My husband built us one of those. Hooked it up to the duct work . I had to stop using it when I was pregnant. I couldn't carry the wood safely down the stairs.
Ours is hooked through the duct work too. We have a gas furnace but only use it for backup. Luckily my husband used to have a firewood business so he cuts all our wood. It definitely saves us a lot of money in the cold months, which seems to be half the year here in Michigan lol.
I'm in MI too. I had the gas Co. call me on the phone wanting to know why my meter was reading at near zero. It worked great . Now I 'm too crippled up to haul wood. Husband passed away many years ago.
Gas furnaces still use electricity to run the fans through the house.
So does our wood furnace.
My husband built us one of those. Hooked it up to the duct work . I had to stop using it when I was pregnant. I couldn't carry the wood safely down the stairs.
Ours is hooked through the duct work too. We have a gas furnace but only use it for backup. Luckily my husband used to have a firewood business so he cuts all our wood. It definitely saves us a lot of money in the cold months, which seems to be half the year here in Michigan lol.
I'm in MI too. I had the gas Co. call me on the phone wanting to know why my meter was reading at near zero. It worked great . Now I 'm too crippled up to haul wood. Husband passed away many years ago.