THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF A FIREPLACE, STOVE, EC ..
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WHAT 'THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF A FIREPLACE, STOVE
The energy performance of a stove or a fireplace insert or fireplace, is a criterion which strives for the choice of one of these.
Over the yield will be high and less will be the consumption of wood.
To 10 kg of wood, in an apparatus with a yield of 70%, 7 kg of wood will actually be returned in the form of caloric energy.
It 'very important to use a well-sized device to their heating needs, and by virtue' of the particularities of the house (open, closed, isolation, floor, .....)
The power of the device gives an indication on volumes and sizes heated.
This information depends on many factors, such as house insulation, the configuration of the house, the region, the altitude, and therefore can only be given by way indicativo.In media to heat 1 m3 there ranging from 25 to 75 watts .of the following indicative table to Low:
|
Appliance power in watts |
Heating capacity in m3 |
Heating volume in m2 (calculated with an average ceiling of 2.50 m) |
6 000 |
80 à 240 |
32 à 96 |
8 000 |
105 à 320 |
42 à 128 |
10 000 |
130 à 400 |
52 à 160 |
12 000 |
160 à 480 |
64 à 192 |
14 000 |
190 à 560 |
76 à 224 |
15 000 |
200 à 600 |
80 à 240 |
16 000 |
210 à 640 |
84 à 256 |
18 000 |
240 à 720 |
96 à 288 |