Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011)
by throw0101c on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:47AM
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> A sealed house with a fire burning in it is a suicide machine.
Modern designs use direct vent systems, where instead of using inside air for combustion, they bring in outside air (and then exhaust externally as usual):
Modern designs use direct vent systems, where instead of using inside air for combustion, they bring in outside air (and then exhaust externally as usual):
* https://www.efireplacestore.com/five-things-about-direct-ven...
The warming of the house occurs via radiant heat and through any conduction of heat via the actual material of fireplace or stove.