood burner produces plenty of heat for the whole house. (The upper barrel provides more area for heat transfer.)

Time to add more wood to the double barrel woodburner

Some years later we added a geothermal heat pump. We were offered 1/2 price from a dealer who wanted to make us his guinea pig project. This also enabled us to add air filtering capabilities and cool air for the summers. We hadn't planned to burn wood this winter, but with the failure of the blower motor on the heat pump, we were scrambling to find firewood to keep the house warm. It took a week for the motor to arrive and Dwight picked it up at the dealer last evening.  Everything is working fine now.


Installing the new motor